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 18 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 18 Mar 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Permanent jobs citing SQL | 11,382 | 18,758 | 25,208 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.93% | 16.74% | 17.37% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.67% | 38.03% | 32.92% |
Number of salaries quoted | 8,762 | 11,436 | 16,210 |
10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £34,750 |
25th Percentile | £41,933 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +4.76% |
75th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,500 | £73,322 |
90th Percentile | £91,934 | £93,750 | £91,250 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
% change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 | 31,037 | 49,329 | 76,578 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 35.27% | 44.03% | 52.78% |
Number of salaries quoted | 24,172 | 31,239 | 44,450 |
10th Percentile | £35,750 | £38,750 | £36,750 |
25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £61,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +6.56% | +10.91% |
75th Percentile | £78,750 | £86,250 | £81,250 |
90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £100,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
% change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL.
SQL
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 18 March 2024.
SQL
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 18 March 2024. 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 | -2 | 9,539 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,794 |
UK excluding London | -4 | 7,537 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,784 |
Work from Home | -3 | 4,828 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 1,572 |
London | -1 | 3,395 | £70,000 | - | 1,189 |
North of England | -4 | 1,914 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 499 |
South East | -2 | 1,581 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 377 |
Midlands | -3 | 1,288 | £49,000 | -2.00% | 323 |
Scotland | +3 | 1,210 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 132 |
North West | -1 | 1,060 | £51,250 | -1.44% | 298 |
West Midlands | -1 | 779 | £50,000 | - | 207 |
South West | -7 | 741 | £50,985 | +1.97% | 204 |
Yorkshire | -6 | 606 | £47,557 | -9.42% | 155 |
East Midlands | -2 | 502 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 115 |
East of England | -4 | 500 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 191 |
North East | +1 | 250 | £50,000 | +4.88% | 49 |
Wales | +1 | 229 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 60 |
Northern Ireland | -15 | 69 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 35 |
Isle of Man | - | 15 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
Channel Islands | 0 | 5 | - | - |
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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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