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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 52 22
Rank change year-on-year -29 -30 +18
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 552 682 2,739
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.16% 5.20% 8.63%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.82% 20.26% 37.69%
Number of salaries quoted 476 584 2,483
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,575 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £56,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.27% - -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 2,317 3,367 7,268
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.26% 25.70% 22.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,725 2,439 6,207
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £49,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -10.20%

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 April 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 21 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (3.62%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.17%) IIS
4 11 (1.99%) Confluence
5 7 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.72%) Apache
6 4 (0.72%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.72%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.72%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.54%) nginx
7 3 (0.54%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.54%) SAS
8 2 (0.36%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.36%) CMS
8 2 (0.36%) JBoss
8 2 (0.36%) Moodle
8 2 (0.36%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.36%) WordPress
9 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 33 (5.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.26%) Dynamics NAV
3 11 (1.99%) Magento
4 9 (1.63%) Shopify
5 3 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.54%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.18%) Actimize
7 1 (0.18%) ION Anvil
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 363 (65.76%) Azure
2 107 (19.38%) AWS
3 87 (15.76%) Power Platform
4 83 (15.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 78 (14.13%) SaaS
6 58 (10.51%) Azure AI
6 58 (10.51%) Snowflake
7 55 (9.96%) Azure Machine Learning
8 54 (9.78%) Azure DevOps
9 45 (8.15%) Microsoft 365
10 44 (7.97%) Azure Data Factory
11 40 (7.25%) GitHub
12 34 (6.16%) Serverless
13 29 (5.25%) Entra ID
14 24 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
15 20 (3.62%) GitHub Actions
16 19 (3.44%) PaaS
16 19 (3.44%) Power Automate
17 17 (3.08%) PowerApps
18 12 (2.17%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 33 (5.98%) Firewall
2 16 (2.90%) VPN
3 11 (1.99%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.63%) DNS
5 7 (1.27%) DHCP
5 7 (1.27%) DMZ
5 7 (1.27%) VLAN
6 5 (0.91%) Reverse Proxy
6 5 (0.91%) STUN
6 5 (0.91%) VoIP
7 4 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.54%) AMQP
8 3 (0.54%) PuTTY
8 3 (0.54%) SAN
8 3 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.36%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.36%) Network Security
9 2 (0.36%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.36%) SSL
9 2 (0.36%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (14.86%) Power BI
2 63 (11.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 60 (10.87%) Azure SQL Database
4 48 (8.70%) MySQL
4 48 (8.70%) PostgreSQL
5 45 (8.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 20 (3.62%) NoSQL
6 20 (3.62%) Relational Database
7 18 (3.26%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (3.08%) Oracle Database
9 12 (2.17%) DB2
10 11 (1.99%) Redis
11 8 (1.45%) Data Lake
11 8 (1.45%) Tableau
12 7 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (1.27%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.72%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.72%) DynamoDB
13 4 (0.72%) GIS
13 4 (0.72%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 39 (7.07%) Git
2 23 (4.17%) JIRA
3 11 (1.99%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.81%) Selenium
5 9 (1.63%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (1.45%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.45%) GitLab
6 8 (1.45%) JUnit
7 5 (0.91%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.54%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.54%) Maven
9 3 (0.54%) NUnit
9 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.18%) JMeter
11 1 (0.18%) Moq
11 1 (0.18%) MSTest
11 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
General
1 181 (32.79%) Finance
2 174 (31.52%) Social Skills
3 92 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (5.98%) Banking
5 16 (2.90%) Public Sector
6 15 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (2.54%) Billing
8 13 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.17%) Retail
10 11 (1.99%) Legal
11 10 (1.81%) Back Office
11 10 (1.81%) Law
12 7 (1.27%) Front Office
13 6 (1.09%) Automotive
13 6 (1.09%) Marketing
14 5 (0.91%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.91%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.72%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.54%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 158 (28.62%) Developer
2 112 (20.29%) Senior
3 64 (11.59%) Analyst
4 58 (10.51%) Software Developer
5 49 (8.88%) SQL Developer
6 48 (8.70%) C# Developer
7 41 (7.43%) Support Engineer
8 39 (7.07%) .NET Developer
9 38 (6.88%) Azure Developer
10 37 (6.70%) C# Software Developer
10 37 (6.70%) Software Engineer
11 36 (6.52%) Engineering Manager
11 36 (6.52%) Graduate
11 36 (6.52%) Graduate Developer
11 36 (6.52%) Graduate Software Developer
12 35 (6.34%) Lead
13 34 (6.16%) Applications Support
13 34 (6.16%) Data Manager
13 34 (6.16%) Graduate C# Developer
13 34 (6.16%) Graduate C# Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (33.51%) .NET
2 73 (13.22%) CSS
3 49 (8.88%) .NET Core
4 48 (8.70%) React
5 42 (7.61%) HTML
6 40 (7.25%) jQuery
7 35 (6.34%) REST
8 31 (5.62%) .NET Framework
9 30 (5.43%) ASP.NET
10 29 (5.25%) Entity Framework
11 28 (5.07%) AngularJS
12 27 (4.89%) RESTful
13 20 (3.62%) Django
14 19 (3.44%) JSON
15 18 (3.26%) XML
16 16 (2.90%) RabbitMQ
16 16 (2.90%) SOAP
17 15 (2.72%) ASP.NET Web API
17 15 (2.72%) Razor View Engine
18 14 (2.54%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.34%) Cloud Native
2 27 (4.89%) Analytical Mindset
3 24 (4.35%) Legacy Applications
3 24 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (4.17%) Data Structures
5 18 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.72%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.72%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.36%) Replication
7 13 (2.36%) Virtual Team
8 10 (1.81%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.81%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.45%) Low-Code
11 7 (1.27%) NHS
11 7 (1.27%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.09%) Client/Server
13 5 (0.91%) Clustering
14 4 (0.72%) CMDB
14 4 (0.72%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 78 (14.13%) Windows
2 45 (8.15%) Windows Server
3 32 (5.80%) Linux
4 9 (1.63%) VMS
5 8 (1.45%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.91%) Debian
7 4 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.54%) CentOS
8 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.36%) Unix
9 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.18%) AIX
10 1 (0.18%) Android
10 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.18%) Solaris
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (33.51%) Agile
2 116 (21.01%) DevOps
3 112 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
4 109 (19.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 100 (18.12%) CI/CD
6 98 (17.75%) Business Intelligence
7 95 (17.21%) Data Engineering
8 90 (16.30%) AI
9 85 (15.40%) Migration
10 84 (15.22%) Analytics
10 84 (15.22%) Roadmaps
11 83 (15.04%) Mentoring
11 83 (15.04%) Software Engineering
12 76 (13.77%) Data Architecture
13 68 (12.32%) Machine Learning
14 66 (11.96%) Regulatory Compliance
15 65 (11.78%) Computer Science
15 65 (11.78%) Data Governance
15 65 (11.78%) MVC
16 64 (11.59%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 338 (61.23%) SQL
2 166 (30.07%) C#
3 94 (17.03%) Python
4 56 (10.14%) T-SQL
5 55 (9.96%) JavaScript
6 50 (9.06%) Java
7 45 (8.15%) PowerShell
8 42 (7.61%) PHP
9 36 (6.52%) TypeScript
10 31 (5.62%) C++
11 28 (5.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 16 (2.90%) R
13 13 (2.36%) Bicep
13 13 (2.36%) PL/SQL
14 11 (1.99%) Bash
14 11 (1.99%) VB.NET
15 9 (1.63%) Delphi
16 3 (0.54%) Korn
16 3 (0.54%) VB
17 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 102 (18.48%) Degree
2 54 (9.78%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (2.72%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.54%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.17%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 11 (1.99%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.45%) SC Cleared
9 6 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.91%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.72%) HNC
11 4 (0.72%) HND
12 3 (0.54%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.54%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.36%) AWS Certified Developer
13 2 (0.36%) CCNA
13 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.36%) MCSA
13 2 (0.36%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (9.96%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.35%) QA
3 20 (3.62%) SLA
4 17 (3.08%) GDPR
5 14 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.36%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.36%) HL7
8 1 (0.18%) NCSC
8 1 (0.18%) NIST
8 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 60 (10.87%) Virtual Machines
2 50 (9.06%) Docker
3 48 (8.70%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.09%) Hyper-V
5 6 (1.09%) vSphere
6 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.54%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.36%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.36%) XenApp
8 1 (0.18%) Firmware
8 1 (0.18%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 41 (7.43%) Kubernetes
2 33 (5.98%) Terraform
3 12 (2.17%) Grafana
4 9 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.09%) Ansible
6 5 (0.91%) SCCM
7 4 (0.72%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.72%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 4 (0.72%) Oracle RMAN
7 4 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.54%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.36%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.36%) MIIS
9 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.18%) CASB
10 1 (0.18%) Consul
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.18%) Packer
10 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 239 (43.30%) Microsoft
2 71 (12.86%) Databricks
3 57 (10.33%) Oracle
4 20 (3.62%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.54%) Cisco
6 12 (2.17%) VMware
7 11 (1.99%) Citrix
7 11 (1.99%) Red Hat
8 10 (1.81%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.63%) ConnectWise
9 9 (1.63%) Google
9 9 (1.63%) WooCommerce
10 8 (1.45%) New Relic
10 8 (1.45%) Veeam
11 5 (0.91%) Informatica
11 5 (0.91%) Sage
12 4 (0.72%) Dell
12 4 (0.72%) ESRI
12 4 (0.72%) IBM
12 4 (0.72%) Meraki