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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 385 455 421
Rank change year-on-year +70 -34 +262
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 15 20 64
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.093% 0.10% 0.29%
As % of the Development Applications category 1.12% 0.87% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 14 16 60
10th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £32,263
25th Percentile £48,125 £58,594 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £52,625
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +42.52% +10.79%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £63,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £58,750 £67,500 £52,750
% change year-on-year -12.96% +27.96% +9.90%

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 1,338 2,298 3,454
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.28% 11.59% 15.58%
Number of salaries quoted 810 1,227 2,886
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

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 November 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 2 (13.33%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (6.67%) IIS
2 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (33.33%) Azure
2 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
3 2 (13.33%) AWS
3 2 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (13.33%) GitHub
3 2 (13.33%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (6.67%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (6.67%) Google Analytics
4 1 (6.67%) IaaS
4 1 (6.67%) PaaS
4 1 (6.67%) Power Automate
4 1 (6.67%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (93.33%) SQL Server
2 6 (40.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (26.67%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (20.00%) Power BI
5 2 (13.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (6.67%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (6.67%) Star Schema
6 1 (6.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (20.00%) Git
2 2 (13.33%) Artifactory
2 2 (13.33%) Octopus Deploy
2 2 (13.33%) TeamCity
3 1 (6.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Spanish Language
3 4 (26.67%) Social Skills
4 3 (20.00%) Finance
5 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Applications Support
2 5 (33.33%) Applications Support Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Software Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Software Support Analyst
2 5 (33.33%) Support Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) Business Developer
3 3 (20.00%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 3 (20.00%) Developer
4 2 (13.33%) Consultant
4 2 (13.33%) DevOps Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Azure DevOps Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Azure Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Data Migration Consultant
5 1 (6.67%) DBA
5 1 (6.67%) Power BI Developer
5 1 (6.67%) Software Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) SQL BI Developer
5 1 (6.67%) SSIS Developer
5 1 (6.67%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (13.33%) .NET
1 2 (13.33%) XML
2 1 (6.67%) Laravel
2 1 (6.67%) Symfony
2 1 (6.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
1 5 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (6.67%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (40.00%) Windows
2 5 (33.33%) Mac OS
3 1 (6.67%) Linux
3 1 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 5 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
2 5 (33.33%) Time Management
3 4 (26.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (26.67%) ETL
4 3 (20.00%) CRM
4 3 (20.00%) DevOps
5 2 (13.33%) Complex ETL
5 2 (13.33%) Data Migration
5 2 (13.33%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (13.33%) Migration
5 2 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (13.33%) Server Management
5 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
5 2 (13.33%) Software Delivery
5 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (13.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 14 (93.33%) SQL
2 3 (20.00%) C#
3 2 (13.33%) PowerShell
3 2 (13.33%) Python
3 2 (13.33%) T-SQL
4 1 (6.67%) C
4 1 (6.67%) PHP
4 1 (6.67%) X++
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) Azure Certification
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (6.67%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Docker
1 2 (13.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (13.33%) Ansible
1 2 (13.33%) Kubernetes
1 2 (13.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (33.33%) N-able
3 2 (13.33%) Pega
3 2 (13.33%) VMware
4 1 (6.67%) Alteryx
4 1 (6.67%) Google
4 1 (6.67%) Talend