SQL Developer
UK
The median SQL Developer salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 547 | 612 | 535 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | -77 | +90 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Developer | 183 | 319 | 433 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.30% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.31% | 0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 165 | 259 | 400 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £31,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £37,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £50,000 | £56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -10.71% | +1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,500 | £63,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £85,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.05% | -5.00% | - |
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 | 52,841 | 102,275 | 81,164 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.83% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,673 | 72,139 | 54,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,770 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Developer.
SQL Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Developer over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
SQL Developer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 July 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 | +64 | 172 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +114 | 144 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 45 |
| Work from Home | +67 | 94 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 33 |
| North of England | +57 | 57 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 17 |
| Midlands | +63 | 40 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 34 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 4 |
| London | +43 | 32 | £70,000 | +10.77% | 29 |
| West Midlands | +67 | 25 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 6 |
| South East | +45 | 22 | £67,500 | +58.82% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +38 | 15 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 5 |
| North West | -15 | 15 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 11 |
| East of England | +31 | 11 | £25,000 | -23.08% | 1 |
| South West | +125 | 9 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 4 |
| North East | +51 | 8 | £57,500 | +74.24% | 2 |
| Scotland | +88 | 3 | £50,000 | -7.41% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £69,000 | - |
SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, 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 SQL Developer in the job title.
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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:
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