Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 638 | 634 | 647 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +13 | +184 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) | 12 | 61 | 104 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.020% | 0.11% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.32% | 1.11% | 1.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 42 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £42,850 | £42,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £55,625 | £51,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,813 | £77,188 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,875 | £82,500 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £46,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.61% | -26.40% | +36.61% |
All Development Application Skills
UK
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 3,694 | 5,479 | 6,854 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.05% | 10.28% | 11.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,382 | 3,133 | 5,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £37,574 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £78,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) over the 6 months to 18 January 2026.
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) within the UK over the 6 months to 18 January 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +14 | 10 | £63,750 | -1.92% | 7 |
| London | +27 | 7 | £65,000 | -3.70% | |
| Work from Home | +64 | 4 | £50,000 | -33.33% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 4 | £42,500 | -7.61% | 10 |
| South East | +32 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +28 | 1 | £50,000 | -9.09% | |
| North West | +11 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | +11 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | £35,000 | - |
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: