PostgreSQL Job Trends in the UK excluding London

PostgreSQL (Postgres)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring PostgreSQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 246 201
Rank change year-on-year -65 -45 +55
Permanent jobs citing PostgreSQL 347 366 1,025
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.50% 1.15% 1.34%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 6.48% 8.28% 9.01%
Number of salaries quoted 275 235 586
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,750 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +23.81% -8.70%
75th Percentile £74,987 £73,886 £68,438
90th Percentile £88,148 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £75,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +20.00% -10.71%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
UK excluding London

PostgreSQL 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 5,356 4,419 11,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.68% 13.88% 14.82%
Number of salaries quoted 3,596 2,792 7,883
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,439 £41,250 £40,968
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.73%

PostgreSQL
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

PostgreSQL job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

PostgreSQL
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PostgreSQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing PostgreSQL in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 July 2026.

Salary histogram for PostgreSQL in the UK excluding London

PostgreSQL
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 PostgreSQL within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
North of England -25 120 £66,250 -1.85% 40
South East -18 119 £59,500 +10.70% 51
North West -11 54 £67,500 - 23
South West -49 43 £62,500 +2.04% 24
Yorkshire -28 35 £65,000 -3.70% 9
North East -30 31 £65,000 +25.30% 8
East of England -26 24 £47,500 +50.79% 16
Scotland -5 18 £66,250 - 16
Midlands -54 18 £75,000 +11.11% 27
West Midlands -45 14 £77,500 +14.81% 17
Wales -56 7 £70,000 -9.68% 3
East Midlands -27 4 £65,000 +18.18% 10
Northern Ireland -50 1 £73,801 +34.18% 6
PostgreSQL
UK

