SQL Job Trends in South Lanarkshire
SQL (Structured Query Language)
Scotland > South Lanarkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire citing SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | - | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Lanarkshire | 2.13% | - | 8.33% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 14.29% | - | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | - | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | - | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +5.88% | -24.54% |
All Programming Languages
South Lanarkshire
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills in South Lanarkshire.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire | 14.89% | - | 8.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | - | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,000 | - | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -25.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,125 | - | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -4.35% |
SQL Job Vacancy Trend in South Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Lanarkshire.
SQL Salary Trend in South Lanarkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Lanarkshire citing SQL.
SQL Job Locations in South Lanarkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the South Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 7 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanark | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
| SQL Scotland |
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SQL Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Lanarkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |