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 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 55 20
Rank change year-on-year -39 -35 +19
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 471 696 2,741
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.79% 5.19% 9.13%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.96% 19.09% 38.69%
Number of salaries quoted 395 567 2,500
10th Percentile £34,250 £33,120 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,200 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.55% -3.51%
75th Percentile £77,250 £71,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,200 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.36% - -3.51%

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 2,145 3,646 7,085
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.72% 27.19% 23.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,556 2,433 6,062
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,213 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,425 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.04% +13.04% -8.49%
75th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £118,750 £93,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,779 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.43% +9.18% -8.00%

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 19 March 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 18 (3.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.61%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.55%) IIS
4 8 (1.70%) Confluence
5 5 (1.06%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.85%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.85%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.85%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.64%) Apache
7 3 (0.64%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.64%) SAS
8 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.42%) CMS
8 2 (0.42%) JBoss
8 2 (0.42%) Moodle
8 2 (0.42%) nginx
8 2 (0.42%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.42%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.42%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 33 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.64%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (4.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.82%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (1.91%) Magento
3 9 (1.91%) Shopify
4 3 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.64%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.42%) Markit EDM
5 2 (0.42%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.21%) Actimize
6 1 (0.21%) ION Anvil
6 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 279 (59.24%) Azure
2 96 (20.38%) AWS
3 86 (18.26%) SaaS
4 83 (17.62%) Power Platform
5 56 (11.89%) Azure DevOps
6 46 (9.77%) Azure Data Factory
7 39 (8.28%) GitHub
8 38 (8.07%) Microsoft 365
9 36 (7.64%) Serverless
10 28 (5.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 28 (5.94%) Entra ID
11 23 (4.88%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (4.25%) GitHub Actions
13 19 (4.03%) PaaS
14 14 (2.97%) GCP
14 14 (2.97%) PowerApps
15 13 (2.76%) Power Automate
16 12 (2.55%) Azure App Service
17 11 (2.34%) IaaS
18 10 (2.12%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.73%) Firewall
2 13 (2.76%) VPN
3 12 (2.55%) TCP/IP
4 10 (2.12%) DNS
5 7 (1.49%) DMZ
5 7 (1.49%) VLAN
6 6 (1.27%) DHCP
7 5 (1.06%) Reverse Proxy
7 5 (1.06%) STUN
7 5 (1.06%) VoIP
8 3 (0.64%) AMQP
8 3 (0.64%) PuTTY
8 3 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.64%) SSL
9 2 (0.42%) SAN
9 2 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.21%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.21%) Internet
10 1 (0.21%) MPLS
10 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (16.14%) Power BI
2 66 (14.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 48 (10.19%) PostgreSQL
4 46 (9.77%) Azure SQL Database
4 46 (9.77%) MySQL
5 42 (8.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 20 (4.25%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (3.82%) NoSQL
7 18 (3.82%) Relational Database
8 12 (2.55%) DB2
8 12 (2.55%) Oracle Database
9 10 (2.12%) MongoDB
9 10 (2.12%) Redis
10 8 (1.70%) Tableau
11 7 (1.49%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (1.49%) Data Lake
12 5 (1.06%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 4 (0.85%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.85%) Oracle Database 10g
13 4 (0.85%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 46 (9.77%) Git
2 23 (4.88%) JIRA
3 11 (2.34%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.91%) GitLab
4 9 (1.91%) Selenium
4 9 (1.91%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 8 (1.70%) Cucumber
5 8 (1.70%) JUnit
6 4 (0.85%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.64%) Maven
7 3 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.64%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.42%) Jasmine
8 2 (0.42%) NUnit
8 2 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.21%) Karma Test Runner
9 1 (0.21%) Moq
9 1 (0.21%) MSTest
9 1 (0.21%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.21%) TestRail
General
1 169 (35.88%) Social Skills
2 110 (23.35%) Finance
3 87 (18.47%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (5.10%) Banking
5 19 (4.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (3.18%) Public Sector
8 14 (2.97%) Law
9 12 (2.55%) Billing
9 12 (2.55%) Retail
10 10 (2.12%) Back Office
10 10 (2.12%) Marketing
11 9 (1.91%) Legal
12 7 (1.49%) Front Office
13 6 (1.27%) Automotive