PostgreSQL
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 24 (6.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.46%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (2.59%) SharePoint
4 7 (2.02%) Confluence
5 6 (1.73%) OpenStack
6 5 (1.44%) WordPress
7 4 (1.15%) Apache
8 2 (0.58%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.29%) CMS
9 1 (0.29%) Documentum
9 1 (0.29%) IIS
9 1 (0.29%) JBoss
9 1 (0.29%) OpenEdge
9 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.29%) WildFly
Applications
1 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.58%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 196 (56.48%) AWS
2 146 (42.07%) Azure
3 66 (19.02%) GCP
4 47 (13.54%) Serverless
5 38 (10.95%) GitHub
6 30 (8.65%) Amazon ECS
6 30 (8.65%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (8.36%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (8.07%) SaaS
9 27 (7.78%) Power Platform
10 21 (6.05%) Amazon EKS
10 21 (6.05%) Azure AKS
11 16 (4.61%) Amazon S3
11 16 (4.61%) Azure Service Bus
12 15 (4.32%) Azure Monitor
13 13 (3.75%) Amazon EC2
13 13 (3.75%) GitHub Actions
14 12 (3.46%) Azure Functions
15 11 (3.17%) AWS Lambda
16 10 (2.88%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.32%) Firewall
2 10 (2.88%) DHCP
2 10 (2.88%) DNS
3 9 (2.59%) TCP/IP
4 8 (2.31%) iSCSI
4 8 (2.31%) Remote Desktop
4 8 (2.31%) SAN
5 7 (2.02%) Broadband
6 6 (1.73%) Network Security
6 6 (1.73%) VPN
7 4 (1.15%) VLAN
8 3 (0.86%) Internet
9 2 (0.58%) MQTT
9 2 (0.58%) PBX
9 2 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.29%) Asterisk PBX
10 1 (0.29%) LTE
10 1 (0.29%) Multicast
10 1 (0.29%) SMS
10 1 (0.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 110 (31.70%) MongoDB
2 105 (30.26%) MySQL
3 80 (23.05%) SQL Server
4 66 (19.02%) NoSQL
5 62 (17.87%) Relational Database
6 26 (7.49%) Power BI
6 26 (7.49%) Redis
7 17 (4.90%) Amazon RDS
7 17 (4.90%) Elasticsearch
8 12 (3.46%) Apache Cassandra
9 11 (3.17%) Data Warehouse
9 11 (3.17%) RDBMS
10 9 (2.59%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (2.59%) Oracle Database
11 8 (2.31%) DynamoDB
11 8 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 6 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
12 6 (1.73%) GIS
12 6 (1.73%) Pinecone
13 5 (1.44%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 88 (25.36%) Git
2 25 (7.20%) GitLab
3 24 (6.92%) Jenkins
4 19 (5.48%) JIRA
5 16 (4.61%) JUnit
6 12 (3.46%) Mockito
7 10 (2.88%) Bitbucket
7 10 (2.88%) JMeter
8 5 (1.44%) Selenium
9 4 (1.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 4 (1.15%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.15%) Maven
10 3 (0.86%) Claude Code
10 3 (0.86%) DBeaver
10 3 (0.86%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.86%) Mocha
11 2 (0.58%) MSTest
11 2 (0.58%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.58%) Vite
12 1 (0.29%) RSpec
General
1 95 (27.38%) Social Skills
2 64 (18.44%) Public Sector
3 35 (10.09%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (7.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 22 (6.34%) Finance
6 19 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (5.19%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.03%) Advertising
9 10 (2.88%) Aerospace
9 10 (2.88%) Games
9 10 (2.88%) Legal
9 10 (2.88%) Retail
10 7 (2.02%) Automotive
11 6 (1.73%) Aviation
12 4 (1.15%) Banking
12 4 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.15%) Health Technology
12 4 (1.15%) Legal Technology
12 4 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.15%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 91 (26.22%) Developer
2 74 (21.33%) Senior
3 68 (19.60%) Software Engineer
4 44 (12.68%) Lead
5 38 (10.95%) Full-Stack Developer
6 30 (8.65%) DevOps Engineer
7 26 (7.49%) Java Developer
8 21 (6.05%) Python Engineer
9 20 (5.76%) Lead Software Engineer
10 19 (5.48%) Java Engineer
11 17 (4.90%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 16 (4.61%) Architect
12 16 (4.61%) Data Engineer
12 16 (4.61%) Software Developer
13 15 (4.32%) DBA
13 15 (4.32%) Senior DevOps
13 15 (4.32%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 13 (3.75%) IT Support
14 13 (3.75%) Lead Developer
15 12 (3.46%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (23.05%) React
2 75 (21.61%) Node.js
3 59 (17.00%) RESTful
4 53 (15.27%) REST
5 45 (12.97%) Spring
6 43 (12.39%) Spring Boot
7 36 (10.37%) CSS
8 35 (10.09%) HTML
9 31 (8.93%) .NET
10 26 (7.49%) AngularJS
11 25 (7.20%) Kafka
11 25 (7.20%) Vue
12 24 (6.92%) Django
13 20 (5.76%) FastAPI
14 19 (5.48%) JSON
14 19 (5.48%) Next.js
