SQL Programmer
UK
The median SQL Programmer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
720 |
914 |
915 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+194 |
+1 |
+352 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Programmer |
8 |
8 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.014% |
0.007% |
0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.015% |
0.008% |
0.002% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
8 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£60,000 |
£50,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£78,750 |
£55,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£85,000 |
£66,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.65% |
+28.30% |
+20.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
- |
£75,938 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£81,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£85,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.65% |
+78.95% |
-13.64% |
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 |
52,152 |
102,300 |
81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.82% |
94.79% |
91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28,176 |
72,142 |
54,048 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£28,500 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,000 |
£38,750 |
£44,250 |
| 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 |
£53,118 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.87% |
+5.18% |
