SQL Server Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 34 28
Rank change year-on-year -8 -6 -10
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 313 345 748
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 4.47% 6.80% 8.57%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 37.89% 30.97% 41.21%
Number of salaries quoted 262 295 440
10th Percentile £32,050 £35,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,813 £41,455 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £68,250 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
West Midlands

SQL Server 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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 826 1,114 1,815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 11.81% 21.95% 20.79%
Number of salaries quoted 641 779 1,181
10th Percentile £32,600 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.94% -3.81% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,603 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £79,500 £74,600 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in the West Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for SQL Server in the West Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in the West Midlands

SQL Server
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Birmingham -9 104 £57,500 +1.77% 14
Staffordshire -10 78 £52,500 +10.53% 13
Warwickshire +11 48 £42,500 -24.44% 15
Coventry +5 18 £53,500 +40.79% 2
Shropshire +2 10 £50,000 -9.09% 5
Worcestershire -25 10 £40,000 +3.23% 5
Wolverhampton +3 7 £42,500 -10.53%
Halesowen - 6 £60,000 -
Herefordshire -7 5 £60,000 +20.00% 1
Walsall -6 2 £45,000 -
Stourbridge - 2 £50,000 -
Dudley - 1 £55,000 -
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (8.31%) IIS
2 12 (3.83%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (2.56%) Umbraco
5 4 (1.28%) CMS
5 4 (1.28%) MQSeries
5 4 (1.28%) Oracle HTTP Server
5 4 (1.28%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (4.79%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.92%) Adobe XD
4 5 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.64%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (3.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (2.24%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.28%) Maximo
4 3 (0.96%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.32%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.32%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 155 (49.52%) Azure
2 72 (23.00%) Power Platform
3 38 (12.14%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (11.50%) AWS
4 36 (11.50%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (7.35%) Azure Data Factory
6 20 (6.39%) PowerApps
7 19 (6.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 19 (6.07%) Power Automate
8 14 (4.47%) SaaS
9 12 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (3.83%) Serverless
10 6 (1.92%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.92%) Figma
11 5 (1.60%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 5 (1.60%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.60%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.60%) Azure Pipelines
11 5 (1.60%) Azure Service Bus
11 5 (1.60%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.79%) DNS
1 15 (4.79%) WAN
2 13 (4.15%) Firewall
3 12 (3.83%) LAN
4 10 (3.19%) DHCP
5 9 (2.88%) SAN
5 9 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (2.24%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.28%) FTP
7 4 (1.28%) HTTP
7 4 (1.28%) VPN
8 3 (0.96%) BIG-IP
8 3 (0.96%) SSL
8 3 (0.96%) VSAN
9 2 (0.64%) Broadband
9 2 (0.64%) Wireless
10 1 (0.32%) Internet
10 1 (0.32%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (21.41%) Power BI
2 54 (17.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 41 (13.10%) Relational Database
4 37 (11.82%) Data Warehouse
5 30 (9.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 27 (8.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 25 (7.99%) MySQL
8 17 (5.43%) Metadata
9 14 (4.47%) Data Lake
10 12 (3.83%) Oracle Database
11 10 (3.19%) DynamoDB
11 10 (3.19%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 9 (2.88%) BusinessObjects
12 9 (2.88%) Elasticsearch
12 9 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
13 8 (2.56%) Azure SQL Database
13 8 (2.56%) Big Data
13 8 (2.56%) NoSQL
14 7 (2.24%) Oracle Database 12c
15 6 (1.92%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 23 (7.35%) Git
2 19 (6.07%) Visual Studio
3 10 (3.19%) MSTest
4 9 (2.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (1.60%) Jasmine
5 5 (1.60%) Karma Test Runner
5 5 (1.60%) Postman
5 5 (1.60%) SoapUI
6 4 (1.28%) Octopus Deploy
6 4 (1.28%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.96%) JIRA
7 3 (0.96%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.64%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.32%) GitLab
9 1 (0.32%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.32%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.32%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 103 (32.91%) Social Skills
2 56 (17.89%) Finance
3 37 (11.82%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (7.03%) Retail
5 19 (6.07%) Manufacturing
6 17 (5.43%) Law
7 15 (4.79%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (3.51%) Police
9 9 (2.88%) Automotive
10 8 (2.56%) Back Office
10 8 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 8 (2.56%) Public Sector
11 7 (2.24%) Local Government
12 5 (1.60%) Banking
12 5 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.28%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.96%) Legal
14 3 (0.96%) Marketing
14 3 (0.96%) Military
Job Titles
1 141 (45.05%) Developer
2 48 (15.34%) .NET Developer
3 42 (13.42%) Software Developer
4 31 (9.90%) C# Developer
5 29 (9.27%) Senior
6 28 (8.95%) Analyst
7 23 (7.35%) Data Engineer
8 22 (7.03%) Administrator
8 22 (7.03%) Lead
9 20 (6.39%) DBA
10 18 (5.75%) Web Developer
11 17 (5.43%) Azure Engineer
11 17 (5.43%) C# Software Developer
12 14 (4.47%) Consultant
12 14 (4.47%) Junior
13 12 (3.83%) Azure Data Engineer
13 12 (3.83%) IT Support
14 11 (3.51%) C# .NET Developer
14 11 (3.51%) SQL Developer
14 11 (3.51%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 129 (41.21%) .NET
2 78 (24.92%) ASP.NET
3 69 (22.04%) HTML
4 44 (14.06%) ASP.NET MVC
5 42 (13.42%) .NET Core
6 38 (12.14%) CSS
7 36 (11.50%) .NET Framework
8 34 (10.86%) XML
9 33 (10.54%) Entity Framework
10 32 (10.22%) ASP.NET Web API
10 32 (10.22%) REST
11 31 (9.90%) AngularJS
12 28 (8.95%) Vue
13 27 (8.63%) React
14 26 (8.31%) JSON
15 18 (5.75%) Twitter Bootstrap
16 15 (4.79%) HTML5
17 13 (4.15%) Blazor
17 13 (4.15%) RESTful
18 12 (3.83%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.67%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (5.75%) Management Information System
3 16 (5.11%) NHS
4 15 (4.79%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.19%) Clustering
5 10 (3.19%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.56%) Algorithms
6 8 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (2.56%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.92%) Data Structures
7 6 (1.92%) Replication
8 5 (1.60%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.60%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (1.28%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.28%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.64%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.64%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.64%) TRADACOMS
Operating Systems
1 70 (22.36%) Windows
2 27 (8.63%) Windows Server
3 25 (7.99%) Linux
4 12 (3.83%) VMS
5 11 (3.51%) Windows Server 2019
6 7 (2.24%) Unix
7 6 (1.92%) Windows 10
8 4 (1.28%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.96%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.96%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.64%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (26.52%) Agile
2 78 (24.92%) DevOps
3 69 (22.04%) Business Intelligence
4 67 (21.41%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (19.49%) MVC
6 37 (11.82%) Customer Service
6 37 (11.82%) Full Stack Development
7 36 (11.50%) Web Development
8 34 (10.86%) ETL
9 33 (10.54%) Data Modelling
10 30 (9.58%) Computer Science
10 30 (9.58%) Scrum
11 29 (9.27%) Performance Tuning
12 26 (8.31%) Analytics
12 26 (8.31%) Microservices
13 25 (7.99%) Mentoring
14 23 (7.35%) CI/CD
15 22 (7.03%) Data Engineering
16 21 (6.71%) Continuous Improvement
17 19 (6.07%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 203 (64.86%) SQL
2 148 (47.28%) C#
3 73 (23.32%) T-SQL
4 63 (20.13%) JavaScript
5 25 (7.99%) TypeScript
6 24 (7.67%) VB.NET
7 21 (6.71%) Java
7 21 (6.71%) PowerShell
8 17 (5.43%) VB
9 13 (4.15%) Python
10 11 (3.51%) C++
11 10 (3.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (3.19%) PHP
12 9 (2.88%) XAML
13 7 (2.24%) R
14 5 (1.60%) VB6
15 4 (1.28%) C
16 3 (0.96%) Bicep
16 3 (0.96%) PL/SQL
17 2 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 55 (17.57%) Degree
2 23 (7.35%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.79%) Computer Science Degree
4 11 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (2.24%) Azure Certification
5 7 (2.24%) Oracle Certification
5 7 (2.24%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.28%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.96%) MCSA
8 2 (0.64%) CCNA
8 2 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.64%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.64%) MCSE
8 2 (0.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (10.22%) QA
2 18 (5.75%) Data Quality
3 13 (4.15%) Accessibility
3 13 (4.15%) GDPR
4 5 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.96%) JSP 440
6 2 (0.64%) PMO
6 2 (0.64%) SLA
System Software
1 30 (9.58%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.19%) Docker
4 7 (2.24%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.28%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.64%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.64%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (3.51%) Terraform
2 8 (2.56%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.28%) SCCM
3 4 (1.28%) SCOM
4 3 (0.96%) Backup Exec
4 3 (0.96%) VxRail
5 2 (0.64%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Clustering
5 2 (0.64%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 162 (51.76%) Microsoft
2 36 (11.50%) Oracle
3 31 (9.90%) VMware
4 23 (7.35%) Databricks
5 11 (3.51%) NEC
6 10 (3.19%) Citrix
7 9 (2.88%) IBM
8 7 (2.24%) Dell
9 6 (1.92%) Adobe
9 6 (1.92%) SAP
10 5 (1.60%) SYSPRO
10 5 (1.60%) Veeam
11 4 (1.28%) BT
11 4 (1.28%) DevExpress
11 4 (1.28%) EMC
11 4 (1.28%) Google
11 4 (1.28%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.28%) Xamarin
12 3 (0.96%) Informatica
12 3 (0.96%) Red Hat