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 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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Rank | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -2 | -1 |
Permanent jobs citing SQL | 8,206 | 21,154 | 22,716 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.24% | 16.74% | 17.55% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 37.52% | 36.35% | 33.60% |
Number of salaries quoted | 6,428 | 13,717 | 16,602 |
10th Percentile | £36,250 | £36,250 | £33,750 |
25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
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 | 21,870 | 58,197 | 67,611 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.61% | 46.05% | 52.22% |
Number of salaries quoted | 17,139 | 36,667 | 45,610 |
10th Percentile | £39,788 | £38,250 | £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 | £105,000 | £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 30 November 2023.
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 30 November 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 | +2 | 7,281 | £60,000 | - | 3,378 |
UK excluding London | -1 | 4,779 | £52,500 | - | 2,188 |
Work from Home | -2 | 3,766 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 1,816 |
London | 0 | 2,991 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 1,485 |
North of England | -2 | 1,229 | £52,500 | +2.94% | 648 |
South East | -1 | 1,185 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 589 |
Midlands | 0 | 883 | £50,000 | - | 333 |
North West | -2 | 638 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 398 |
South West | -6 | 593 | £53,375 | +6.75% | 224 |
West Midlands | +1 | 552 | £50,000 | - | 196 |
Yorkshire | -2 | 520 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 192 |
Scotland | +6 | 410 | £56,318 | +2.40% | 128 |
East Midlands | 0 | 335 | £50,000 | - | 137 |
East of England | +3 | 239 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 199 |
Wales | -7 | 170 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 79 |
Northern Ireland | -18 | 72 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 32 |
North East | -2 | 71 | £50,000 | +6.38% | 69 |
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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