SQL Server Job Trends in Peterborough

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Peterborough requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 18 19
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 7 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 4.07% 2.82% 3.66%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 36.84% 23.53% 18.75%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 3
10th Percentile - - £44,500
25th Percentile - £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile - £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £49,000 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £42,175 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.21% +5.56% -18.18%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Peterborough

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 Peterborough.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 19 17 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Peterborough 11.05% 11.97% 19.51%
Number of salaries quoted 14 8 14
10th Percentile £36,500 - £25,225
25th Percentile - £42,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +21.21% -25.00%
75th Percentile £44,813 £69,275 £44,356
90th Percentile £59,875 £109,971 £57,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -25.93% +22.73%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Peterborough

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing SQL Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Peterborough citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Peterborough

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Peterborough over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Peterborough

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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 1 (14.29%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Azure
Development Applications
1 6 (85.71%) Git
2 1 (14.29%) LoadRunner
General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Developer
2 3 (42.86%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
2 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Tester
3 1 (14.29%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (100.00%) .NET
2 6 (85.71%) Vue
2 6 (85.71%) Web Services
2 6 (85.71%) YAML
3 1 (14.29%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Agile
2 6 (85.71%) CI/CD
2 6 (85.71%) Clean Code
2 6 (85.71%) Dependency Injection
2 6 (85.71%) Push Notifications
2 6 (85.71%) Scrum
2 6 (85.71%) SOLID
3 3 (42.86%) Front End Development
3 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
3 3 (42.86%) Software Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) C#
1 6 (85.71%) JavaScript
1 6 (85.71%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (85.71%) DevExpress
3 1 (14.29%) Dynatrace
3 1 (14.29%) Splunk