Hybrid/Remote SQL Server Job Trends
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | 66 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | -11 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server | 581 | 774 | 960 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 2.31% | 4.71% | 4.65% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 18.17% | 29.86% | 20.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 466 | 446 | 616 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,063 | £38,750 | £42,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -3.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £86,250 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,529 | £56,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.05% | +2.73% | -4.35% |
All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home
SQL Server falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 3,197 | 2,592 | 4,698 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 12.70% | 15.78% | 22.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,419 | 1,779 | 2,897 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,700 | £35,833 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,217 | £46,250 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -10.71% | +14.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £82,500 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £112,500 | £132,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +4.00% |
SQL Server Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server.
SQL Server Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
SQL Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power BI | 12.7% | 74 |
| 2 | Azure SQL Database | 10.0% | 58 |
| 3 | Data Warehouse | 9.3% | 54 |
| 4 | PostgreSQL | 9.1% | 53 |
| 5 | Relational Database | 9.0% | 52 |
| 6 | SQL Server Integration Services | 8.1% | 47 |
| 7 | Redis | 6.4% | 37 |
| 8 | MySQL | 5.9% | 34 |
| 8 | SQL Server Reporting Services | 5.9% | 34 |
| 10 | MongoDB | 5.3% | 31 |
| 11 | Data Lake | 3.4% | 20 |
| 12 | NoSQL | 3.3% | 19 |
| 13 | Metadata | 2.4% | 14 |
| 13 | Star Schema | 2.4% | 14 |
| 15 | Elasticsearch | 2.1% | 12 |
| 16 | Tableau | 1.9% | 11 |
| 17 | Amazon QuickSight | 1.5% | 9 |
| 17 | DynamoDB | 1.5% | 9 |
| 17 | Snowflake Schema | 1.5% | 9 |
| 20 | Oracle Database | 1.2% | 7 |