Azure SQL Database Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 462 398
Rank change year-on-year +216 -64 -16
Permanent jobs citing Azure SQL Database 597 87 242
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.69% 0.25% 0.45%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 10.89% 2.13% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 558 82 151
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £63,438 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £72,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% -7.69% +4.00%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
UK excluding London

Azure SQL Database 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 5,480 4,087 6,900
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.36% 11.80% 12.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3,914 2,549 3,617
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,750 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,800 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Azure SQL Database job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Azure SQL Database
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Azure SQL Database.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure SQL Database in the UK excluding London

Azure SQL Database
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 September 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
South East +99 185 £57,500 -11.54% 69
North of England +48 125 £55,000 -4.35% 50
East of England +56 97 £60,000 +9.09% 20
Midlands +16 96 £55,000 +15.79% 39
West Midlands +13 63 £60,000 +20.00% 25
North West +19 57 £50,000 -9.09% 26
South West -34 56 £55,000 - 14
North East -25 40 £55,000 +4.27% 9
East Midlands -22 33 £50,000 +8.11% 14
Yorkshire -13 28 £55,000 -8.33% 15
Scotland +33 22 £55,000 +96.43% 6
Wales - 16 £50,000 - 9
Azure SQL Database
UK

Azure SQL Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.17%) SharePoint Server
4 6 (1.01%) IIS
5 5 (0.84%) nginx
6 3 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.34%) Apache
Applications
1 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 597 (100.00%) Azure
2 197 (33.00%) Azure DevOps
3 142 (23.79%) Azure AI
4 138 (23.12%) GitHub
5 124 (20.77%) GitHub Copilot
6 90 (15.08%) AWS
7 76 (12.73%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 53 (8.88%) Power Platform
9 36 (6.03%) Azure Data Factory
10 30 (5.03%) PaaS
11 29 (4.86%) Microsoft 365
12 26 (4.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 26 (4.36%) Entra ID
13 23 (3.85%) Serverless
14 22 (3.69%) Azure Monitor
15 19 (3.18%) Azure Functions
16 18 (3.02%) Azure Key Vault
16 18 (3.02%) PowerApps
17 17 (2.85%) Google Play
17 17 (2.85%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 52 (8.71%) Internet
2 21 (3.52%) VPN
3 8 (1.34%) Firewall
4 6 (1.01%) DNS
4 6 (1.01%) Hyperconnected
5 4 (0.67%) MQTT
6 3 (0.50%) WAN
7 1 (0.17%) BIG-IP
7 1 (0.17%) DHCP
7 1 (0.17%) HTTP
7 1 (0.17%) LAN
7 1 (0.17%) Network Security
7 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 372 (62.31%) MongoDB
2 139 (23.28%) Elasticsearch
3 73 (12.23%) SQL Server
4 49 (8.21%) Power BI
5 35 (5.86%) Data Warehouse
6 25 (4.19%) Data Lake
7 14 (2.35%) Star Schema
8 12 (2.01%) DynamoDB
8 12 (2.01%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.84%) NonStop SQL
9 11 (1.84%) NoSQL
10 9 (1.51%) Amazon QuickSight
10 9 (1.51%) Metadata
10 9 (1.51%) Snowflake Schema
11 7 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
12 6 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
13 5 (0.84%) MySQL
14 3 (0.50%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 37 (6.20%) Git
2 6 (1.01%) Octopus Deploy
3 3 (0.50%) JIRA
3 3 (0.50%) NUnit
4 2 (0.34%) Flyway
4 2 (0.34%) MSTest
5 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.17%) Liquibase
5 1 (0.17%) Postman
General
1 68 (11.39%) Finance
2 55 (9.21%) Social Skills
3 51 (8.54%) Advertising
4 42 (7.04%) Marketing
5 39 (6.53%) Games
6 22 (3.69%) Retail
7 21 (3.52%) Analytical Skills
8 17 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (2.85%) Law
9 11 (1.84%) Music Industry
10 8 (1.34%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.17%) Aerospace
12 4 (0.67%) Banking
13 3 (0.50%) Manufacturing
13 3 (0.50%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.34%) Legal
15 1 (0.17%) Billing
15 1 (0.17%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 444 (74.37%) Developer
2 416 (69.68%) .NET Developer
3 60 (10.05%) Senior
4 37 (6.20%) Azure Engineer
5 33 (5.53%) Data Engineer
6 19 (3.18%) Support Engineer
7 17 (2.85%) Lead
