Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 55 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -15 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server | 117 | 275 | 330 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 3.26% | 3.82% | 6.16% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 19.70% | 26.24% | 30.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 242 | 226 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,125 | £41,250 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.50% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,840 | £65,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £72,500 | £115,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Thames Valley
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 the Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 594 | 1,048 | 1,073 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 16.56% | 14.58% | 20.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 298 | 713 | 682 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £41,250 | £45,019 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £54,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.09% | -12.80% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £75,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £86,250 | £97,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.91% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
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Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 July 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 |
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| Buckinghamshire | +10 | 43 | £52,500 | - | 42 |
| Berkshire | -31 | 38 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 74 |
| Oxfordshire | -6 | 36 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 38 |
| SQL Server South East |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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