SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SQL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -2 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 8,115 | 21,177 | 22,661 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.21% | 16.90% | 17.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 37.50% | 36.85% | 33.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,323 | 13,628 | 16,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £33,805 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.53% | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
SQL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 21,640 | 57,467 | 67,549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.55% | 45.85% | 52.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,902 | 36,547 | 45,642 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,820 | £38,302 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,140 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,250 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
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Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 | 0 | 7,184 | £60,000 | - | 3,269 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 4,752 | £52,500 | - | 2,118 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 3,699 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 1,758 |
| London | 0 | 2,936 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 1,405 |
| North of England | -2 | 1,216 | £52,500 | +2.94% | 635 |
| South East | -1 | 1,175 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 556 |
| Midlands | 0 | 872 | £50,000 | - | 330 |
| North West | -2 | 633 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 385 |
| South West | -6 | 590 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 214 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 544 | £50,000 | - | 200 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 513 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 193 |
| Scotland | +5 | 426 | £56,909 | +3.47% | 137 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 332 | £50,000 | - | 130 |
| East of England | +1 | 237 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 178 |
| Wales | -7 | 168 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 79 |
| North East | -3 | 70 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | -19 | 70 | £46,250 | -7.50% | 32 |
| Isle of Man | +6 | 20 | £52,500 | -27.59% | 2 |
| Channel Islands | +9 | 4 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 1 |
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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:
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