SQL Server Job Trends in Salford

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Manchester > Salford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Salford requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 11 -
Rank change year-on-year -24 - -
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Salford 0.53% 6.41% -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 10.53% 62.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% -5.26%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Salford

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 Salford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 19 8 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford 5.04% 10.26% 14.77%
Number of salaries quoted 13 2 1
10th Percentile £29,312 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £64,471
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £69,308
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -35.07% +45.91%
75th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £74,144
90th Percentile £63,750 - -
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% -8.33%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford

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

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Salford

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Salford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing SQL Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle