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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 67 55
Rank change year-on-year -51 -12 -21
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 576 772 968
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.30% 4.68% 4.55%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 18.20% 29.86% 20.57%
Number of salaries quoted 464 445 623
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,250 £38,750 £41,500
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 £87,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £56,529 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.69% +4.55% -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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 3,165 2,585 4,706
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.66% 15.67% 22.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,403 1,775 2,905
10th Percentile £37,550 £35,792 £39,100
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% +12.20%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £112,500 £137,500
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 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SQL Server
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server.

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 13 October 2026.

SQL Server salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SQL Server
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 41 (7.12%) IIS
2 37 (6.42%) SharePoint
3 22 (3.82%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.39%) Confluence
5 6 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.87%) nginx
7 4 (0.69%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.69%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.69%) Oracle Spatial
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
9 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.17%) CMS
9 1 (0.17%) Documentum
9 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.87%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.87%) Elite 3E
2 5 (0.87%) Fidessa
2 5 (0.87%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.52%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.35%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.35%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.17%) Finacle
5 1 (0.17%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 315 (54.69%) Azure
2 101 (17.53%) AWS
3 98 (17.01%) Power Platform
4 94 (16.32%) Azure DevOps
5 61 (10.59%) SaaS
6 59 (10.24%) Microsoft 365
7 38 (6.60%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 31 (5.38%) Azure Service Bus
8 31 (5.38%) Snowflake
9 27 (4.69%) Entra ID
9 27 (4.69%) Power Automate
9 27 (4.69%) PowerApps
9 27 (4.69%) Serverless
10 25 (4.34%) Azure Monitor
11 24 (4.17%) GCP
12 23 (3.99%) GitHub
13 21 (3.65%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (2.60%) Copilot Studio
14 15 (2.60%) PaaS
15 14 (2.43%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.90%) DNS
1 34 (5.90%) Firewall
2 29 (5.03%) VPN
3 28 (4.86%) TCP/IP
4 20 (3.47%) DHCP
5 10 (1.74%) VLAN
6 9 (1.56%) WAN
7 8 (1.39%) HTTP
7 8 (1.39%) VoIP
8 7 (1.22%) LAN
9 5 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.69%) Network Security
11 3 (0.52%) FTP
11 3 (0.52%) Wireless
12 2 (0.35%) Broadband
13 1 (0.17%) ATM
13 1 (0.17%) RTSP
13 1 (0.17%) SAN
13 1 (0.17%) SSL
13 1 (0.17%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (12.50%) Power BI
2 58 (10.07%) Azure SQL Database
3 53 (9.20%) Data Warehouse
4 52 (9.03%) PostgreSQL
4 52 (9.03%) Relational Database
5 48 (8.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (6.42%) Redis
7 34 (5.90%) MySQL
7 34 (5.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 31 (5.38%) MongoDB
9 20 (3.47%) Data Lake
10 19 (3.30%) NoSQL
11 14 (2.43%) Metadata
12 13 (2.26%) Star Schema
13 12 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
14 11 (1.91%) Tableau
15 9 (1.56%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.56%) DynamoDB
15 9 (1.56%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 70 (12.15%) Git
2 28 (4.86%) JIRA
3 10 (1.74%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.22%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.04%) NUnit
5 6 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.87%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (0.87%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.69%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.69%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.52%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.35%) MSTest
10 1 (0.17%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.17%) Flyway
10 1 (0.17%) GitLab
10 1 (0.17%) Karma Test Runner
10 1 (0.17%) Postman
10 1 (0.17%) Selenium
10 1 (0.17%) Storybook
10 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 190 (32.99%) Social Skills
2 102 (17.71%) Finance
3 70 (12.15%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (7.64%) Law
5 36 (6.25%) Legal
6 34 (5.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (4.17%) Public Sector
8 14 (2.43%) Retail
9 12 (2.08%) Manufacturing
10 11 (1.91%) Banking
11 10 (1.74%) Front Office
12 9 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.22%) Marketing
13 7 (1.22%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.87%) Legal Technology
15 5 (0.87%) Publishing
16 4 (0.69%) Aerospace
17 3 (0.52%) Advertising
17 3 (0.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 212 (36.81%) Developer
2 98 (17.01%) Senior
