SQL Developer Job Trends

SQL Developer
UK

The median SQL Developer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 641 558 497
Rank change year-on-year -83 -61 -37
Permanent SQL Developer jobs 197 98 259
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.19% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.21% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 172 82 156
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,000 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £64,063
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £73,125
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
11 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 113,137 46,791 63,694
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.78% 90.01% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 74,688 28,721 35,684
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,000 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -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 11 November 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 11 November 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 -73 186 £55,000 +10.00% 45
UK excluding London -104 137 £50,000 +11.11% 20
Work from Home -71 66 £50,000 +24.07% 19
London -34 57 £79,500 +13.57% 26
Midlands -48 50 £55,000 +22.22% 4
South East -57 36 £45,000 -14.77% 1
North of England -71 34 £50,000 +25.00% 8
West Midlands -32 31 £55,000 +7.32% 4
East Midlands -45 19 £50,000 +11.11%
Yorkshire -35 15 £50,000 +25.00% 1
North West -47 14 £45,000 -18.18% 7
Scotland - 8 £45,000 - 4
East of England -56 5 £25,000 -
North East -73 5 £40,000 -36.00%
South West -86 4 £56,250 +7.14% 1

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

For the 6 months to 11 November 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
1SQL93.9%185
2SQL Server49.7%98
3Microsoft25.9%51
4Business Intelligence21.8%43
5C#19.3%38
6.NET18.3%36
6Azure18.3%36
8Power BI16.8%33
8Power Platform16.8%33
10ETL15.7%31
11T-SQL15.2%30
12Problem-Solving13.2%26
13Data Warehouse12.2%24
13SQL Server Reporting Services12.2%24
15CI/CD9.1%18
16Performance Tuning8.6%17
17Agile8.1%16
17DevOps8.1%16
17Software Engineering8.1%16
20Data Modelling7.6%15
20SQL Server Integration Services7.6%15
22Data Engineering7.1%14
23Degree6.6%13
23Fintech6.6%13
23Python6.6%13
26Data Analysis Expressions6.1%12
26Technology Transformation6.1%12
26XML6.1%12
29ASP.NET5.6%11
29Computer Science5.6%11

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 Developer18.8%37
2.NET Developer13.7%27
3SQL Server Developer12.7%25
4SQL Database Developer10.7%21
5Business Intelligence Developer7.1%14
5C# Developer7.1%14
5SQL BI Developer7.1%14
8Azure Developer6.6%13
8Lead Developer6.6%13
8Software Developer6.6%13
11Power BI Developer5.6%11
12Business Developer5.1%10
13C# Software Developer4.6%9
14Data Engineer4.1%8
14ETL Developer4.1%8
14Graduate C# Software Developer4.1%8
14Graduate PHP Developer4.1%8
14Graduate SQL Developer4.1%8
14Senior .NET Developer4.1%8
20PL/SQL Developer3.6%7
53 SQL Developer jobs Nationwide