Hybrid/Remote SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Job Trends

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 372 442 415
Rank change year-on-year +70 -27 +226
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 10 25 64
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.066% 0.13% 0.31%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.88% 1.05% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 8 21 61
10th Percentile £45,550 £53,750 £32,375
25th Percentile £49,375 £57,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +20.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £58,750 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -12.96% +8.00% +25.00%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,142 2,374 3,122
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.48% 12.46% 15.19%
Number of salaries quoted 774 1,340 2,653
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £97,290
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% -

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) over the 6 months to 3 December 2025.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) BizTalk Server
1 1 (10.00%) IIS
1 1 (10.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (10.00%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (10.00%) AWS
3 1 (10.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (10.00%) GitHub
3 1 (10.00%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (10.00%) IaaS
3 1 (10.00%) PaaS
3 1 (10.00%) Power Automate
3 1 (10.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (90.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (30.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (20.00%) Power BI
3 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (10.00%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (10.00%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Git
2 1 (10.00%) Artifactory
2 1 (10.00%) Octopus Deploy
2 1 (10.00%) TeamCity
General
1 5 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Spanish Language
3 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (20.00%) Finance
5 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Analyst
2 4 (40.00%) Applications Support
2 4 (40.00%) Applications Support Analyst
2 4 (40.00%) Software Analyst
2 4 (40.00%) Software Support Analyst
2 4 (40.00%) Support Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Business Developer
3 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Data Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Data Migration Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) DBA
3 1 (10.00%) Developer
3 1 (10.00%) ETL Developer
3 1 (10.00%) Migration Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) SQL Data Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) SQL DBA
3 1 (10.00%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) .NET
1 1 (10.00%) Laravel
1 1 (10.00%) Symfony
1 1 (10.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Windows
2 4 (40.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (10.00%) Linux
3 1 (10.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 4 (40.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 4 (40.00%) Time Management
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (20.00%) CRM
4 2 (20.00%) Data Migration
4 2 (20.00%) ETL
4 2 (20.00%) Migration
4 2 (20.00%) Software Engineering
5 1 (10.00%) Change Management
5 1 (10.00%) Data Extraction
5 1 (10.00%) Data Mapping
5 1 (10.00%) Data Validation
5 1 (10.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (10.00%) ERP
5 1 (10.00%) Software Testing
5 1 (10.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (20.00%) T-SQL
3 1 (10.00%) PHP
3 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) QA
2 2 (20.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (10.00%) Docker
1 1 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) Ansible
1 1 (10.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (10.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (40.00%) N-able
3 1 (10.00%) Alteryx
3 1 (10.00%) Pega
3 1 (10.00%) Talend
3 1 (10.00%) VMware