SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 291 279
Rank change year-on-year +17 -12 +138
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 1 11 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.010% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.16% 0.93% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 8
10th Percentile - £53,125 £38,850
25th Percentile - £61,563 £45,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £67,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year - +33.66% +12.22%
75th Percentile - £68,750 £60,025
90th Percentile - - £72,018
England median annual salary £63,750 £67,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +15.38% +17.00%

All Development Application Skills
South East

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 642 1,182 1,025
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.22% 13.12% 11.55%
Number of salaries quoted 367 641 708
10th Percentile £30,250 £36,250 £40,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,125 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £79,250 £83,750 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) job vacancy trend in the South East

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Surrey - 1 - -
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
England

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On