Senior SQL Developer
UK
The median Senior SQL Developer salary in the UK is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 663 | 845 | 922 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +182 | +77 | +192 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior SQL Developer | 29 | 51 | 67 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.052% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.055% | 0.070% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 47 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,000 | £52,000 | £52,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £55,625 | £62,323 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £65,000 | £69,412 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -6.36% | +15.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £71,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,375 | £85,000 | £86,350 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £63,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.30% | -5.93% | +22.73% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Senior SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior SQL Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior SQL Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior SQL Developer.
Senior SQL Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior SQL Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior SQL Developer
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior SQL Developer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +154 | 27 | £68,750 | +1.85% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +189 | 24 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +192 | 22 | £67,500 | +6.30% | 8 |
| South East | +105 | 13 | £67,500 | - | |
| London | +108 | 7 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 5 |
| Midlands | +76 | 4 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 4 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 3 |
| North of England | +86 | 3 | £70,000 | - | 3 |
| North West | +33 | 3 | £70,000 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +130 | 2 | £50,000 | -7.41% | 2 |
Senior SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior SQL Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior SQL Developer in the job title.
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Senior SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: