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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 46 23
Rank change year-on-year -42 -23 +18
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 519 899 2,674
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.83% 6.26% 8.22%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.83% 25.80% 36.83%
Number of salaries quoted 466 576 2,435
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,625 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -3.51%
75th Percentile £85,000 £71,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £83,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -1.79%

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 2,377 3,485 7,260
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.96% 24.25% 22.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,803 2,389 6,203
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £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 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £122,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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 9 May 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 25 (4.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (4.05%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.89%) IIS
4 12 (2.31%) Confluence
5 5 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.77%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.77%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.77%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.58%) nginx
7 3 (0.58%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.58%) SAS
8 2 (0.39%) Apache
8 2 (0.39%) CMS
8 2 (0.39%) JBoss
8 2 (0.39%) Moodle
8 2 (0.39%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.19%) Drupal
9 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 12 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
1 15 (2.89%) Dynamics NAV
2 11 (2.12%) Magento
3 9 (1.73%) Shopify
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.58%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Actimize
6 1 (0.19%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.19%) ION Anvil
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 341 (65.70%) Azure
2 99 (19.08%) AWS
3 71 (13.68%) SaaS
4 65 (12.52%) Power Platform
5 60 (11.56%) Snowflake
6 58 (11.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 57 (10.98%) Azure AI
8 56 (10.79%) Azure Machine Learning
9 48 (9.25%) Azure DevOps
10 45 (8.67%) Microsoft 365
11 31 (5.97%) GitHub
11 31 (5.97%) Serverless
12 28 (5.39%) Entra ID
13 21 (4.05%) Dynamics 365
14 18 (3.47%) Power Automate
15 17 (3.28%) GitHub Actions
15 17 (3.28%) PaaS
16 15 (2.89%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (2.89%) PowerApps
17 13 (2.50%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.59%) Firewall
2 15 (2.89%) VPN
3 9 (1.73%) DNS
3 9 (1.73%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.54%) VLAN
5 7 (1.35%) DMZ
6 6 (1.16%) DHCP
6 6 (1.16%) VoIP
7 5 (0.96%) Reverse Proxy
7 5 (0.96%) STUN
8 4 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.58%) AMQP
9 3 (0.58%) PuTTY
9 3 (0.58%) SAN
10 2 (0.39%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.39%) Network Security
10 2 (0.39%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.39%) WAN
11 1 (0.19%) HTTPS
11 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (10.98%) Power BI
2 42 (8.09%) MySQL
2 42 (8.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 41 (7.90%) PostgreSQL
4 35 (6.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (6.17%) Azure SQL Database
6 20 (3.85%) Relational Database
7 17 (3.28%) NoSQL
8 15 (2.89%) Oracle Database
9 14 (2.70%) MongoDB
9 14 (2.70%) Redis
10 11 (2.12%) DB2
11 8 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (1.16%) Metadata
13 5 (0.96%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.77%) GIS
14 4 (0.77%) Power Query
14 4 (0.77%) QGIS
14 4 (0.77%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 31 (5.97%) Git
2 25 (4.82%) JIRA
3 10 (1.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 8 (1.54%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.96%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.96%) NUnit
5 5 (0.96%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.58%) Jasmine
6 3 (0.58%) Maven
6 3 (0.58%) MSTest
6 3 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.39%) Selenium
7 2 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.19%) Gatling
8 1 (0.19%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.19%) Moq
8 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.19%) TestRail
8 1 (0.19%) Vagrant
General
1 156 (30.06%) Finance
2 129 (24.86%) Social Skills
3 56 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (5.01%) Banking
5 17 (3.28%) Public Sector
6 13 (2.50%) Legal
7 12 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (2.31%) Law
7 12 (2.31%) Retail
8 11 (2.12%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (1.93%) Back Office
10 5 (0.96%) Automotive
10 5 (0.96%) Manufacturing
11 4 (0.77%) Front Office
11 4 (0.77%) Investment Banking
11 4 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (0.77%) Publishing
12 3 (0.58%) Corporate Banking
12 3 (0.58%) Marketing
13 2 (0.39%) Billing
Job Titles
1 162 (31.21%) Developer
2 109 (21.00%) Senior
3 67 (12.91%) Software Developer
4 49 (9.44%) C# Developer
5 47 (9.06%) Analyst
6 45 (8.67%) Graduate
6 45 (8.67%) Graduate Developer
6 45 (8.67%) Graduate Software Developer
6 45 (8.67%) SQL Developer
7 38 (7.32%) C# Software Developer
8 37 (7.13%) .NET Developer
8 37 (7.13%) Data Manager
8 37 (7.13%) Lead
