Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) UK> Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
31
43
44
Rank change year-on-year
+12
+1
-16
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server
6
30
73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland
SQL Server falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Northern Ireland.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
36
134
271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland
12.50%
19.39%
31.19%
Number of salaries quoted
15
47
127
10th Percentile
£35,750
£38,750
£32,500
25th Percentile
£48,750
£42,500
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£55,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
+10.00%
+21.95%
75th Percentile
£60,000
£77,500
£62,500
90th Percentile
£69,500
£97,500
£78,750
UK median annual salary
£62,500
£57,500
£65,000
% change year-on-year
+8.70%
-11.54%
+8.33%
SQL Server Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
SQL Server Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in Northern Ireland.
SQL Server Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
SQL Server Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, job vacancies citing SQL Server also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region with a requirement for SQL Server.
SQL Server Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
