SQL Job Trends in Northampton

SQL (Structured Query Language)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northampton requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 16 3
Rank change year-on-year +11 -13 +2
Permanent jobs citing SQL 43 14 41
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton 16.60% 5.86% 17.37%
As % of the Programming Languages category 61.43% 25.93% 47.67%
Number of salaries quoted 36 7 38
10th Percentile £46,250 - £30,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £28,500 £35,156
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £29,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +115.52% -22.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £74,688 £31,625 £47,500
90th Percentile £81,875 £45,050 £52,500
Northamptonshire median annual salary £60,000 £53,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.63% +19.44% -5.26%

All Programming Languages
Northampton

SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Northampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 70 54 86
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 27.03% 22.59% 36.44%
Number of salaries quoted 53 20 79
10th Percentile £43,250 £28,500 £31,962
25th Percentile £52,500 £30,563 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £39,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +58.23% -21.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,500 £53,750 £64,500
90th Percentile £82,250 £60,200 £86,250
Northamptonshire median annual salary £60,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.45% -10.91% +15.79%

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northampton.

SQL job vacancy trend in Northampton

SQL
Salary Trend in Northampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing SQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing SQL

SQL
Salary Histogram in Northampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in Northampton over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL in Northampton

SQL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (9.30%) SharePoint
2 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.33%) SAS
Applications
1 7 (16.28%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (2.33%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 23 (53.49%) AWS
2 15 (34.88%) Azure
3 14 (32.56%) Amazon S3
3 14 (32.56%) AWS Lambda
3 14 (32.56%) Serverless
4 10 (23.26%) Power Platform
5 5 (11.63%) Azure AI
6 3 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (6.98%) OneDrive
7 2 (4.65%) GCP
8 1 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (2.33%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (2.33%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (20.93%) Power BI
2 6 (13.95%) Amazon Redshift
2 6 (13.95%) Tableau
3 4 (9.30%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (9.30%) Redis
3 4 (9.30%) SQL Server
4 2 (4.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (2.33%) Data Lake
5 1 (2.33%) Power Query
5 1 (2.33%) SAS EBI
5 1 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (9.30%) Git
General
1 14 (32.56%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (18.60%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.30%) Marketing
4 3 (6.98%) Finance
5 1 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (46.51%) Developer
2 13 (30.23%) Senior
3 12 (27.91%) Full-Stack Developer
4 11 (25.58%) Lead
5 9 (20.93%) Analyst
6 8 (18.60%) AWS Developer
6 8 (18.60%) Data Analyst
6 8 (18.60%) Node.js Developer
6 8 (18.60%) Python Developer
6 8 (18.60%) React Developer
6 8 (18.60%) Senior Developer
6 8 (18.60%) Software Developer
7 6 (13.95%) Lead Developer
7 6 (13.95%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
8 5 (11.63%) Junior
8 5 (11.63%) Junior Analyst
8 5 (11.63%) Junior Data Analyst
9 4 (9.30%) Lead Software Engineer
9 4 (9.30%) Senior Software Engineer
9 4 (9.30%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (46.51%) HTML
2 17 (39.53%) Node.js
2 17 (39.53%) React
3 12 (27.91%) CSS
4 4 (9.30%) .NET
4 4 (9.30%) .NET Core
4 4 (9.30%) RabbitMQ
5 1 (2.33%) Middleware
5 1 (2.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.98%) Replication
2 2 (4.65%) Credit Risk
3 1 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.33%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (51.16%) Full-Stack Development
2 13 (30.23%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (27.91%) API Development
3 12 (27.91%) CRM
3 12 (27.91%) Software Engineering
4 10 (23.26%) Mentoring
5 9 (20.93%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (18.60%) Dashboard Development
7 6 (13.95%) Computer Science
8 5 (11.63%) AI
8 5 (11.63%) Analytics
8 5 (11.63%) Change Management
8 5 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (11.63%) Data Governance
8 5 (11.63%) Data Management
8 5 (11.63%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.63%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (9.30%) CI/CD
9 4 (9.30%) Data Security
9 4 (9.30%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (53.49%) Python
2 20 (46.51%) JavaScript
3 4 (9.30%) C#
4 3 (6.98%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (16.28%) Degree
2 6 (13.95%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (11.63%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.65%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.65%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (6.98%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) MOM
Vendors
1 6 (13.95%) Microsoft
1 6 (13.95%) Zoho
2 3 (6.98%) VMware
3 1 (2.33%) Databricks
3 1 (2.33%) Epicor