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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 551 398 396
Rank change year-on-year -153 -2 -75
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Reporting Services 181 289 625
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.20% 0.66% 0.64%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.29% 4.00% 3.59%
Number of salaries quoted 159 238 523
10th Percentile £39,950 £36,250 £33,503
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £71,375
90th Percentile £75,250 £87,875 £81,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,750 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.44% -10.00% +5.26%

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 7,919 7,226 17,412
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 8.58% 16.45% 17.91%
Number of salaries quoted 4,833 4,857 12,496
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,400 £115,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Server Reporting Services in the UK

SQL Server Reporting Services
Top 13 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 21 May 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 -126 180 £56,250 -2.17% 54
UK excluding London -104 129 £53,750 +19.44% 46
Work from Home -42 62 £55,000 -15.38% 35
North of England -13 57 £57,500 +17.95% 13
London -74 48 £65,000 -7.14% 18
North West +30 40 £57,500 +24.32% 11
Midlands -55 31 £60,000 +23.71% 6
West Midlands -47 28 £60,000 - 4
South East -49 24 £43,750 +2.94% 16
Yorkshire -42 17 £47,085 -6.76% 1
South West -58 14 £45,000 +7.78% 3
East of England -17 5 £52,500 +31.25% 4
East Midlands -43 3 £57,500 +21.05% 2

