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 4 November 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 620 556 492
Rank change year-on-year -64 -64 -48
Permanent SQL Developer jobs 196 98 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.19% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.22% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 174 79 161
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,938 £71,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £71,250
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
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 112,318 45,315 64,293
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.88% 90.13% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 74,839 27,737 36,347
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,049
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £52,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £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 4 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 4 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 -71 184 £55,000 +10.00% 16
UK excluding London -86 140 £50,000 +11.11% 12
Work from Home -57 67 £50,000 +19.05% 9
London -41 53 £80,000 +14.29% 9
Midlands -40 48 £55,000 +22.22% 5
South East -57 37 £50,000 -23.08% 4
North of England -58 36 £47,500 +18.75% 1
West Midlands -37 29 £55,000 +7.32% 5
East Midlands -46 19 £50,000 +11.11%
North West -30 16 £45,000 -18.18% 1
Yorkshire -29 15 £50,000 +25.00%
Scotland +6 9 £45,000 - 2
North East -66 5 £40,000 -36.00%
East of England -72 5 £25,000 +2.04%
South West -74 5 £60,000 +9.09%

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

For the 6 months to 4 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%184
2SQL Server51.0%100
3Microsoft25.5%50
4Business Intelligence22.4%44
5Azure18.4%36
5C#18.4%36
7.NET17.3%34
7Power BI17.3%34
7Power Platform17.3%34
10ETL16.8%33
11T-SQL14.3%28
12SQL Server Reporting Services12.8%25
13Data Warehouse12.2%24
13Problem-Solving12.2%24
15CI/CD8.7%17
15Performance Tuning8.7%17
17Agile8.2%16
17DevOps8.2%16
19Data Engineering7.7%15
19Software Engineering7.7%15
19SQL Server Integration Services7.7%15
22Data Modelling7.1%14
23Fintech6.6%13
24Data Analysis Expressions6.1%12
24Degree6.1%12
24Python6.1%12
24Technology Transformation6.1%12
24XML6.1%12
29Computer Science5.6%11
29Logistics5.6%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 Developer18.9%37
2.NET Developer13.3%26
2SQL Server Developer13.3%26
4SQL Database Developer10.7%21
5Business Intelligence Developer7.1%14
5SQL BI Developer7.1%14
7Azure Developer6.6%13
7C# Developer6.6%13
7Lead Developer6.6%13
7Software 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
14PL/SQL Developer4.1%8
14Senior .NET Developer4.1%8
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