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 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 424 391
Rank change year-on-year +68 -33 +235
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 6 22 66
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.039% 0.13% 0.33%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.50% 0.94% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4 21 63
10th Percentile £48,250 £53,750 £35,800
25th Percentile £49,375 £57,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +20.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile £64,375 £82,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,250 - -
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 1,202 2,342 3,015
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.85% 13.55% 15.08%
Number of salaries quoted 806 1,352 2,577
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,298 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,339 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% -5.63% +3.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £100,000
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 25 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 (16.67%) BizTalk Server
1 1 (16.67%) IIS
1 1 (16.67%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) GitHub
2 1 (16.67%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (33.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (16.67%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (16.67%) Power BI
3 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Git
2 1 (16.67%) Artifactory
2 1 (16.67%) Octopus Deploy
2 1 (16.67%) TeamCity
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Applications Support
2 1 (16.67%) Applications Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Data Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) DBA
2 1 (16.67%) DevOps Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Migration Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Software Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Software Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) SQL Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) SQL Data Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) SQL DBA
2 1 (16.67%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
1 1 (16.67%) Laravel
1 1 (16.67%) Symfony
1 1 (16.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (16.67%) Linux
2 1 (16.67%) Mac OS
2 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Data Migration
1 2 (33.33%) Migration
1 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Analytics
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Change Control
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) CRM
2 1 (16.67%) Data Extraction
2 1 (16.67%) Data Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (16.67%) ERP
2 1 (16.67%) ETL
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Time Management
2 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (33.33%) T-SQL
3 1 (16.67%) PHP
3 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
1 1 (16.67%) QA
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 1 (16.67%) Docker
1 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Ansible
1 1 (16.67%) Kubernetes
1 1 (16.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Alteryx
2 1 (16.67%) N-able
2 1 (16.67%) Pega
2 1 (16.67%) Talend
2 1 (16.67%) VMware