Hybrid/Remote Database Optimisation Job Trends

Database Optimisation
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Database Optimisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 363 417 409
Rank change year-on-year +54 -8 +291
Permanent jobs citing Database Optimisation 7 32 70
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.046% 0.19% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.052% 0.20% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5 29 49
10th Percentile - £37,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £79,632
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -27.79% +22.51%
75th Percentile £72,500 £60,000 £84,056
90th Percentile £75,500 £75,000 £97,290
UK median annual salary £70,000 £57,500 £79,632
% change year-on-year +21.74% -27.79% +32.72%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Database Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,453 15,904 19,310
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.47% 92.97% 94.10%
Number of salaries quoted 8,559 9,534 15,518
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.88% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Database Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Database Optimisation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Database Optimisation job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Database Optimisation
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Database Optimisation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Database Optimisation

Database Optimisation
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Database Optimisation over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Database Optimisation salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Database Optimisation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (28.57%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
2 2 (28.57%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (71.43%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (42.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (42.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Git
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Developer
2 4 (57.14%) Senior
3 3 (42.86%) C# Developer
3 3 (42.86%) C# Software Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Software Developer
4 2 (28.57%) .NET Developer
4 2 (28.57%) Senior Developer
5 1 (14.29%) Senior .NET Developer
5 1 (14.29%) Senior C# Developer
5 1 (14.29%) Senior C# Software Developer
5 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) .NET
1 5 (71.43%) .NET Framework
1 5 (71.43%) AngularJS
1 5 (71.43%) ASP.NET
1 5 (71.43%) Entity Framework
1 5 (71.43%) jQuery
2 3 (42.86%) .NET Core
2 3 (42.86%) CSS
2 3 (42.86%) HTML
2 3 (42.86%) Node.js
2 3 (42.86%) React
3 2 (28.57%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (28.57%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (28.57%) ASP.NET Web API
3 2 (28.57%) LINQ
3 2 (28.57%) REST
3 2 (28.57%) Web Services
4 1 (14.29%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
1 2 (28.57%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) MVC
1 5 (71.43%) Software Testing
1 5 (71.43%) Structured Programming
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
2 4 (57.14%) DevOps
3 3 (42.86%) Full-Stack Development
4 2 (28.57%) API Integration
4 2 (28.57%) B2B
4 2 (28.57%) Cloud Security
4 2 (28.57%) Data Management
4 2 (28.57%) ITIL
4 2 (28.57%) Microservices
4 2 (28.57%) Project Management
4 2 (28.57%) Scrum
4 2 (28.57%) Server Management
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (28.57%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 5 (71.43%) C#
2 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
3 2 (28.57%) SQL
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Docker
1 2 (28.57%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft