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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 56 49
Rank change year-on-year -34 -7 -16
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 682 890 1,183
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.98% 5.40% 4.78%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.75% 29.83% 23.40%
Number of salaries quoted 589 547 938
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,825 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -7.89%
75th Percentile £82,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.77% +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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 3,136 2,984 5,055
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.70% 18.10% 20.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,515 2,042 3,867
10th Percentile £36,350 £35,854 £38,000
25th Percentile £45,750 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,861
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

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 August 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 44 (6.45%) IIS
2 32 (4.69%) SharePoint
3 22 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.76%) Confluence
5 6 (0.88%) nginx
6 5 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.44%) Apache
7 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.44%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle Spatial
8 2 (0.29%) CMS
8 2 (0.29%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) NServiceBus
9 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.59%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (0.73%) Fidessa
1 5 (0.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.59%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.29%) Magento
4 2 (0.29%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Finacle
5 1 (0.15%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 406 (59.53%) Azure
2 117 (17.16%) AWS
3 83 (12.17%) Azure DevOps
3 83 (12.17%) Power Platform
4 79 (11.58%) Snowflake
5 60 (8.80%) Azure AI
6 59 (8.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 56 (8.21%) Azure Machine Learning
7 56 (8.21%) SaaS
8 49 (7.18%) Microsoft 365
9 31 (4.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 30 (4.40%) Azure Service Bus
11 26 (3.81%) Power Automate
11 26 (3.81%) PowerApps
12 25 (3.67%) Serverless
13 23 (3.37%) GCP
13 23 (3.37%) GitHub
14 22 (3.23%) Azure Monitor
15 19 (2.79%) Entra ID
15 19 (2.79%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 39 (5.72%) Firewall
2 27 (3.96%) DNS
2 27 (3.96%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.81%) VPN
4 19 (2.79%) DHCP
5 8 (1.17%) HTTP
5 8 (1.17%) LAN
5 8 (1.17%) WAN
6 6 (0.88%) VLAN
6 6 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.73%) Network Security
8 4 (0.59%) SAN
9 3 (0.44%) FTP
9 3 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.44%) VoIP
9 3 (0.44%) Wireless
10 2 (0.29%) Broadband
10 2 (0.29%) iSCSI
11 1 (0.15%) RTSP
11 1 (0.15%) SCTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
2 57 (8.36%) Power BI
3 56 (8.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 54 (7.92%) Relational Database
5 53 (7.77%) PostgreSQL
6 44 (6.45%) MySQL
7 43 (6.30%) Data Warehouse
8 35 (5.13%) Redis
9 34 (4.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 21 (3.08%) Data Lake
11 20 (2.93%) MongoDB
12 17 (2.49%) Oracle Database
13 15 (2.20%) NoSQL
14 13 (1.91%) Elasticsearch
15 11 (1.61%) Db2
16 9 (1.32%) Tableau
17 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 6 (0.88%) Metadata
19 4 (0.59%) Ataccama
19 4 (0.59%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 56 (8.21%) Git
2 27 (3.96%) JIRA
3 10 (1.47%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.32%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.17%) NUnit
5 8 (1.17%) TeamCity
6 6 (0.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.73%) Octopus Deploy
7 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.59%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.44%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.44%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.44%) Selenium
10 2 (0.29%) Karma Test Runner
10 2 (0.29%) MSTest
10 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.15%) Gatling
11 1 (0.15%) GitLab
11 1 (0.15%) Ranorex
11 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 182 (26.69%) Social Skills
2 177 (25.95%) Finance
3 83 (12.17%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (6.16%) Law
5 35 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (4.99%) Legal
7 28 (4.11%) Public Sector
8 25 (3.67%) Banking
9 13 (1.91%) Retail
10 9 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.32%) Front Office
10 9 (1.32%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.03%) Telecoms
12 5 (0.73%) Billing
12 5 (0.73%) Legal Technology
12 5 (0.73%) Marketing
13 4 (0.59%) Publishing
14 3 (0.44%) Advertising
14 3 (0.44%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 240 (35.19%) Developer
2 99 (14.52%) Senior
3 89 (13.05%) Software Developer
4 70 (10.26%) Data Engineer
5 63 (9.24%) Graduate
5 63 (9.24%) SQL Developer
6 60 (8.80%) .NET Developer
6 60 (8.80%) Lead
7 55 (8.06%) Software Engineer
8 48 (7.04%) C# Developer
9 47 (6.89%) Analyst
9 47 (6.89%) Full-Stack Developer
10 39 (5.72%) Graduate Developer
10 39 (5.72%) Graduate Software Developer
11 38 (5.57%) Azure Engineer
11 38 (5.57%) Lead Developer
12 36 (5.28%) Data Manager
13 35 (5.13%) Engineering Manager
14 34 (4.99%) Architect
14 34 (4.99%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 233 (34.16%) .NET
2 85 (12.46%) CSS
3 64 (9.38%) .NET Framework
4 63 (9.24%) ASP.NET
5 61 (8.94%) HTML
6 60 (8.80%) React
7 59 (8.65%) .NET Core
8 57 (8.36%) REST
9 48 (7.04%) AngularJS
9 48 (7.04%) Entity Framework
10 42 (6.16%) Node.js
11 39 (5.72%) jQuery
12 31 (4.55%) Vue
13 28 (4.11%) XML
14 25 (3.67%) Blazor
15 19 (2.79%) Web Services
16 18 (2.64%) ASP.NET MVC
17 17 (2.49%) ASP.NET Core
17 17 (2.49%) Middleware
17 17 (2.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.84%) Enterprise Software
2 28 (4.11%) Cloud Native
3 23 (3.37%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (3.08%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.08%) Virtual Team
5 19 (2.79%) Management Information System
5 19 (2.79%) Replication
6 18 (2.64%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.76%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.61%) Client/Server
10 11 (1.61%) Clustering
11 10 (1.47%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.32%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.17%) Legacy Applications
14 7 (1.03%) Video\Live Streaming
15 6 (0.88%) Low-Code
15 6 (0.88%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 98 (14.37%) Windows
2 66 (9.68%) Windows Server
3 41 (6.01%) Linux
4 10 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.17%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.29%) AIX
8 2 (0.29%) Android
8 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.29%) Unix
9 1 (0.15%) Solaris
9 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (30.65%) Agile
2 155 (22.73%) DevOps
3 135 (19.79%) Problem-Solving
4 125 (18.33%) CI/CD
5 124 (18.18%) AI
6 115 (16.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 112 (16.42%) Software Engineering
8 105 (15.40%) Full-Stack Development
8 105 (15.40%) Roadmaps
9 103 (15.10%) Data Engineering
10 102 (14.96%) Data Architecture
10 102 (14.96%) Migration
11 91 (13.34%) Computer Science
12 89 (13.05%) Mentoring
13 79 (11.58%) Clean Code
14 73 (10.70%) Data Governance
14 73 (10.70%) Microservices
15 72 (10.56%) Business Intelligence
16 70 (10.26%) MVC
17 68 (9.97%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 385 (56.45%) SQL
2 270 (39.59%) C#
3 109 (15.98%) JavaScript
4 83 (12.17%) Python
5 63 (9.24%) TypeScript
6 62 (9.09%) PHP
7 57 (8.36%) PowerShell
8 52 (7.62%) Java
8 52 (7.62%) T-SQL
9 30 (4.40%) C++
10 11 (1.61%) VB.NET
11 10 (1.47%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.32%) Bicep
12 9 (1.32%) Go
13 8 (1.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.03%) VBA
15 6 (0.88%) Bash
15 6 (0.88%) VBScript
16 5 (0.73%) Tcl
17 4 (0.59%) R
Qualifications
1 126 (18.48%) Degree
2 75 (11.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (3.67%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.49%) SC Cleared
5 13 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (1.76%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.47%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.03%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.73%) HNC
9 5 (0.73%) HND
9 5 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.59%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.15%) CCNA
12 1 (0.15%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.15%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (7.77%) Data Quality
2 38 (5.57%) QA
3 27 (3.96%) SLA
4 24 (3.52%) GDPR
5 12 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.47%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.44%) PMO
8 2 (0.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.15%) HL7
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.15%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 71 (10.41%) Virtual Machines
2 61 (8.94%) Docker
3 53 (7.77%) Active Directory
4 15 (2.20%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.73%) vSphere
7 3 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.29%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 32 (4.69%) Terraform
2 31 (4.55%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.91%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.47%) Ansible
5 7 (1.03%) Grafana
5 7 (1.03%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.73%) Oracle RMAN
6 5 (0.73%) ZABBIX
7 4 (0.59%) Data Guard
7 4 (0.59%) Failover Clustering
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.29%) MIIS
9 2 (0.29%) SCCM
10 1 (0.15%) Consul
10 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 1 (0.15%) Puppet
10 1 (0.15%) SCOM
10 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 354 (51.91%) Microsoft
2 93 (13.64%) Databricks
3 53 (7.77%) Oracle
4 23 (3.37%) VMware
5 15 (2.20%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.20%) ServiceNow
6 14 (2.05%) Google
7 12 (1.76%) Citrix
7 12 (1.76%) IBM
7 12 (1.76%) Veeam
8 11 (1.61%) Cisco
8 11 (1.61%) iManage
9 9 (1.32%) OpenAI
9 9 (1.32%) TIBCO
10 8 (1.17%) Informatica
11 6 (0.88%) Red Hat
12 5 (0.73%) Intapp
12 5 (0.73%) Remedy
12 5 (0.73%) Sybase
12 5 (0.73%) Synology