SQL Developer Job Trends

SQL Developer
UK

The median SQL Developer salary in the UK is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 609 570 496
Rank change year-on-year -39 -74 -47
Permanent SQL Developer jobs 208 102 270
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.21% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.23% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 186 84 165
10th Percentile £35,875 £25,000 £34,400
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,938 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £80,000 £72,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 111,477 44,406 65,669
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.18% 89.83% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 75,138 26,267 37,427
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,177 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £41,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,300 £52,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.95% -7.08% -5.83%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,390 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.17% -9.22% -4.76%

SQL Developer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent SQL Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SQL Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

SQL Developer Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in the UK

SQL Developer Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for SQL Developer jobs over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Developer in the UK

SQL Developer Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in SQL Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -55 192 £55,000 +4.76% 41
UK excluding London -44 151 £50,000 +11.11% 17
Work from Home -47 77 £45,000 -10.00% 16
London -50 51 £80,000 +14.29% 22
Midlands -36 47 £55,000 +22.22% 6
North of England -39 41 £45,000 +12.50% 7
South East -49 41 £50,000 -23.08% 1
West Midlands -24 28 £55,000 +7.32% 6
North West -20 19 £45,000 -18.18% 3
East Midlands -37 19 £50,000 +11.11%
Yorkshire -26 16 £50,000 +25.00% 4
Scotland +14 10 £45,000 - 3
East of England -46 7 £25,000 +2.04%
North East -71 6 £40,000 -60.00%
South West -82 5 £60,000 +9.09%

SQL Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, SQL Developer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent SQL Developer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1SQL94.2%196
2SQL Server50.0%104
3Microsoft25.0%52
4Business Intelligence21.2%44
5Azure20.7%43
6C#20.2%42
7ETL16.8%35
8Power BI16.3%34
8Power Platform16.3%34
10.NET15.9%33
11T-SQL12.0%25
12Problem-Solving11.5%24
13SQL Server Reporting Services11.1%23
14Agile10.6%22
14Data Warehouse10.6%22
16Computer Science9.6%20
17Performance Tuning8.2%17
18CI/CD7.7%16
18DevOps7.7%16
20Data Engineering7.2%15
20Degree7.2%15
20PHP7.2%15
20Software Engineering7.2%15
24Logistics6.7%14
24Python6.7%14
26Data Modelling6.3%13
26Fintech6.3%13
26Java6.3%13
26SQL Server Integration Services6.3%13
26XML6.3%13

SQL Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior SQL Developer17.8%37
2.NET Developer12.5%26
2SQL Server Developer12.5%26
4SQL Database Developer10.6%22
5C# Developer9.6%20
5Software Developer9.6%20
7C# Software Developer7.7%16
8Graduate C# Software Developer7.2%15
8Graduate SQL Developer7.2%15
10Azure Developer6.3%13
10Business Intelligence Developer6.3%13
10Lead Developer6.3%13
10SQL BI Developer6.3%13
14Graduate PHP Developer5.8%12
15Power BI Developer5.3%11
16PL/SQL Developer4.8%10
17Business Developer4.3%9
18ETL Developer3.8%8
18Senior .NET Developer3.8%8
20Python Developer3.4%7
45 SQL Developer jobs Nationwide