SQL Server Developer
UK
The median SQL Server 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 717 | 886 | 836 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +169 | -50 | +298 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server Developer | 9 | 26 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.015% | 0.024% | 0.098% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.017% | 0.025% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 24 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,600 | £37,500 | £33,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,925 | £42,188 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £66,562 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67,500 | £76,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,750 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.50% | - | - |
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 Server Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Server Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server Developer.
SQL Server Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server Developer over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
SQL Server Developer
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 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 | +153 | 9 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +162 | 6 | £58,750 | +17.50% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +111 | 5 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 3 |
| London | +101 | 3 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 9 |
| North of England | +55 | 3 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 4 |
| North West | +7 | 3 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 4 |
| South East | +74 | 2 | £40,600 | -32.33% | 1 |
| Midlands | +71 | 1 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £52,500 | - |
SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, SQL Server 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 Server Developer in the job title.
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SQL Server 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: