MySQL Job Trends in Wales

MySQL
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring MySQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 40 69
Rank change year-on-year - +29 +17
Permanent jobs citing MySQL 0 39 36
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales - 4.94% 2.70%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 25.83% 13.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 30 28
10th Percentile - - £31,250
25th Percentile - £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £32,500 £52,101
Median % change year-on-year - -37.62% -11.32%
75th Percentile - £41,250 £62,171
90th Percentile - £49,500 £72,433
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Wales

MySQL 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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 85 151 259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 7.95% 19.11% 19.43%
Number of salaries quoted 40 104 202
10th Percentile £35,000 - £27,550
25th Percentile £38,553 £31,250 £35,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,625 £65,000 £64,688
90th Percentile £71,104 £74,144 £72,433
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -8.00%

MySQL
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing MySQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

MySQL job vacancy trend in Wales

MySQL
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing MySQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing MySQL