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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 385 477 462
Rank change year-on-year +92 -15 +279
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 32 18 67
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.20% 0.078% 0.27%
As % of the Development Applications category 2.20% 0.74% 1.80%
Number of salaries quoted 26 10 63
10th Percentile - £55,650 £32,375
25th Percentile £44,000 £57,656 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £70,625 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.81% +41.25% +5.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £54,875
90th Percentile £87,500 - £63,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% +35.00% +4.17%

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 1,455 2,425 3,725
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.98% 10.46% 15.14%
Number of salaries quoted 882 1,445 3,146
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £87,500 £95,436
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +4.00%

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

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

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.25%) BizTalk Server
3 1 (3.13%) IIS
3 1 (3.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (68.75%) Azure
2 16 (50.00%) Power Platform
3 8 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 8 (25.00%) IaaS
3 8 (25.00%) PaaS
3 8 (25.00%) Power Automate
3 8 (25.00%) PowerApps
4 7 (21.88%) AWS
5 6 (18.75%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (6.25%) GitHub
6 2 (6.25%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (3.13%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (75.00%) SQL Server
2 23 (71.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 16 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (43.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (31.25%) Power BI
6 8 (25.00%) Star Schema
7 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 5 (15.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (3.13%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (3.13%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (18.75%) Visual Studio
2 3 (9.38%) Git
3 2 (6.25%) Artifactory
3 2 (6.25%) Octopus Deploy
3 2 (6.25%) TeamCity
General
1 15 (46.88%) Finance
2 6 (18.75%) Manufacturing
3 5 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (15.63%) Spanish Language
4 4 (12.50%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (34.38%) Analyst
2 10 (31.25%) Business Developer
2 10 (31.25%) Business Intelligence Developer
2 10 (31.25%) Developer
3 8 (25.00%) ETL Developer
3 8 (25.00%) Power BI Developer
3 8 (25.00%) SQL BI Developer
3 8 (25.00%) SQL Developer
4 6 (18.75%) SSIS Developer
5 5 (15.63%) Applications Support
5 5 (15.63%) Applications Support Analyst
5 5 (15.63%) Consultant
5 5 (15.63%) Software Analyst
5 5 (15.63%) Software Support Analyst
5 5 (15.63%) SQL Analyst
5 5 (15.63%) Support Analyst
6 2 (6.25%) Architect
6 2 (6.25%) Principal Consultant
6 2 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
6 2 (6.25%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (18.75%) Web Services
2 2 (6.25%) .NET
2 2 (6.25%) XML
3 1 (3.13%) Laravel
3 1 (3.13%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 5 (15.63%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (15.63%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.75%) Windows
2 5 (15.63%) Mac OS
3 1 (3.13%) Linux
3 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Business Intelligence
2 14 (43.75%) Analytics
3 13 (40.63%) Customer Service
4 11 (34.38%) Decision-Making
4 11 (34.38%) ETL
5 10 (31.25%) CRM
6 9 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (25.00%) Case Management
7 8 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
7 8 (25.00%) Data Mapping
7 8 (25.00%) DevOps
7 8 (25.00%) Kimball Methodology
8 7 (21.88%) Service Delivery
9 6 (18.75%) Impact Assessments
9 6 (18.75%) Wireframes
10 5 (15.63%) Analytical Thinking
10 5 (15.63%) Data Analytics
10 5 (15.63%) Data Pipeline
10 5 (15.63%) Innovative Thinking
10 5 (15.63%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (81.25%) SQL
2 8 (25.00%) C#
3 6 (18.75%) C
3 6 (18.75%) X++
4 2 (6.25%) PowerShell
4 2 (6.25%) Python
4 2 (6.25%) T-SQL
5 1 (3.13%) PHP
Qualifications
1 10 (31.25%) Degree
2 1 (3.13%) Azure Certification
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 5 (15.63%) QA
System Software
1 2 (6.25%) Docker
1 2 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.25%) Ansible
1 2 (6.25%) Kubernetes
1 2 (6.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 19 (59.38%) Microsoft
2 5 (15.63%) N-able
3 2 (6.25%) Pega
3 2 (6.25%) VMware
4 1 (3.13%) Alteryx
4 1 (3.13%) Google
4 1 (3.13%) Talend