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

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 63 20
Rank change year-on-year -32 -43 +18
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 453 744 2,654
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.73% 5.14% 9.32%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.25% 19.26% 38.96%
Number of salaries quoted 376 542 2,430
10th Percentile £35,750 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -3.51%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,625 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,825 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.50% - -4.25%

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 2,132 3,862 6,812
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.83% 26.70% 23.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,544 2,364 5,837
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,104 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.15% +17.39% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £93,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £92,161
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 4 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 17 (3.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.87%) IIS
4 7 (1.55%) Confluence
5 5 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.88%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.88%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.88%) Oracle Spatial
6 4 (0.88%) Tomcat
6 4 (0.88%) WebSphere
6 4 (0.88%) WebSphere Application Server
7 3 (0.66%) Apache
7 3 (0.66%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.66%) SAS
8 2 (0.44%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.44%) CMS
8 2 (0.44%) Moodle
8 2 (0.44%) nginx
8 2 (0.44%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.22%) JBoss
Applications
1 33 (7.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (4.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.97%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (1.99%) Magento
3 9 (1.99%) Shopify
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.66%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.44%) ION Anvil
5 2 (0.44%) Markit EDM
6 1 (0.22%) Actimize
6 1 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 266 (58.72%) Azure
2 93 (20.53%) AWS
3 89 (19.65%) SaaS
4 83 (18.32%) Power Platform
5 55 (12.14%) Azure DevOps
6 44 (9.71%) Azure Data Factory
7 37 (8.17%) GitHub
8 36 (7.95%) Serverless
9 35 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
10 28 (6.18%) Entra ID
11 27 (5.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 24 (5.30%) Dynamics 365
13 20 (4.42%) GitHub Actions
14 18 (3.97%) PaaS
15 17 (3.75%) GCP
16 14 (3.09%) Azure App Service
17 13 (2.87%) PowerApps
18 12 (2.65%) Amazon S3
18 12 (2.65%) AWS Lambda
18 12 (2.65%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.30%) Firewall
2 11 (2.43%) TCP/IP
2 11 (2.43%) VPN
3 9 (1.99%) DNS
4 7 (1.55%) DMZ
5 6 (1.32%) VLAN
6 5 (1.10%) DHCP
6 5 (1.10%) Reverse Proxy
6 5 (1.10%) SSL
6 5 (1.10%) STUN
6 5 (1.10%) VoIP
7 3 (0.66%) AMQP
7 3 (0.66%) PuTTY
8 2 (0.44%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.22%) HTTP
9 1 (0.22%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.22%) Internet
9 1 (0.22%) IPv6
9 1 (0.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (17.00%) Power BI
2 65 (14.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 46 (10.15%) PostgreSQL
4 45 (9.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 44 (9.71%) MySQL
6 34 (7.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 23 (5.08%) Data Warehouse
8 22 (4.86%) NoSQL
9 21 (4.64%) Relational Database
10 20 (4.42%) MongoDB
11 11 (2.43%) DB2
12 9 (1.99%) Tableau
13 8 (1.77%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (1.77%) Oracle Database
13 8 (1.77%) Redis
14 6 (1.32%) Data Lake
15 5 (1.10%) Elasticsearch
15 5 (1.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 4 (0.88%) Big Data
16 4 (0.88%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 49 (10.82%) Git
2 20 (4.42%) JIRA
3 12 (2.65%) GitLab
4 11 (2.43%) Jenkins
5 9 (1.99%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (1.77%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.77%) JUnit
6 8 (1.77%) Selenium
7 3 (0.66%) Maven
7 3 (0.66%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.44%) Browser DevTools
8 2 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.22%) Jasmine
9 1 (0.22%) Moq
9 1 (0.22%) MSBuild
9 1 (0.22%) MSTest
9 1 (0.22%) NUnit
9 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.22%) TeamCity
General
1 177 (39.07%) Social Skills
2 108 (23.84%) Finance
3 82 (18.10%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (5.74%) Banking
5 19 (4.19%) Law
6 18 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (3.75%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (3.31%) Billing
8 15 (3.31%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (2.87%) Marketing
9 13 (2.87%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.65%) Legal
10 12 (2.65%) Retail
11 11 (2.43%) Back Office
12 9 (1.99%) Front Office
13 6 (1.32%) Automotive
14 5 (1.10%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.88%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.66%) Corporate Banking
17 2 (0.44%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 138 (30.46%) Developer
2 101 (22.30%) Senior
3 56 (12.36%) Analyst
