SQL (Structured Query Language)
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
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| Rank | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +1 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 102 | 47 | 155 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire | 9.79% | 13.99% | 12.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 52.31% | 38.84% | 36.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 39 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £36,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.59% | -23.16% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,125 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,985 | £72,750 | £75,500 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £49,000 | £45,000 | £47,557 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.89% | -5.38% | -9.42% |
All Programming Languages
South Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 195 | 121 | 426 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 18.71% | 36.01% | 33.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 93 | 369 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £28,750 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £71,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,821 | £96,250 | £75,772 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,223 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.51% | +0.45% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
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Salary Trend in South Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.
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Job Locations in South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 31 March 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 |
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| Sheffield | -7 | 59 | £40,000 | +9.59% | 15 |
| Doncaster | -3 | 20 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 5 |
| Barnsley | -10 | 19 | £37,500 | +30.43% | 2 |
| Rotherham | -2 | 4 | £60,000 | +41.18% | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:
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