SQL Server Jobs in Southampton

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 28 58
Rank change year-on-year +4 +30 -33
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 11 53 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 3.51% 5.36% 2.16%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 20.00% 30.29% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 10 53 14
10th Percentile - £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile - £45,000 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £57,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -53.04% +6.98% +34.38%
75th Percentile £39,563 £73,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £44,975 £80,000 £69,625
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% +18.89%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 55 175 93
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 17.57% 17.69% 13.40%
Number of salaries quoted 42 138 70
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £41,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -8.70% +27.78%
75th Percentile £56,250 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £58,625 £78,250 £73,750
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in Southampton

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Southampton

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in Southampton.

Salary trend for SQL Server in Southampton

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Southampton over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Southampton

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (63.64%) Confluence
1 7 (63.64%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (63.64%) JIRA
2 2 (18.18%) MagicDraw
General
1 7 (63.64%) Retail
2 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
2 2 (18.18%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) IT Support
1 7 (63.64%) Service Desk Support
2 4 (36.36%) Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Senior Software Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Software Developer
3 2 (18.18%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) .NET
1 2 (18.18%) .NET Core
1 2 (18.18%) ASP.NET
1 2 (18.18%) XML
Operating Systems
1 7 (63.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) ITIL
2 2 (18.18%) Data Modelling
2 2 (18.18%) ERP
2 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
2 2 (18.18%) SysML
2 2 (18.18%) Test Automation
2 2 (18.18%) UML
Programming Languages
1 9 (81.82%) SQL
2 2 (18.18%) C#
2 2 (18.18%) PowerShell
2 2 (18.18%) T-SQL
3 1 (9.09%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 7 (63.64%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) RedGate