7 17 (2.85%) Senior Developer
8 16 (2.68%) Azure DevOps Engineer
8 16 (2.68%) DevOps Engineer
9 14 (2.35%) Analyst
10 13 (2.18%) DBA
11 12 (2.01%) Applications Engineer
11 12 (2.01%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 11 (1.84%) Applications Support
12 11 (1.84%) Applications Support Engineer
13 10 (1.68%) Administrator
13 10 (1.68%) Architect
13 10 (1.68%) Azure Data Engineer
13 10 (1.68%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 450 (75.38%) .NET
2 420 (70.35%) .NET Core
3 416 (69.68%) ASP.NET
4 415 (69.51%) ASP.NET Core
5 158 (26.47%) CSS
5 158 (26.47%) HTML
6 156 (26.13%) Entity Framework
7 155 (25.96%) React
8 154 (25.80%) Blazor
9 152 (25.46%) ASP.NET Web API
10 145 (24.29%) RESTful
11 136 (22.78%) Node.js
12 135 (22.61%) ML.NET
13 129 (21.61%) AngularJS
14 128 (21.44%) Vue
15 103 (17.25%) LINQ
16 50 (8.38%) .NET Framework
17 32 (5.36%) Terraform
18 16 (2.68%) HTML5 Canvas
19 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 67 (11.22%) Greenfield Project
2 54 (9.05%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (3.52%) Mobile App
4 19 (3.18%) Digital TV
5 17 (2.85%) iPhone
5 17 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (2.85%) Social Media
6 16 (2.68%) BBC
6 16 (2.68%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (2.35%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.18%) Security Posture
9 12 (2.01%) Podcast
9 12 (2.01%) Public Cloud
9 12 (2.01%) Social Network
10 7 (1.17%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.17%) Legacy Applications
11 6 (1.01%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.84%) IoT
13 4 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
14 3 (0.50%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 46 (7.71%) Windows
2 21 (3.52%) Android
3 17 (2.85%) VMS
4 15 (2.51%) Windows Server
5 10 (1.68%) Linux
6 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 421 (70.52%) Full-Stack Development
2 351 (58.79%) Agile
3 212 (35.51%) DevOps
4 197 (33.00%) CI/CD
5 175 (29.31%) AI
6 153 (25.63%) Machine Learning
7 140 (23.45%) Microservices
8 137 (22.95%) Multithreading
9 100 (16.75%) Scrum
10 70 (11.73%) Analytics
11 68 (11.39%) TDD
12 67 (11.22%) OO
13 64 (10.72%) Business Intelligence
14 63 (10.55%) BDD
15 60 (10.05%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
16 54 (9.05%) Kanban
17 46 (7.71%) Problem-Solving
18 38 (6.37%) Performance Tuning
19 35 (5.86%) Infrastructure as Code
20 34 (5.70%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 594 (99.50%) SQL
2 461 (77.22%) C#
3 169 (28.31%) JavaScript
4 149 (24.96%) TypeScript
5 47 (7.87%) PowerShell
6 41 (6.87%) Python
7 24 (4.02%) Bicep
8 13 (2.18%) Bash
9 12 (2.01%) Kusto Query Language
10 7 (1.17%) C++
10 7 (1.17%) Java
11 6 (1.01%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.17%) Delphi
12 1 (0.17%) Pascal
12 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 19 (3.18%) Azure Certification
2 15 (2.51%) Degree
3 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (0.50%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.34%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (0.34%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.34%) Tableau Certification
6 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.17%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.17%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.02%) Data Quality
2 16 (2.68%) GDPR
3 12 (2.01%) QA
4 9 (1.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (0.50%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.34%) NCSC
7 1 (0.17%) HL7
7 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 133 (22.28%) Docker
2 31 (5.19%) Active Directory
3 18 (3.02%) Virtual Machines
4 14 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 12 (2.01%) Virtual Desktop
5 12 (2.01%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 129 (21.61%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.34%) Grafana
4 7 (1.17%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.34%) Bosun
7 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.17%) Scalr
7 1 (0.17%) VxRail
Vendors
1 516 (86.43%) Microsoft
2 56 (9.38%) Facebook
3 45 (7.54%) Google
4 22 (3.69%) YouTube
5 21 (3.52%) Databricks
6 16 (2.68%) Apple
6 16 (2.68%) Sony
6 16 (2.68%) Yahoo!
7 14 (2.35%) VMware
8 13 (2.18%) Adobe
9 12 (2.01%) ScienceLogic
10 9 (1.51%) Informatica
10 9 (1.51%) Talend
11 8 (1.34%) Oracle
12 2 (0.34%) Cognos
12 2 (0.34%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.17%) DevExpress
13 1 (0.17%) Dynatrace
13 1 (0.17%) Meraki
13 1 (0.17%) New Relic