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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 407 392 540
Rank change year-on-year -15 +148 -33
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18 32 36
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.087% 0.20% 0.11%
As % of the Development Applications category 1.29% 1.86% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 15 26 20
10th Percentile - - £38,600
25th Percentile £42,500 £44,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.11% - +15.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £77,500 £62,625
90th Percentile - £87,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £47,085 £50,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year -5.83% +8.11% -7.50%

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 1,392 1,718 3,526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 6.72% 10.81% 10.55%
Number of salaries quoted 919 1,114 2,674
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £65,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.46% +12.07% -7.20%
75th Percentile £74,987 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,001 £90,000
UK median annual salary £62,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.62% +13.04% -11.54%

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 1 July 2026.

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 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (88.89%) Azure
2 12 (66.67%) Power Platform
3 7 (38.89%) IaaS
4 5 (27.78%) SaaS
5 3 (16.67%) AWS
5 3 (16.67%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (16.67%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (16.67%) Power Automate
5 3 (16.67%) PowerApps
6 2 (11.11%) Azure Functions
6 2 (11.11%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (11.11%) Azure Storage
6 2 (11.11%) Entra ID
6 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (11.11%) OneDrive
6 2 (11.11%) PaaS
6 2 (11.11%) Serverless
7 1 (5.56%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (27.78%) DMZ
1 5 (27.78%) Firewall
1 5 (27.78%) Reverse Proxy
1 5 (27.78%) STUN
1 5 (27.78%) VLAN
1 5 (27.78%) VoIP
1 5 (27.78%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (77.78%) SQL Server
2 9 (50.00%) Power BI
3 7 (38.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (27.78%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (11.11%) Star Schema
7 1 (5.56%) Data Lake
General
1 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Documentation Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Legal
4 2 (11.11%) Finance
5 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (44.44%) Support Engineer
2 7 (38.89%) Developer
3 5 (27.78%) Cloud Engineer
3 5 (27.78%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (27.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 5 (27.78%) Infrastructure Support
3 5 (27.78%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
3 5 (27.78%) Senior
3 5 (27.78%) VoIP Engineer
3 5 (27.78%) VoIP Support Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 3 (16.67%) Senior Developer
4 3 (16.67%) Senior Software Developer
4 3 (16.67%) Software Developer
5 2 (11.11%) Applications Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Azure Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Business Developer
5 2 (11.11%) IT Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Senior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (27.78%) .NET
1 5 (27.78%) FreeSWITCH
2 3 (16.67%) ASP.NET
2 3 (16.67%) ASP.NET Core
2 3 (16.67%) Blazor
2 3 (16.67%) jQuery
2 3 (16.67%) React
3 2 (11.11%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 2 (11.11%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Windows
1 7 (38.89%) Windows Server
2 5 (27.78%) Debian
2 5 (27.78%) Linux
3 2 (11.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 7 (38.89%) ETL
4 5 (27.78%) Analytics
4 5 (27.78%) High Availability
4 5 (27.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 5 (27.78%) Root Cause Analysis
5 4 (22.22%) Agile
5 4 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (22.22%) DevOps
6 3 (16.67%) Architectural Patterns
6 3 (16.67%) Case Management
6 3 (16.67%) CI/CD
6 3 (16.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 3 (16.67%) Decision-Making
6 3 (16.67%) Front End Development
6 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
6 3 (16.67%) Software Testing
7 2 (11.11%) Budget Management
7 2 (11.11%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 17 (94.44%) SQL
2 9 (50.00%) PowerShell
3 7 (38.89%) Python
4 6 (33.33%) T-SQL
5 5 (27.78%) Bash
5 5 (27.78%) C#
6 3 (16.67%) JavaScript
6 3 (16.67%) PL/SQL
7 2 (11.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (11.11%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Azure Certification
2 4 (22.22%) Degree
3 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) Data Quality
2 2 (11.11%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (27.78%) Cisco