SQL (Structured Query Language)
London > South London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South London requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 53 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | -39 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 28 | 27 | 52 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South London | 6.06% | 4.75% | 13.76% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 38.36% | 15.88% | 38.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 11 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | - | £34,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.09% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52,813 | £63,438 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £67,500 | £76,500 |
| London median annual salary | £72,500 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +3.45% | +3.57% |
All Programming Languages
South London
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in South London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 73 | 170 | 134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South London | 15.80% | 29.88% | 35.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43 | 41 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,750 | £32,000 | £41,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,750 | £57,500 | £68,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.65% | -16.36% | +14.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,625 | £67,500 | £79,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,000 | £85,000 | £83,750 |
| London median annual salary | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.
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Salary Trend in South London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South London citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram in South London
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in South London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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Job Locations in South London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the South London region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Upon Thames | +6 | 5 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Croydon | +8 | 4 | £70,000 | +115.38% | 3 |
| Bromley | +17 | 2 | £40,000 | -34.02% | 7 |
| Merton | -10 | 2 | £37,500 | -42.31% | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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: