SQL Server Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 25 41
Rank change year-on-year -35 +16 +3
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 689 2,698 2,755
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.61% 7.97% 6.44%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.12% 34.87% 26.18%
Number of salaries quoted 583 2,453 2,258
10th Percentile £33,040 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -3.51% +8.57%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +6.67%

All Database and 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 3,263 7,737 10,523
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 21.82% 22.86% 24.61%
Number of salaries quoted 2,407 6,233 7,238
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,199 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £122,500 £95,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%

SQL Server
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SQL Server
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SQL Server.

SQL Server salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

SQL Server salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 50 (7.26%) IIS
2 41 (5.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (3.48%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.60%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (1.60%) Confluence
4 11 (1.60%) Tomcat
5 8 (1.16%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.87%) Apache
7 5 (0.73%) NetWeaver
8 4 (0.58%) Moodle
9 2 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.29%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
9 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.29%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.29%) WebSphere Application Server
10 1 (0.15%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.15%) Luigi
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.15%) SAS
Applications
1 31 (4.50%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.29%) Moqups
4 2 (0.29%) Sketch
4 2 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (4.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.87%) Infor M3
3 5 (0.73%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.73%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 2 (0.29%) Odoo
6 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.15%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 419 (60.81%) Azure
2 114 (16.55%) Power Platform
3 95 (13.79%) AWS
4 85 (12.34%) Azure DevOps
5 74 (10.74%) SaaS
6 61 (8.85%) Microsoft 365
7 60 (8.71%) GitHub
8 50 (7.26%) Dynamics 365
9 32 (4.64%) Power Automate
10 29 (4.21%) Azure Data Factory
10 29 (4.21%) Azure Logic Apps
11 26 (3.77%) PowerApps
12 23 (3.34%) Serverless
13 22 (3.19%) Entra ID
14 19 (2.76%) IaaS
15 16 (2.32%) GCP
16 15 (2.18%) Azure Monitor
17 11 (1.60%) Azure Functions
17 11 (1.60%) PaaS
17 11 (1.60%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 43 (6.24%) Firewall
2 33 (4.79%) DNS
3 25 (3.63%) DHCP
4 22 (3.19%) SAN
5 15 (2.18%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.45%) VPN
7 8 (1.16%) HTTP
7 8 (1.16%) Multicast
7 8 (1.16%) WAN
8 7 (1.02%) LAN
8 7 (1.02%) NAS
8 7 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (0.87%) VLAN
10 5 (0.73%) HTTPS
10 5 (0.73%) SSL
10 5 (0.73%) VoIP
10 5 (0.73%) VSAN
11 4 (0.58%) DMARC
11 4 (0.58%) Internet
12 3 (0.44%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (16.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 96 (13.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 85 (12.34%) Power BI
4 76 (11.03%) MySQL
5 72 (10.45%) Data Warehouse
6 71 (10.30%) PostgreSQL
7 50 (7.26%) Relational Database
8 43 (6.24%) Azure SQL Database
9 38 (5.52%) DB2
10 31 (4.50%) Data Lake
11 28 (4.06%) MongoDB
12 23 (3.34%) Tableau
13 22 (3.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 18 (2.61%) Metadata
15 16 (2.32%) Data Hub
16 12 (1.74%) NoSQL
16 12 (1.74%) SQL CLR
17 9 (1.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
18 7 (1.02%) BusinessObjects
19 6 (0.87%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 96 (13.93%) Git
2 48 (6.97%) Visual Studio
3 37 (5.37%) JIRA
4 16 (2.32%) Oracle Forms
5 15 (2.18%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 14 (2.03%) Team Foundation Server
7 12 (1.74%) NUnit
7 12 (1.74%) Octopus Deploy
8 11 (1.60%) TeamCity
9 7 (1.02%) Bitbucket
9 7 (1.02%) Jenkins
10 5 (0.73%) GitLab
11 4 (0.58%) git-flow
11 4 (0.58%) JUnit
11 4 (0.58%) Subversion
11 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (0.58%) WiX
12 3 (0.44%) Postman
13 2 (0.29%) SonarQube
13 2 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 251 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 206 (29.90%) Finance
3 85 (12.34%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (5.81%) Banking
5 37 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (5.22%) Law
7 32 (4.64%) Retail
8 26 (3.77%) Back Office
9 25 (3.63%) Public Sector
10 24 (3.48%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.32%) Legal
12 14 (2.03%) Marketing
13 12 (1.74%) Local Government
14 9 (1.31%) Advertising
14 9 (1.31%) Investment Banking
15 8 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.73%) Automotive
16 5 (0.73%) Front Office
16 5 (0.73%) General Ledger
16 5 (0.73%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 276 (40.06%) Developer
2 154 (22.35%) Senior
3 82 (11.90%) .NET Developer
3 82 (11.90%) Analyst
4 76 (11.03%) Senior Developer
5 70 (10.16%) C# Developer
6 66 (9.58%) Lead
7 49 (7.11%) Support Analyst
8 48 (6.97%) Applications Support
9 46 (6.68%) Data Engineer
10 44 (6.39%) Software Engineer
11 40 (5.81%) Applications Support Analyst
12 38 (5.52%) SQL Developer
13 36 (5.22%) Graduate
13 36 (5.22%) Graduate Developer
14 34 (4.93%) IT Graduate
15 29 (4.21%) DBA
16 28 (4.06%) Architect
16 28 (4.06%) Senior Analyst
17 27 (3.92%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 345 (50.07%) .NET
2 125 (18.14%) CSS
3 124 (18.00%) ASP.NET
4 123 (17.85%) .NET Framework
5 104 (15.09%) .NET Core
6 97 (14.08%) HTML
7 91 (13.21%) React
8 76 (11.03%) AngularJS
9 63 (9.14%) Entity Framework
10 51 (7.40%) jQuery
11 45 (6.53%) RESTful
12 41 (5.95%) ASP.NET Web API
12 41 (5.95%) Web Services
13 39 (5.66%) REST
14 33 (4.79%) JSON
15 31 (4.50%) ASP.NET MVC
16 28 (4.06%) Kafka
16 28 (4.06%) Vue
17 25 (3.63%) SOAP
18 24 (3.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (5.66%) Management Information System
2 26 (3.77%) Private Cloud
3 23 (3.34%) Data Centre
3 23 (3.34%) Legacy Applications
4 21 (3.05%) Client/Server
5 19 (2.76%) Data Structures
5 19 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (2.61%) Replication
7 17 (2.47%) Product Ownership
8 16 (2.32%) Cloud Native
9 15 (2.18%) Mobile App
9 15 (2.18%) Virtual Team
10 14 (2.03%) NHS
11 11 (1.60%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (1.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 9 (1.31%) Clustering
13 9 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
13 9 (1.31%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 146 (21.19%) Windows
2 81 (11.76%) Linux
3 63 (9.14%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.34%) Unix
5 15 (2.18%) Windows 10
6 11 (1.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.45%) Android
7 10 (1.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (1.16%) AIX
8 8 (1.16%) Mac OS
9 7 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (1.02%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.87%) Apple iOS
11 5 (0.73%) Solaris
11 5 (0.73%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.29%) Debian
12 2 (0.29%) SUSE
12 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.15%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (34.25%) Agile
2 208 (30.19%) Problem-Solving
3 149 (21.63%) DevOps
4 116 (16.84%) MVC
5 102 (14.80%) Business Intelligence
6 89 (12.92%) Mentoring
7 88 (12.77%) Computer Science
8 83 (12.05%) CI/CD
8 83 (12.05%) Software Engineering
9 80 (11.61%) Migration
10 71 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 71 (10.30%) ETL
11 65 (9.43%) Microservices
12 63 (9.14%) Analytics
12 63 (9.14%) Performance Tuning
13 55 (7.98%) CRM
13 55 (7.98%) OO
13 55 (7.98%) OOP
14 54 (7.84%) Full-Stack Development
15 49 (7.11%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 385 (55.88%) SQL
2 326 (47.31%) C#
3 155 (22.50%) JavaScript
4 108 (15.67%) T-SQL
5 83 (12.05%) Java
6 81 (11.76%) Python
7 68 (9.87%) PowerShell
8 56 (8.13%) PHP
9 55 (7.98%) TypeScript
10 47 (6.82%) C++
11 45 (6.53%) VB.NET
12 40 (5.81%) PL/SQL
13 22 (3.19%) C
14 13 (1.89%) Bash
15 11 (1.60%) VB
16 7 (1.02%) Bicep
16 7 (1.02%) VBA
17 6 (0.87%) F#
18 5 (0.73%) Objective-C
18 5 (0.73%) Scala
Qualifications
1 132 (19.16%) Degree
2 52 (7.55%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (4.21%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (3.19%) Security Cleared
5 17 (2.47%) Azure Certification
6 15 (2.18%) ITIL Certification
7 11 (1.60%) Master's Degree
7 11 (1.60%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.45%) DBS Check
9 6 (0.87%) MCP
9 6 (0.87%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (0.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (0.58%) MCSA
11 4 (0.58%) Oracle Certification
11 4 (0.58%) PhD
12 3 (0.44%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.44%) MCSE
12 3 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.29%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.29%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.35%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.05%) SLA
3 17 (2.47%) ISO 9001
3 17 (2.47%) QA
4 12 (1.74%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.60%) GDPR
5 11 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.87%) GxP
7 3 (0.44%) ISO 13485
8 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.29%) WCAG
9 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.15%) ISO 15022
9 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
System Software
1 57 (8.27%) Active Directory
2 49 (7.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (5.81%) Docker
4 29 (4.21%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.74%) vSphere
6 6 (0.87%) Terminal Services
6 6 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.73%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.29%) KVM
9 2 (0.29%) NFS
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.29%) SRDF
9 2 (0.29%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (0.29%) Xen
10 1 (0.15%) Firmware
10 1 (0.15%) pfSense
10 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.15%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 50 (7.26%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.92%) Terraform
3 17 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 14 (2.03%) SCCM
5 13 (1.89%) Failover Clustering
6 9 (1.31%) Ansible
7 8 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.73%) Progress Chef
8 5 (0.73%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 5 (0.73%) ZABBIX
9 4 (0.58%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.58%) SCOM
10 2 (0.29%) Puppet
10 2 (0.29%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.29%) SCSM
10 2 (0.29%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.15%) Autotask
11 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 332 (48.19%) Microsoft
2 89 (12.92%) Oracle
3 63 (9.14%) VMware
4 28 (4.06%) Databricks
5 19 (2.76%) IBM
5 19 (2.76%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.89%) Cisco
7 12 (1.74%) SAP
8 10 (1.45%) Google
8 10 (1.45%) iManage
9 8 (1.16%) HP
9 8 (1.16%) Infor
9 8 (1.16%) NetApp
9 8 (1.16%) SolarWinds
10 7 (1.02%) Dell
11 6 (0.87%) Intapp
11 6 (0.87%) Red Hat
11 6 (0.87%) RedGate
11 6 (0.87%) Xamarin
12 5 (0.73%) Splunk