3 65 (11.28%) Software Developer
4 61 (10.59%) Software Engineer
5 59 (10.24%) .NET Developer
6 58 (10.07%) Data Engineer
7 57 (9.90%) Lead
8 47 (8.16%) Graduate
9 43 (7.47%) Azure Engineer
10 41 (7.12%) Full-Stack Developer
11 38 (6.60%) SQL Developer
12 36 (6.25%) Lead Developer
13 34 (5.90%) Analyst
14 30 (5.21%) Senior Developer
15 28 (4.86%) Support Engineer
16 25 (4.34%) Support Analyst
17 24 (4.17%) Architect
18 22 (3.82%) C# Developer
18 22 (3.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
18 22 (3.82%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 222 (38.54%) .NET
2 68 (11.81%) ASP.NET
3 63 (10.94%) .NET Framework
3 63 (10.94%) REST
4 59 (10.24%) CSS
5 57 (9.90%) .NET Core
6 54 (9.38%) React
7 50 (8.68%) HTML
8 46 (7.99%) Entity Framework
9 42 (7.29%) Node.js
10 40 (6.94%) AngularJS
11 34 (5.90%) XML
12 32 (5.56%) Blazor
13 29 (5.03%) Vue
14 25 (4.34%) jQuery
15 23 (3.99%) RESTful
15 23 (3.99%) Terraform
15 23 (3.99%) Web Services
16 21 (3.65%) ASP.NET Core
16 21 (3.65%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.60%) Enterprise Software
2 33 (5.73%) Product Ownership
3 28 (4.86%) Legacy Systems
4 24 (4.17%) Cloud Native
5 18 (3.13%) Onboarding
6 17 (2.95%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.78%) AI Agents
8 15 (2.60%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (2.26%) Distributed Systems
9 13 (2.26%) Replication
10 12 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (1.91%) Clustering
11 11 (1.91%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.91%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.39%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.22%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (1.04%) Client/Server
14 6 (1.04%) Equities
14 6 (1.04%) Online Gambling
14 6 (1.04%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 94 (16.32%) Windows
2 67 (11.63%) Windows Server
3 35 (6.08%) Linux
4 8 (1.39%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.87%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.35%) Android
7 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.17%) AIX
8 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (29.34%) DevOps
2 145 (25.17%) Problem-Solving
3 144 (25.00%) Agile
4 129 (22.40%) CI/CD
5 120 (20.83%) Software Engineering
6 113 (19.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 96 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
8 84 (14.58%) AI
9 80 (13.89%) Business Intelligence
9 80 (13.89%) Computer Science
10 77 (13.37%) Clean Code
10 77 (13.37%) Mentoring
11 69 (11.98%) Analytics
12 64 (11.11%) Microservices
13 60 (10.42%) ETL
14 52 (9.03%) Performance Tuning
15 47 (8.16%) Migration
15 47 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
16 46 (7.99%) Data Modelling
16 46 (7.99%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 295 (51.22%) SQL
2 254 (44.10%) C#
3 106 (18.40%) JavaScript
4 84 (14.58%) Python
5 58 (10.07%) TypeScript
6 56 (9.72%) PowerShell
7 50 (8.68%) T-SQL
8 43 (7.47%) PHP
9 38 (6.60%) Java
10 16 (2.78%) C++
11 12 (2.08%) Go
12 11 (1.91%) Bicep
13 9 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.22%) VB.NET
15 6 (1.04%) Rust
15 6 (1.04%) VBA
16 5 (0.87%) Tcl
16 5 (0.87%) VBScript
17 4 (0.69%) Bash
17 4 (0.69%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 106 (18.40%) Degree
2 58 (10.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (4.34%) Security Cleared
4 20 (3.47%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.08%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.08%) DBS Check
5 12 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.04%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.17%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.17%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.17%) HNC
8 1 (0.17%) HND
8 1 (0.17%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.17%) MCT
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (9.55%) Data Quality
2 35 (6.08%) QA
3 18 (3.13%) GDPR
4 14 (2.43%) SLA
5 11 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.74%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 7 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.52%) PMO
10 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.17%) IASME
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.17%) WCAG
System Software
1 52 (9.03%) Docker
2 45 (7.81%) Active Directory
3 25 (4.34%) Hyper-V
4 15 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (2.26%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) HDFS
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (4.34%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.91%) Ansible
4 6 (1.04%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (1.04%) Grafana
5 5 (0.87%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.87%) ZABBIX
6 3 (0.52%) SQL Sentry
7 2 (0.35%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 2 (0.35%) SCOM
7 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.17%) Control-M
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 283 (49.13%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.29%) Databricks
3 41 (7.12%) Oracle
4 24 (4.17%) VMware
5 15 (2.60%) Informatica
6 14 (2.43%) Google
7 13 (2.26%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.08%) Citrix
9 11 (1.91%) IBM
9 11 (1.91%) OpenAI
10 10 (1.74%) Talend
10 10 (1.74%) Veeam
11 9 (1.56%) iManage
11 9 (1.56%) TIBCO
12 7 (1.22%) Intapp
12 7 (1.22%) ServiceNow
13 6 (1.04%) RedGate
14 5 (0.87%) Cisco
14 5 (0.87%) Remedy
14 5 (0.87%) Sybase