SQL Server Reporting Services Job Trends

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring SQL Server Reporting Services skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 588 467 441
Rank change year-on-year -121 -26 -155
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Reporting Services 219 221 398
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.45% 0.51%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.48% 3.07% 3.32%
Number of salaries quoted 187 180 243
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% -2.08% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,800 £86,250 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,375 £48,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year +5.93% -0.51% -2.50%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
UK

SQL Server Reporting Services falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 8,831 7,205 11,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.74% 14.60% 15.40%
Number of salaries quoted 5,999 4,532 7,129
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +0.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £107,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% +0.95% -4.55%

SQL Server Reporting Services
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server Reporting Services relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server Reporting Services job vacancy trend in the UK

SQL Server Reporting Services
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SQL Server Reporting Services.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SQL Server Reporting Services

SQL Server Reporting Services
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server Reporting Services over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Server Reporting Services in the UK

SQL Server Reporting Services
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Reporting Services within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 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 -102 201 £55,000 -8.33% 112
UK excluding London -121 139 £51,375 +5.93% 64
Work from Home -59 70 £52,500 -19.23% 36
London -43 69 £70,000 -12.50% 59
North of England -40 51 £57,500 +36.90% 14
Midlands -39 42 £55,000 +13.40% 12
North West +9 38 £58,750 +4.44% 7
West Midlands -48 27 £55,000 -4.35% 6
South East -68 19 £48,500 +7.78% 18
East Midlands -31 15 £43,750 -9.79% 6
South West -73 15 £47,500 -5.00% 4
Yorkshire -31 11 £44,000 -5.38% 6
Scotland +7 8 £50,000 +1.52% 8
East of England -35 3 £62,500 +4.17% 9
North East -66 2 - - 2
Wales -76 1 £33,789 -38.57%

SQL Server Reporting Services
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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (8.68%) SharePoint
2 18 (8.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (4.11%) IIS
4 5 (2.28%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.46%) Apache
5 1 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.46%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.46%) SAS
5 1 (0.46%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (10.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (6.39%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.28%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (4.11%) Elite 3E
2 7 (3.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.83%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (1.37%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.46%) Infor SunSystems
5 1 (0.46%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 152 (69.41%) Power Platform
2 114 (52.05%) Azure
3 31 (14.16%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (12.79%) Dynamics 365
5 25 (11.42%) Power Automate
6 24 (10.96%) AWS
7 19 (8.68%) PowerApps
8 16 (7.31%) Azure Logic Apps
8 16 (7.31%) GitHub
9 13 (5.94%) Boomi
9 13 (5.94%) Snowflake
10 12 (5.48%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (3.20%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (2.74%) Azure Stack
14 4 (1.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (1.83%) Serverless
15 3 (1.37%) Amazon MSK
15 3 (1.37%) Azure AI
15 3 (1.37%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.91%) Firewall
2 1 (0.46%) DHCP
2 1 (0.46%) DNS
2 1 (0.46%) HTTP
2 1 (0.46%) SAN
2 1 (0.46%) VLAN
2 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (66.21%) Power BI
2 79 (36.07%) SQL Server
3 64 (29.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 50 (22.83%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (16.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 25 (11.42%) Relational Database
7 15 (6.85%) Azure SQL Database
8 14 (6.39%) Tableau
9 13 (5.94%) Power Query
10 9 (4.11%) QlikView
11 7 (3.20%) Data Lake
11 7 (3.20%) OLAP
12 5 (2.28%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (2.28%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (1.83%) GIS
13 4 (1.83%) MongoDB
13 4 (1.83%) Oracle Reports
14 3 (1.37%) Amazon Aurora
14 3 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
14 3 (1.37%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 13 (5.94%) JIRA
2 11 (5.02%) Git
3 9 (4.11%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.91%) Postman
5 1 (0.46%) GitLab
5 1 (0.46%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.46%) JetBrains Rider
5 1 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 75 (34.25%) Social Skills
2 71 (32.42%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (22.83%) Finance
4 41 (18.72%) Law
5 37 (16.89%) Legal
6 23 (10.50%) Retail
7 17 (7.76%) Public Sector
8 15 (6.85%) Marketing
9 12 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (4.57%) Social Housing
11 8 (3.65%) Fire and Rescue
11 8 (3.65%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.74%) Front Office
13 5 (2.28%) Billing
13 5 (2.28%) Military
14 4 (1.83%) Back Office
15 3 (1.37%) Games
15 3 (1.37%) Publishing
16 1 (0.46%) Financial Institution
16 1 (0.46%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 74 (33.79%) Developer
2 56 (25.57%) Analyst
3 46 (21.00%) Senior
4 26 (11.87%) Data Engineer
5 20 (9.13%) Senior Developer
6 19 (8.68%) Consultant
6 19 (8.68%) SQL Developer
7 16 (7.31%) Data Analyst
8 12 (5.48%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 11 (5.02%) Finance Systems Analyst
9 11 (5.02%) Financial Analyst
9 11 (5.02%) Systems Analyst
10 10 (4.57%) Applications Developer
10 10 (4.57%) Lead
11 9 (4.11%) Applications Support
11 9 (4.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
11 9 (4.11%) Report Analyst
11 9 (4.11%) Software Developer
12 8 (3.65%) .NET Developer
12 8 (3.65%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (15.07%) .NET
2 26 (11.87%) HTML
2 26 (11.87%) XML
3 21 (9.59%) REST
4 20 (9.13%) EDI
5 19 (8.68%) CSS
6 17 (7.76%) JSON
7 15 (6.85%) Middleware
7 15 (6.85%) SOAP
8 14 (6.39%) ASP.NET
9 13 (5.94%) .NET Framework
10 11 (5.02%) .NET Core
10 11 (5.02%) PySpark
11 10 (4.57%) Web Services
12 8 (3.65%) React
12 8 (3.65%) XSLT
13 6 (2.74%) ASP.NET MVC
14 5 (2.28%) ASP.NET Core
14 5 (2.28%) Bootstrap
14 5 (2.28%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.13%) Management Information System
2 12 (5.48%) Replication
3 9 (4.11%) Enterprise Cloud
4 8 (3.65%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (3.65%) Driving Licence
5 7 (3.20%) Greenfield Project
5 7 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.37%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.37%) Low-Code
8 3 (1.37%) NHS
9 2 (0.91%) AS400
9 2 (0.91%) Legacy Code
10 1 (0.46%) Client/Server
10 1 (0.46%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.46%) LIMS
10 1 (0.46%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 18 (8.22%) Windows
2 12 (5.48%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.74%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.91%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (66.21%) Business Intelligence
2 94 (42.92%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (25.57%) Analytics
4 41 (18.72%) ETL
5 37 (16.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (16.89%) DevOps
6 35 (15.98%) ERP
7 33 (15.07%) Performance Tuning
8 30 (13.70%) AI
8 30 (13.70%) Decision-Making
8 30 (13.70%) Roadmaps
9 29 (13.24%) Data Modelling
10 27 (12.33%) Collaborative Working
11 24 (10.96%) CRM
12 22 (10.05%) Stakeholder Management
12 22 (10.05%) Visualisation
13 21 (9.59%) Agile
13 21 (9.59%) Document Management
14 20 (9.13%) Dashboard Development
14 20 (9.13%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 177 (80.82%) SQL
2 48 (21.92%) Python
3 37 (16.89%) T-SQL
4 33 (15.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 32 (14.61%) C#
5 32 (14.61%) JavaScript
6 15 (6.85%) VBA
7 14 (6.39%) PowerShell
8 7 (3.20%) VB.NET
8 7 (3.20%) VBScript
9 6 (2.74%) Java
9 6 (2.74%) R
9 6 (2.74%) XPath
10 4 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.46%) C++
11 1 (0.46%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.46%) VB
Qualifications
1 41 (18.72%) Degree
2 10 (4.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (3.65%) Security Cleared
4 7 (3.20%) DBS Check
4 7 (3.20%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.74%) CFA
6 4 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.37%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.46%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (15.07%) Data Quality
2 24 (10.96%) GDPR
3 12 (5.48%) TickIT
4 8 (3.65%) QA
5 7 (3.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (2.28%) PMO
7 3 (1.37%) SLA
8 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (3.65%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.91%) Docker
2 2 (0.91%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 105 (47.95%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.76%) Intapp
3 13 (5.94%) iManage
4 11 (5.02%) Aderant
5 9 (4.11%) Concur
6 7 (3.20%) Databricks
7 5 (2.28%) Nintex
7 5 (2.28%) Oracle
8 3 (1.37%) Cognos
8 3 (1.37%) Facebook
8 3 (1.37%) Instagram
8 3 (1.37%) MicroStrategy
8 3 (1.37%) SAP
9 2 (0.91%) Informatica
10 1 (0.46%) Foundry
10 1 (0.46%) Infor
10 1 (0.46%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.46%) SYSPRO
10 1 (0.46%) Teradata
10 1 (0.46%) VMware