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 25 (13.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (7.18%) SharePoint
3 9 (4.97%) IIS
4 2 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.10%) ArcGIS
4 2 (1.10%) SAS
5 1 (0.55%) Apache
5 1 (0.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (4.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.21%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.66%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (1.66%) Markit EDM
4 2 (1.10%) Elite 3E
4 2 (1.10%) Magento
5 1 (0.55%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 121 (66.85%) Power Platform
2 99 (54.70%) Azure
3 27 (14.92%) Dynamics 365
4 25 (13.81%) Snowflake
5 20 (11.05%) AWS
6 19 (10.50%) Microsoft 365
7 18 (9.94%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (9.39%) GitHub
9 16 (8.84%) Power Automate
9 16 (8.84%) PowerApps
10 13 (7.18%) Boomi
10 13 (7.18%) SaaS
11 11 (6.08%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (5.52%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (4.42%) Entra ID
14 7 (3.87%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (2.76%) IaaS
15 5 (2.76%) PaaS
16 4 (2.21%) Azure Stack
17 3 (1.66%) Amazon MSK
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.55%) Firewall
1 1 (0.55%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (62.98%) Power BI
2 81 (44.75%) SQL Server
3 66 (36.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 28 (15.47%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (11.60%) Relational Database
6 18 (9.94%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 15 (8.29%) Tableau
8 11 (6.08%) DB2
9 10 (5.52%) MySQL
10 9 (4.97%) Data Lake
10 9 (4.97%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (4.42%) Power Query
12 6 (3.31%) Data Vault
13 5 (2.76%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (2.76%) OLAP
13 5 (2.76%) PowerPivot
14 3 (1.66%) Amazon Aurora
14 3 (1.66%) Star Schema
15 2 (1.10%) Data Mining
15 2 (1.10%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 14 (7.73%) JIRA
2 7 (3.87%) Visual Studio
3 4 (2.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (1.10%) Git
General
1 71 (39.23%) Social Skills
2 60 (33.15%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (27.07%) Finance
4 26 (14.36%) Retail
5 21 (11.60%) Law
6 17 (9.39%) Legal
7 14 (7.73%) Marketing
8 9 (4.97%) Manufacturing
9 7 (3.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.76%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.21%) Back Office
11 4 (2.21%) Banking
11 4 (2.21%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (2.21%) Social Housing
12 3 (1.66%) Publishing
13 2 (1.10%) Billing
13 2 (1.10%) Front Office
14 1 (0.55%) General Ledger
14 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (33.15%) Developer
2 49 (27.07%) Senior
3 46 (25.41%) Analyst
4 29 (16.02%) Data Engineer
5 22 (12.15%) Data Analyst
5 22 (12.15%) Senior Developer
6 21 (11.60%) Applications Support
7 16 (8.84%) Snowflake Data Engineer
7 16 (8.84%) Snowflake Engineer
8 14 (7.73%) Senior Applications Support
9 13 (7.18%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 13 (7.18%) SQL Analyst
9 13 (7.18%) SSRS Analyst
9 13 (7.18%) Support Analyst
10 12 (6.63%) Azure Data Engineer
10 12 (6.63%) Azure Engineer
10 12 (6.63%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 10 (5.52%) Business Developer
11 10 (5.52%) Python Data Engineer
11 10 (5.52%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (18.78%) .NET
2 24 (13.26%) XML
3 23 (12.71%) JSON
4 18 (9.94%) EDI
5 17 (9.39%) Middleware
6 16 (8.84%) REST
7 14 (7.73%) SOAP
8 10 (5.52%) HTML
8 10 (5.52%) Web Services
9 7 (3.87%) Classic ASP
9 7 (3.87%) CSS
10 4 (2.21%) ASP.NET
10 4 (2.21%) Kafka
11 3 (1.66%) React
12 2 (1.10%) ASP.NET MVC
13 1 (0.55%) .NET Framework
13 1 (0.55%) ASP.NET Web API
13 1 (0.55%) Entity Framework
13 1 (0.55%) HTML5 Canvas
13 1 (0.55%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.29%) Management Information System
2 14 (7.73%) Data Structures
3 13 (7.18%) Legacy Applications
4 9 (4.97%) Enterprise Cloud
4 9 (4.97%) Replication
5 8 (4.42%) Onboarding
6 6 (3.31%) Legacy Code
6 6 (3.31%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (3.31%) Low-Code
6 6 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.10%) AS400
9 2 (1.10%) Clustering
9 2 (1.10%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (1.10%) NHS
9 2 (1.10%) Reinsurance
10 1 (0.55%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.55%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.55%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 26 (14.36%) Windows
2 10 (5.52%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.31%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (1.10%) Linux
5 1 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (63.54%) Business Intelligence
2 76 (41.99%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (24.31%) ETL
4 43 (23.76%) Analytics
5 32 (17.68%) Data Modelling
6 28 (15.47%) ERP
7 25 (13.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (13.81%) CRM
8 24 (13.26%) Data Engineering
8 24 (13.26%) Decision-Making
8 24 (13.26%) Performance Tuning
9 23 (12.71%) Collaborative Working
9 23 (12.71%) DevOps
10 21 (11.60%) Data Pipeline
11 18 (9.94%) Mentoring
12 17 (9.39%) Customer Service
12 17 (9.39%) Roadmaps
13 15 (8.29%) API Integration
13 15 (8.29%) Document Management
13 15 (8.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 153 (84.53%) SQL
2 53 (29.28%) Python
3 44 (24.31%) T-SQL
4 34 (18.78%) C#
5 22 (12.15%) PowerShell
6 18 (9.94%) JavaScript
7 14 (7.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 12 (6.63%) PL/SQL
9 11 (6.08%) VB.NET
9 11 (6.08%) VBA
10 9 (4.97%) Java
10 9 (4.97%) R
11 7 (3.87%) VBScript
12 1 (0.55%) VB
Qualifications
1 19 (10.50%) Degree
2 6 (3.31%) DBS Check
2 6 (3.31%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (2.21%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.66%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (1.10%) CFA
6 1 (0.55%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (17.68%) Data Quality
2 15 (8.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (6.63%) TickIT
4 7 (3.87%) GDPR
4 7 (3.87%) SLA
5 4 (2.21%) QA
6 1 (0.55%) PMO
6 1 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (8.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.55%) Docker
2 1 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.66%) Control-M
2 1 (0.55%) CASB
2 1 (0.55%) MOM
2 1 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 81 (44.75%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.08%) iManage
3 6 (3.31%) Cognos
3 6 (3.31%) MicroStrategy
4 5 (2.76%) Intapp
5 4 (2.21%) Databricks
5 4 (2.21%) Epicor
5 4 (2.21%) Informatica
5 4 (2.21%) ServiceNow
6 3 (1.66%) Facebook
6 3 (1.66%) Instagram
6 3 (1.66%) SAP
7 2 (1.10%) Adyen
8 1 (0.55%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle
8 1 (0.55%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.55%) Teradata
8 1 (0.55%) VMware
8 1 (0.55%) Zscaler