SQL Server Jobs in Reading

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 76 41
Rank change year-on-year +27 -35 -16
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 18 44 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 3.48% 2.57% 6.50%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 15.93% 16.18% 27.72%
Number of salaries quoted 14 34 63
10th Percentile £49,125 £52,875 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,625 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -10.71% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65,500 £70,000 £112,500
90th Percentile £84,500 £79,250 £116,000
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% -3.85% +18.18%

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 113 272 368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 21.86% 15.87% 23.44%
Number of salaries quoted 57 109 222
10th Percentile £50,848 £41,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.00% -10.71% +12.00%
75th Percentile £83,750 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £87,000 £109,750
Berkshire median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% -3.70% +12.50%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in Reading

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in Reading.

Salary trend for SQL Server in Reading

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Reading over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Reading

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (22.22%) IIS
2 2 (11.11%) SharePoint
3 1 (5.56%) Apache
3 1 (5.56%) CMS
3 1 (5.56%) Oracle HTTP Server
3 1 (5.56%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (5.56%) Sitefinity
3 1 (5.56%) Tomcat
3 1 (5.56%) Umbraco
3 1 (5.56%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 16 (88.89%) Azure
2 7 (38.89%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (33.33%) AWS
4 4 (22.22%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 2 (11.11%) Azure Cognitive Search
5 2 (11.11%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (11.11%) Azure Machine Learning
5 2 (11.11%) Azure Monitor
5 2 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (11.11%) Entra ID
5 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (11.11%) SaaS
6 1 (5.56%) Azure Functions
6 1 (5.56%) GCP
6 1 (5.56%) GitHub
6 1 (5.56%) Power Platform
6 1 (5.56%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) DHCP
1 3 (16.67%) DNS
1 3 (16.67%) Firewall
1 3 (16.67%) TCP/IP
1 3 (16.67%) VPN
2 1 (5.56%) HTTP
2 1 (5.56%) NAS
2 1 (5.56%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) NoSQL
2 3 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (11.11%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (11.11%) MongoDB
3 2 (11.11%) MySQL
3 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (5.56%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (5.56%) DB2
4 1 (5.56%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Git
2 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (5.56%) Visual Studio
3 1 (5.56%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Law
3 2 (11.11%) Retail
4 1 (5.56%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Marketing
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (50.00%) Developer
2 4 (22.22%) .NET Developer
2 4 (22.22%) Azure Developer
3 3 (16.67%) Architect
3 3 (16.67%) Full-Stack Developer
3 3 (16.67%) Infrastructure Manager
3 3 (16.67%) Technical Architect
4 2 (11.11%) .NET Architect
4 2 (11.11%) .NET Technical Architect
4 2 (11.11%) Data Manager
4 2 (11.11%) Data Warehouse Manager
4 2 (11.11%) Dynamics 365 Developer
4 2 (11.11%) Lead
4 2 (11.11%) React Developer
4 2 (11.11%) Senior
4 2 (11.11%) Software Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Technical Developer
5 1 (5.56%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
5 1 (5.56%) Full-Stack Python Developer
5 1 (5.56%) GCP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (38.89%) .NET
1 7 (38.89%) React
2 3 (16.67%) AngularJS
3 2 (11.11%) .NET Core
3 2 (11.11%) .NET Framework
3 2 (11.11%) ASP.NET
3 2 (11.11%) CSS
3 2 (11.11%) HTML
3 2 (11.11%) Middleware
4 1 (5.56%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (5.56%) CSS3
4 1 (5.56%) Entity Framework
4 1 (5.56%) HTML5
4 1 (5.56%) jQuery
4 1 (5.56%) Node.js
4 1 (5.56%) REST
4 1 (5.56%) SAP Basis
4 1 (5.56%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (5.56%) SAP XI
4 1 (5.56%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Clustering
1 4 (22.22%) Replication
2 3 (16.67%) Data Centre
3 2 (11.11%) Cloud Native
3 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (11.11%) Product Ownership
4 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 1 (5.56%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 4 (22.22%) Windows
2 3 (16.67%) Windows Server
3 2 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) DevOps
2 7 (38.89%) CI/CD
3 6 (33.33%) Agile
4 5 (27.78%) Roadmaps
5 4 (22.22%) Full-Stack Development
5 4 (22.22%) Microservices
5 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (16.67%) High Availability
6 3 (16.67%) Migration
6 3 (16.67%) Unit Testing
7 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (11.11%) Change Management
7 2 (11.11%) Content Management
7 2 (11.11%) Data Migration
7 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Content Management
7 2 (11.11%) Machine Learning
7 2 (11.11%) Software Architecture
7 2 (11.11%) Software Engineering
7 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) C#
2 5 (27.78%) SQL
3 4 (22.22%) PowerShell
4 3 (16.67%) JavaScript
5 2 (11.11%) Python
6 1 (5.56%) Java
6 1 (5.56%) TypeScript
6 1 (5.56%) VB.NET
6 1 (5.56%) VBScript
6 1 (5.56%) X++
Qualifications
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (5.56%) Azure Certification
2 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
2 3 (16.67%) Hyper-V
3 2 (11.11%) Docker
4 1 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (22.22%) Failover Clustering
2 1 (5.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (16.67%) Cisco
3 1 (5.56%) Adobe
3 1 (5.56%) IBM
3 1 (5.56%) Oracle
3 1 (5.56%) SAP
3 1 (5.56%) VMware