Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 59 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -22 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server | 12 | 33 | 64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading | 2.20% | 3.34% | 6.44% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 17.65% | 19.53% | 32.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £47,500 | £29,735 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,125 | £52,500 | £36,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £69,840 | £59,125 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.12% | +31.39% | -30.77% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65,500 | £60,313 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £69,125 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £53,750 | £59,125 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +12.62% | -16.00% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 68 | 169 | 200 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading | 12.48% | 17.09% | 20.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32 | 79 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,750 | £45,000 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,063 | £52,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,500 | £67,500 | £55,050 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.44% | +22.62% | -15.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,188 | £84,375 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £112,500 | £83,750 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £63,000 | £70,000 | £55,050 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +27.16% | -15.31% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
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Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing SQL Server.
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Salary Histogram in Reading
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Reading over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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: