SQL Server Jobs in the Thames Valley

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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 50 53
Rank change year-on-year -18 +3 -24
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 119 298 323
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 3.91% 4.42% 5.27%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 22.00% 26.05% 28.89%
Number of salaries quoted 103 266 231
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +5.50%
75th Percentile £65,500 £68,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £112,500
South East median annual salary £50,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.18% - +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 541 1,144 1,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 17.80% 16.96% 18.24%
Number of salaries quoted 336 813 677
10th Percentile £37,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £76,000 £71,250 £73,963
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £95,000
South East median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,582
% change year-on-year +4.55% -1.05% +1.06%

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.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in the Thames Valley

SQL Server
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for SQL Server in the Thames Valley

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in the Thames Valley

SQL Server
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 1 May 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
Berkshire -16 44 £55,000 -12.00% 76
Buckinghamshire +18 41 £60,000 +14.29% 56
Oxfordshire -7 34 £37,500 -21.05% 35
SQL Server
South East

SQL Server
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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (17.65%) SharePoint
2 12 (10.08%) IIS
3 8 (6.72%) Apache
4 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (1.68%) CMS
6 1 (0.84%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 1 (0.84%) Sitefinity
6 1 (0.84%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.84%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.84%) WebLogic
Applications
1 8 (6.72%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (3.36%) SAP Business One
2 2 (1.68%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.84%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.84%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 45 (37.82%) Azure
2 32 (26.89%) Power Platform
3 24 (20.17%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (13.45%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (10.92%) AWS
6 8 (6.72%) Power Automate
7 7 (5.88%) PowerApps
8 5 (4.20%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (3.36%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (2.52%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (2.52%) Cloudflare
10 3 (2.52%) Entra ID
11 2 (1.68%) Azure Cognitive Search
11 2 (1.68%) Azure Functions
11 2 (1.68%) Azure Machine Learning
11 2 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (1.68%) IaaS
11 2 (1.68%) SaaS
11 2 (1.68%) Serverless
11 2 (1.68%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.08%) DNS
2 11 (9.24%) Firewall
3 8 (6.72%) TCP/IP
4 7 (5.88%) DHCP
5 6 (5.04%) VPN
6 4 (3.36%) Network Security
7 3 (2.52%) HTTP
7 3 (2.52%) VLAN
7 3 (2.52%) VoIP
8 2 (1.68%) FTP
9 1 (0.84%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (24.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 18 (15.13%) NoSQL
3 14 (11.76%) Power BI
4 10 (8.40%) MySQL
5 9 (7.56%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (7.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (4.20%) Relational Database
8 4 (3.36%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (2.52%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (2.52%) MongoDB
10 2 (1.68%) Redis
11 1 (0.84%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.84%) DB2
11 1 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 31 (26.05%) Visual Studio
2 24 (20.17%) Git
3 8 (6.72%) JIRA
4 3 (2.52%) Jasmine
4 3 (2.52%) NUnit
4 3 (2.52%) TeamCity
5 2 (1.68%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.84%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.84%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 26 (21.85%) Social Skills
2 11 (9.24%) Retail
3 6 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (4.20%) Back Office
4 5 (4.20%) Local Government
4 5 (4.20%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.36%) Finance
6 3 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.68%) Games
