SQL Server Job Trends in Somerset

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 39 30
Rank change year-on-year -24 -9 +11
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 8 3 36
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.93% 1.16% 4.63%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 9.20% 7.50% 30.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 32
10th Percentile £27,750 £49,000 -
25th Percentile £35,622 £55,000 £35,475
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,392 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.15% +40.00% -10.87%
75th Percentile £56,605 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,000 - £63,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +5.00%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 87 40 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 10.15% 15.44% 15.19%
Number of salaries quoted 24 31 90
10th Percentile £30,575 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £33,938 £37,500 £35,475
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,392 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.98% -20.00% +13.92%
75th Percentile £56,292 £57,500 £58,438
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £63,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,067
% change year-on-year - +3.64% +1.08%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Somerset

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing SQL Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Somerset

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Somerset over the 6 months to 26 May 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Somerset

SQL Server
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 26 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Taunton - 6 £43,490 - 1
Bath -23 1 £42,784 -14.43% 5
Portishead - 1 £54,498 -
SQL Server
South West

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Functions
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Storage
2 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 1 (12.50%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) LAN
1 1 (12.50%) Network Security
1 1 (12.50%) SD-WAN
1 1 (12.50%) Unified Communications
1 1 (12.50%) WAN
1 1 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (25.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (25.00%) Oracle Database
3 1 (12.50%) Data Lake
3 1 (12.50%) MySQL
3 1 (12.50%) Power BI
3 1 (12.50%) RDBMS
3 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Git
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Forms
General
1 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Fire and Rescue
2 1 (12.50%) Police
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Administrator
1 3 (37.50%) DBA
1 3 (37.50%) Senior
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Senior DBA
2 2 (25.00%) Software Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Software Support Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Support Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Data Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Integration Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Integration Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) .NET
1 2 (25.00%) .NET Framework
1 2 (25.00%) CSS
1 2 (25.00%) HTML
1 2 (25.00%) Web Services
1 2 (25.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (50.00%) Replication
2 3 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (12.50%) Data Centre
3 1 (12.50%) Data Structures
3 1 (12.50%) Distributed Architecture
3 1 (12.50%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (12.50%) Onboarding
3 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
1 5 (62.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (37.50%) Business Continuity
2 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 3 (37.50%) High Availability
2 3 (37.50%) Hydrography
2 3 (37.50%) User Experience
3 2 (25.00%) Database Security
3 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (12.50%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (12.50%) Application Security
4 1 (12.50%) Architectural Design
4 1 (12.50%) Integration Patterns
4 1 (12.50%) Proactive Maintenance
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) RBAC
4 1 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (37.50%) C#
3 1 (12.50%) Go
3 1 (12.50%) Java
3 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
3 1 (12.50%) PHP
3 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
3 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
3 1 (12.50%) Python
3 1 (12.50%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (37.50%) DV Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (12.50%) Postgraduate
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Oracle RMAN
2 2 (25.00%) Data Guard
2 2 (25.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (12.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
1 5 (62.50%) Oracle
2 1 (12.50%) MuleSoft