14 5 (1.06%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.85%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.64%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 142 (30.15%) Developer
2 109 (23.14%) Senior
3 61 (12.95%) Analyst
4 43 (9.13%) .NET Developer
4 43 (9.13%) Support Engineer
5 42 (8.92%) Software Engineer
6 41 (8.70%) Software Developer
7 38 (8.07%) Lead
8 34 (7.22%) Senior Developer
9 33 (7.01%) Applications Support
9 33 (7.01%) C# Developer
10 32 (6.79%) SQL Developer
11 31 (6.58%) Azure Developer
11 31 (6.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 30 (6.37%) DBA
13 27 (5.73%) Data Engineer
14 23 (4.88%) Support Analyst
15 22 (4.67%) Senior Software Engineer
16 20 (4.25%) Full-Stack Developer
16 20 (4.25%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 196 (41.61%) .NET
2 62 (13.16%) CSS
3 58 (12.31%) .NET Core
4 49 (10.40%) React
5 43 (9.13%) HTML
6 40 (8.49%) .NET Framework
7 34 (7.22%) Entity Framework
7 34 (7.22%) REST
8 30 (6.37%) ASP.NET
9 28 (5.94%) AngularJS
9 28 (5.94%) jQuery
10 26 (5.52%) RESTful
11 21 (4.46%) ASP.NET Web API
12 20 (4.25%) JSON
13 19 (4.03%) Django
13 19 (4.03%) XML
14 16 (3.40%) Razor View Engine
14 16 (3.40%) SOAP
15 15 (3.18%) ASP.NET Web Forms
15 15 (3.18%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.37%) Cloud Native
2 27 (5.73%) Analytical Mindset
3 26 (5.52%) Legacy Systems
4 24 (5.10%) Data Structures
5 23 (4.88%) Legacy Applications
6 18 (3.82%) Onboarding
7 17 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.34%) Replication
9 10 (2.12%) Driving Licence
10 9 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (1.70%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.70%) Management Information System
12 7 (1.49%) Client/Server
12 7 (1.49%) NHS
13 6 (1.27%) Product Ownership
14 5 (1.06%) Clustering
15 4 (0.85%) CMDB
15 4 (0.85%) N-Tier
15 4 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 69 (14.65%) Windows
2 38 (8.07%) Windows Server
3 25 (5.31%) Linux
4 11 (2.34%) VMS
5 5 (1.06%) Debian
5 5 (1.06%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.64%) CentOS
6 3 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.64%) Unix
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.21%) Android
8 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (26.96%) Agile
2 115 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (24.20%) DevOps
4 109 (23.14%) CI/CD
5 108 (22.93%) Continuous Improvement
6 92 (19.53%) Software Engineering
7 90 (19.11%) Business Intelligence
8 81 (17.20%) Analytics
9 74 (15.71%) Mentoring
10 64 (13.59%) Full-Stack Development
11 61 (12.95%) Microservices
12 59 (12.53%) Decision-Making
13 53 (11.25%) Computer Science
14 49 (10.40%) MVC
15 48 (10.19%) Visualisation
16 45 (9.55%) Data Modelling
17 43 (9.13%) ETL
18 39 (8.28%) Data Analysis
19 38 (8.07%) Scrum
20 37 (7.86%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 257 (54.56%) SQL
2 152 (32.27%) C#
3 87 (18.47%) Python
4 57 (12.10%) JavaScript
5 53 (11.25%) T-SQL
6 45 (9.55%) PowerShell
7 36 (7.64%) Java
8 34 (7.22%) TypeScript
9 27 (5.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 23 (4.88%) PHP
11 19 (4.03%) C++
12 16 (3.40%) R
13 12 (2.55%) Bicep
14 11 (2.34%) PL/SQL
14 11 (2.34%) VB.NET
15 9 (1.91%) Bash
16 8 (1.70%) Delphi
17 3 (0.64%) Erlang
18 2 (0.42%) Apex Code
18 2 (0.42%) Korn
Qualifications
1 93 (19.75%) Degree
2 41 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (3.61%) Security Cleared
4 16 (3.40%) Master's Degree
5 12 (2.55%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 11 (2.34%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.49%) AWS Certification
8 7 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.64%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.64%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.42%) AWS Certified Developer
11 2 (0.42%) CCNA
11 2 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.42%) MCSA
11 2 (0.42%) MCSE
12 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.21%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (10.40%) Data Quality
2 27 (5.73%) QA
3 16 (3.40%) SLA
4 13 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (2.55%) Actionable Recommendations
5 12 (2.55%) GDPR
6 2 (0.42%) HL7
7 1 (0.21%) NIST
7 1 (0.21%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 46 (9.77%) Docker
2 38 (8.07%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.27%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.64%) vSphere
7 2 (0.42%) XenApp
8 1 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.21%) Firmware
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.21%) vCloud
8 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 36 (7.64%) Kubernetes
2 26 (5.52%) Terraform
3 10 (2.12%) Grafana
4 9 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.06%) Ansible
6 4 (0.85%) SCCM
7 3 (0.64%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.64%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.42%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.42%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.21%) CASB
9 1 (0.21%) MIIS
9 1 (0.21%) SQL Sentry
9 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 156 (33.12%) Microsoft
2 50 (10.62%) Oracle
3 17 (3.61%) Databricks
4 16 (3.40%) ServiceNow
5 12 (2.55%) Google
5 12 (2.55%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.34%) Cisco
6 11 (2.34%) VMware
7 10 (2.12%) Red Hat
8 9 (1.91%) ConnectWise
8 9 (1.91%) WooCommerce
9 8 (1.70%) Citrix
9 8 (1.70%) New Relic
9 8 (1.70%) Sage
10 5 (1.06%) IBM
10 5 (1.06%) Informatica
10 5 (1.06%) Xamarin
11 4 (0.85%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.85%) Veeam
11 4 (0.85%) Zoho