SQL Analyst
UK
The median SQL Analyst salary in the UK is £44,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 612 | 733 | 769 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | +36 | +42 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Analyst | 100 | 175 | 190 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 123 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £30,850 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £21,250 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,500 | £61,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.64% | +11.82% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £85,000 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £112,500 | £78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +3.13% |
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 | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
SQL Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Analyst.
SQL Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
SQL Analyst
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | +116 | 97 | £44,750 | -28.40% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +129 | 65 | £37,500 | - | 9 |
| London | +80 | 34 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 7 |
| Midlands | +90 | 32 | £43,500 | +52.63% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 25 | £55,000 | -31.25% | 12 |
| North of England | +61 | 23 | £22,500 | -40.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 19 | £37,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | +72 | 13 | £45,500 | +59.65% | 2 |
| North West | -7 | 9 | £22,500 | -40.00% | |
| Yorkshire | +75 | 7 | £22,500 | -28.57% | 2 |
| North East | - | 7 | £22,500 | - | |
| East of England | +36 | 5 | £47,500 | +29.25% | |
| South East | +64 | 3 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 1 |
| Scotland | +123 | 2 | £38,000 | +8.57% |
SQL Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, SQL Analyst 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 SQL Analyst in the job title.
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SQL Analyst 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:
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