15 18 (5.19%) Flask
15 18 (5.19%) Hibernate
16 17 (4.90%) jQuery
17 14 (4.03%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 70 (20.17%) Cloud Native
2 34 (9.80%) Distributed Systems
3 16 (4.61%) Algorithms
3 16 (4.61%) Product Ownership
4 14 (4.03%) Data Structures
5 13 (3.75%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.46%) Onboarding
6 12 (3.46%) Replication
7 10 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (2.59%) AI Agents
8 9 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (2.59%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (2.02%) Linux Command Line
10 7 (2.02%) Low-Code
10 7 (2.02%) Video\Live Streaming
11 6 (1.73%) Robotics
12 5 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (1.44%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.44%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 81 (23.34%) Linux
2 37 (10.66%) Windows
3 21 (6.05%) Unix
4 18 (5.19%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (2.02%) Windows Server 2008
6 7 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
6 7 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.86%) CentOS
8 1 (0.29%) AIX
8 1 (0.29%) Debian
8 1 (0.29%) Solaris
8 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (48.41%) CI/CD
2 144 (41.50%) Agile
3 112 (32.28%) Software Engineering
4 111 (31.99%) DevOps
5 100 (28.82%) Microservices
6 91 (26.22%) Full-Stack Development
7 81 (23.34%) Mentoring
8 76 (21.90%) Problem-Solving
9 72 (20.75%) Infrastructure as Code
10 65 (18.73%) AI
11 63 (18.16%) Test Automation
12 60 (17.29%) TDD
13 56 (16.14%) Containerisation
14 53 (15.27%) Continuous Improvement
15 48 (13.83%) Scrum
16 47 (13.54%) Data Modelling
17 46 (13.26%) Analytics
18 45 (12.97%) Observability
19 40 (11.53%) Coaching
20 37 (10.66%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 134 (38.62%) Python
2 126 (36.31%) SQL
3 112 (32.28%) Java
4 78 (22.48%) JavaScript
5 62 (17.87%) TypeScript
6 35 (10.09%) PowerShell
7 32 (9.22%) C#
8 29 (8.36%) Bash
9 18 (5.19%) Go
10 12 (3.46%) C++
10 12 (3.46%) PHP
11 10 (2.88%) Shell Script
11 10 (2.88%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.59%) Ruby
13 8 (2.31%) C
14 6 (1.73%) Korn
15 5 (1.44%) Scala
16 3 (0.86%) PL/SQL
17 1 (0.29%) R
17 1 (0.29%) Rust
Qualifications
1 56 (16.14%) Degree
2 44 (12.68%) Security Cleared
3 35 (10.09%) SC Cleared
4 22 (6.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (4.03%) DV Cleared
6 11 (3.17%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.59%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.44%) PhD
10 4 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.86%) RHCE
12 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.58%) CISSP
12 2 (0.58%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.58%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.58%) RHCSA
13 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.22%) Data Quality
2 16 (4.61%) QA
3 14 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (3.75%) GDPR
5 9 (2.59%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.58%) Good Clinical Practice
6 2 (0.58%) NCSC
6 2 (0.58%) SLA
6 2 (0.58%) WCAG
7 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.29%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 102 (29.39%) Docker
2 29 (8.36%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.59%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 5 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.58%) Samba
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.29%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 106 (30.55%) Kubernetes
2 71 (20.46%) Terraform
3 29 (8.36%) Ansible
4 22 (6.34%) Argo
5 17 (4.90%) Grafana
6 15 (4.32%) Prometheus
7 10 (2.88%) Kibana
8 7 (2.02%) Progress Chef
8 7 (2.02%) Puppet
9 4 (1.15%) AWS Copilot
9 4 (1.15%) Kustomize
10 3 (0.86%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.86%) Istio
10 3 (0.86%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 3 (0.86%) Plesk
10 3 (0.86%) Proxmox
10 3 (0.86%) Rancher
10 3 (0.86%) ZABBIX
11 2 (0.58%) Control-M
11 2 (0.58%) Nagios
Vendors
1 51 (14.70%) Oracle
2 46 (13.26%) Microsoft
3 28 (8.07%) Google
4 14 (4.03%) Red Hat
5 11 (3.17%) Splunk
6 9 (2.59%) Dynatrace
7 8 (2.31%) Dell
8 7 (2.02%) Pega
9 5 (1.44%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.44%) VMware
10 4 (1.15%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.86%) Confluent
11 3 (0.86%) Databricks
11 3 (0.86%) Informatica
11 3 (0.86%) Meraki
11 3 (0.86%) Salesforce
12 2 (0.58%) D-Link
12 2 (0.58%) IBM
12 2 (0.58%) WSO2
13 1 (0.29%) SolarWinds