7 2 (1.68%) Law
7 2 (1.68%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.84%) Aeronautics
8 1 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.84%) Marketing
8 1 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 75 (63.03%) Developer
2 23 (19.33%) Senior
2 23 (19.33%) Software Developer
3 21 (17.65%) Portal Developer
4 19 (15.97%) C# Developer
5 17 (14.29%) .NET Developer
6 16 (13.45%) Full-Stack Developer
7 13 (10.92%) Senior Developer
8 12 (10.08%) C# .NET Developer
8 12 (10.08%) Full-Stack C# Developer
9 11 (9.24%) C# Software Developer
9 11 (9.24%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
9 11 (9.24%) Software Engineer
10 10 (8.40%) Angular Developer
11 9 (7.56%) .NET Software Developer
12 8 (6.72%) Lead
13 7 (5.88%) Senior Software Developer
13 7 (5.88%) SharePoint Developer
14 6 (5.04%) Analyst
15 5 (4.20%) Azure Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (64.71%) .NET
2 58 (48.74%) React
3 30 (25.21%) ASP.NET
4 28 (23.53%) .NET Core
4 28 (23.53%) XML
5 24 (20.17%) AngularJS
6 23 (19.33%) .NET Framework
7 21 (17.65%) JSON
8 15 (12.61%) CSS
9 14 (11.76%) HTML
10 13 (10.92%) HTML5
11 11 (9.24%) ASP.NET MVC
12 7 (5.88%) CSS3
12 7 (5.88%) RESTful
12 7 (5.88%) SPFx
13 4 (3.36%) Vue
14 3 (2.52%) ASP.NET Core
14 3 (2.52%) Blazor
14 3 (2.52%) Jest
14 3 (2.52%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 25 (21.01%) Mobile App
2 10 (8.40%) Management Information System
3 9 (7.56%) Data Centre
4 8 (6.72%) Cloud Native
4 8 (6.72%) Onboarding
5 6 (5.04%) Algorithms
5 6 (5.04%) Data Structures
5 6 (5.04%) Public Cloud
6 5 (4.20%) Client/Server
6 5 (4.20%) Clustering
6 5 (4.20%) Replication
7 4 (3.36%) Operational Technology
8 3 (2.52%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.52%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.68%) 3D Graphics
9 2 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.68%) Online Games
10 1 (0.84%) FMCG
10 1 (0.84%) Marketing Technology
10 1 (0.84%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 22 (18.49%) Windows
1 22 (18.49%) Windows Server
2 5 (4.20%) Linux
3 3 (2.52%) Android
3 3 (2.52%) Mac OS
3 3 (2.52%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.52%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (45.38%) Agile
2 38 (31.93%) Project Management
3 33 (27.73%) DevOps
4 30 (25.21%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (24.37%) Full-Stack Development
6 25 (21.01%) Computer Science
7 22 (18.49%) Customer-Centricity
8 21 (17.65%) Business Development
8 21 (17.65%) Workflow
9 17 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
9 17 (14.29%) Project Delivery
9 17 (14.29%) SDLC
9 17 (14.29%) Software Engineering
10 16 (13.45%) MVC
11 15 (12.61%) Artificial Intelligence
12 13 (10.92%) CI/CD
12 13 (10.92%) Customer Service
13 12 (10.08%) Propensity Modelling
13 12 (10.08%) User Experience
14 9 (7.56%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 63 (52.94%) SQL
2 54 (45.38%) C#
3 42 (35.29%) JavaScript
4 24 (20.17%) TypeScript
5 17 (14.29%) PowerShell
6 13 (10.92%) Python
7 6 (5.04%) Java
8 2 (1.68%) Bash
8 2 (1.68%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.68%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.84%) C++
9 1 (0.84%) Julia
9 1 (0.84%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.84%) VBScript
9 1 (0.84%) X++
Qualifications
1 31 (26.05%) Degree
2 18 (15.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (8.40%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (5.88%) MCSA
5 6 (5.04%) Numerate Degree
6 4 (3.36%) MCSE
7 3 (2.52%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.52%) MCP
8 2 (1.68%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.68%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.84%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.68%) QA
2 1 (0.84%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.84%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (14.29%) Docker
2 14 (11.76%) Active Directory
3 8 (6.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (5.88%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (10.92%) Kubernetes
2 5 (4.20%) ZABBIX
3 3 (2.52%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (2.52%) Terraform
4 1 (0.84%) Ansible
4 1 (0.84%) WSUS
Vendors
1 68 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.08%) Oracle
3 9 (7.56%) VMware
4 4 (3.36%) SAP
5 3 (2.52%) Apple
5 3 (2.52%) Cisco
5 3 (2.52%) Rollbar
5 3 (2.52%) SonicWALL
6 2 (1.68%) Sage
7 1 (0.84%) Adobe
7 1 (0.84%) Citrix
7 1 (0.84%) IBM
7 1 (0.84%) WSO2