4 46 (10.15%) .NET Developer
5 44 (9.71%) Support Engineer
6 43 (9.49%) Software Engineer
7 41 (9.05%) Software Developer
8 40 (8.83%) Lead
9 34 (7.51%) Senior Developer
10 32 (7.06%) C# Developer
11 31 (6.84%) Applications Support
12 30 (6.62%) Azure Developer
12 30 (6.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 27 (5.96%) Data Engineer
14 25 (5.52%) SQL Developer
15 24 (5.30%) DBA
16 22 (4.86%) Senior Software Engineer
17 20 (4.42%) Lead Developer
18 19 (4.19%) Azure Engineer
18 19 (4.19%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 197 (43.49%) .NET
2 60 (13.25%) .NET Core
3 58 (12.80%) CSS
4 48 (10.60%) React
5 42 (9.27%) HTML
6 41 (9.05%) .NET Framework
7 35 (7.73%) Entity Framework
8 32 (7.06%) REST
9 28 (6.18%) AngularJS
10 27 (5.96%) ASP.NET
10 27 (5.96%) RESTful
11 26 (5.74%) jQuery
12 23 (5.08%) ASP.NET Web API
13 19 (4.19%) JSON
13 19 (4.19%) XML
14 18 (3.97%) RabbitMQ
14 18 (3.97%) SOAP
15 17 (3.75%) Django
15 17 (3.75%) Razor View Engine
16 16 (3.53%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.40%) Cloud Native
2 28 (6.18%) Analytical Mindset
3 24 (5.30%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (5.08%) Data Structures
5 20 (4.42%) Legacy Applications
6 18 (3.97%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.21%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.77%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.55%) Low-Code
9 7 (1.55%) NHS
10 6 (1.32%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.32%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
10 6 (1.32%) Replication
11 5 (1.10%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.88%) CMDB
12 4 (0.88%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 62 (13.69%) Windows
2 32 (7.06%) Windows Server
3 29 (6.40%) Linux
4 11 (2.43%) VMS
5 5 (1.10%) Debian
5 5 (1.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.88%) Android
6 4 (0.88%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.88%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.88%) Unix
7 3 (0.66%) CentOS
8 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (28.26%) Agile
2 118 (26.05%) DevOps
3 117 (25.83%) Problem-Solving
4 114 (25.17%) CI/CD
5 110 (24.28%) Continuous Improvement
6 94 (20.75%) Software Engineering
7 88 (19.43%) Business Intelligence
8 79 (17.44%) Analytics
9 76 (16.78%) Mentoring
10 63 (13.91%) Full-Stack Development
11 61 (13.47%) Microservices
12 54 (11.92%) Decision-Making
13 52 (11.48%) Computer Science
14 50 (11.04%) Visualisation
15 46 (10.15%) MVC
16 45 (9.93%) Data Modelling
17 42 (9.27%) ETL
17 42 (9.27%) Scrum
18 38 (8.39%) Data Analysis
18 38 (8.39%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 246 (54.30%) SQL
2 151 (33.33%) C#
3 88 (19.43%) Python
4 57 (12.58%) JavaScript
5 49 (10.82%) T-SQL
6 43 (9.49%) PowerShell
7 34 (7.51%) TypeScript
8 33 (7.28%) Java
9 27 (5.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 21 (4.64%) PHP
11 16 (3.53%) C++
11 16 (3.53%) R
12 11 (2.43%) Bicep
13 9 (1.99%) Bash
13 9 (1.99%) VB.NET
14 8 (1.77%) Delphi
14 8 (1.77%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.66%) Erlang
15 3 (0.66%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.66%) Swift
Qualifications
1 95 (20.97%) Degree
2 39 (8.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (3.75%) Security Cleared
4 16 (3.53%) Master's Degree
5 13 (2.87%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.65%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.65%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 9 (1.99%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.99%) ITIL Certification
7 9 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.66%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.44%) AWS Certified Developer
9 2 (0.44%) MCSE
10 1 (0.22%) CCNA
10 1 (0.22%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.22%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.22%) MCSA
10 1 (0.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.38%) Data Quality
2 36 (7.95%) QA
3 16 (3.53%) SLA
4 12 (2.65%) Actionable Recommendations
4 12 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.77%) GDPR
6 2 (0.44%) HL7
7 1 (0.22%) NIST
7 1 (0.22%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 43 (9.49%) Docker
2 33 (7.28%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.88%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.66%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.44%) vSphere
6 2 (0.44%) XenApp
7 1 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.22%) Firmware
7 1 (0.22%) vCloud
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 34 (7.51%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.64%) Terraform
3 10 (2.21%) Grafana
4 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.10%) Ansible
6 4 (0.88%) SCCM
7 2 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) CASB
8 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 144 (31.79%) Microsoft
2 48 (10.60%) Oracle
3 15 (3.31%) Databricks
4 14 (3.09%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.87%) Google
5 13 (2.87%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.65%) Red Hat
7 9 (1.99%) ConnectWise
7 9 (1.99%) Sage
7 9 (1.99%) WooCommerce
8 8 (1.77%) Cisco
8 8 (1.77%) New Relic
8 8 (1.77%) VMware
9 6 (1.32%) IBM
9 6 (1.32%) Xamarin
10 5 (1.10%) Citrix
10 5 (1.10%) Informatica
10 5 (1.10%) Zoho
11 4 (0.88%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.88%) ESRI