9 36 (6.94%) Engineering Manager
10 35 (6.74%) Applications Support
10 35 (6.74%) Graduate C# Developer
10 35 (6.74%) Graduate C# Software Developer
11 34 (6.55%) Software Engineer
12 33 (6.36%) Azure Developer
12 33 (6.36%) Graduate SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 176 (33.91%) .NET
2 71 (13.68%) CSS
3 48 (9.25%) React
4 43 (8.29%) .NET Core
4 43 (8.29%) HTML
5 38 (7.32%) jQuery
6 36 (6.94%) REST
7 31 (5.97%) AngularJS
8 28 (5.39%) ASP.NET
9 27 (5.20%) .NET Framework
9 27 (5.20%) RESTful
10 26 (5.01%) Entity Framework
11 19 (3.66%) Node.js
12 17 (3.28%) RabbitMQ
13 16 (3.08%) JSON
13 16 (3.08%) SOAP
13 16 (3.08%) Vue
14 14 (2.70%) Kafka
14 14 (2.70%) XML
15 13 (2.50%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.01%) Cloud Native
2 18 (3.47%) Legacy Applications
2 18 (3.47%) Legacy Systems
3 17 (3.28%) Data Structures
3 17 (3.28%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.08%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (3.08%) Virtual Team
5 11 (2.12%) Management Information System
6 10 (1.93%) Replication
7 9 (1.73%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.54%) Low-Code
9 7 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.35%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.16%) NHS
10 6 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.96%) Client/Server
11 5 (0.96%) Clustering
11 5 (0.96%) Raspberry Pi
12 4 (0.77%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.77%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 75 (14.45%) Windows
2 43 (8.29%) Windows Server
3 36 (6.94%) Linux
4 9 (1.73%) Ubuntu
4 9 (1.73%) VMS
5 5 (0.96%) Debian
5 5 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.58%) CentOS
6 3 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.19%) AIX
7 1 (0.19%) Android
7 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.19%) Solaris
7 1 (0.19%) Unix
7 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (34.49%) Agile
2 105 (20.23%) DevOps
3 96 (18.50%) Data Engineering
4 93 (17.92%) CI/CD
5 91 (17.53%) Roadmaps
6 89 (17.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 85 (16.38%) AI
8 81 (15.61%) Mentoring
9 79 (15.22%) Migration
10 78 (15.03%) Data Architecture
11 74 (14.26%) Computer Science
11 74 (14.26%) Software Engineering
12 71 (13.68%) Business Intelligence
12 71 (13.68%) Problem-Solving
13 70 (13.49%) Full-Stack Development
14 67 (12.91%) Regulatory Compliance
15 66 (12.72%) Machine Learning
16 62 (11.95%) Data Governance
16 62 (11.95%) Line Management
17 60 (11.56%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 314 (60.50%) SQL
2 181 (34.87%) C#
3 88 (16.96%) Python
4 60 (11.56%) JavaScript
5 54 (10.40%) T-SQL
6 53 (10.21%) PHP
7 48 (9.25%) Java
8 45 (8.67%) PowerShell
9 39 (7.51%) TypeScript
10 28 (5.39%) C++
11 16 (3.08%) R
12 14 (2.70%) PL/SQL
13 12 (2.31%) Bash
14 11 (2.12%) VB.NET
15 8 (1.54%) Bicep
16 6 (1.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 4 (0.77%) Scala
17 4 (0.77%) VB
17 4 (0.77%) VBA
17 4 (0.77%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (19.27%) Degree
2 64 (12.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 17 (3.28%) Azure Certification
4 14 (2.70%) Security Cleared
5 9 (1.73%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.35%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.16%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.16%) SC Cleared
8 5 (0.96%) HNC
8 5 (0.96%) HND
8 5 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.58%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.58%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.39%) CCNA
11 2 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.39%) MCSA
11 2 (0.39%) MCSE
12 1 (0.19%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (7.90%) Data Quality
2 21 (4.05%) QA
3 19 (3.66%) SLA
4 18 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (3.28%) GDPR
6 4 (0.77%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.39%) HL7
7 2 (0.39%) PMO
8 1 (0.19%) NCSC
8 1 (0.19%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 62 (11.95%) Virtual Machines
2 51 (9.83%) Active Directory
3 45 (8.67%) Docker
4 8 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.16%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.96%) vSphere
7 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.77%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.39%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.19%) Firmware
10 1 (0.19%) vCloud
10 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 38 (7.32%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.59%) Terraform
3 9 (1.73%) Ansible
4 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (0.77%) Grafana
6 4 (0.77%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 4 (0.77%) Oracle RMAN
6 4 (0.77%) SCCM
6 4 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.58%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.39%) MIIS
8 2 (0.39%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.19%) CASB
9 1 (0.19%) Consul
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.19%) Puppet
9 1 (0.19%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 246 (47.40%) Microsoft
2 74 (14.26%) Databricks
3 52 (10.02%) Oracle
4 21 (4.05%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.08%) Cisco
6 12 (2.31%) VMware
7 10 (1.93%) Red Hat
7 10 (1.93%) Veeam
8 9 (1.73%) Citrix
8 9 (1.73%) ConnectWise
8 9 (1.73%) WooCommerce
9 6 (1.16%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.96%) Google
10 5 (0.96%) iManage
10 5 (0.96%) Meraki
10 5 (0.96%) Synology
11 4 (0.77%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.77%) MuleSoft
11 4 (0.77%) Okta
11 4 (0.77%) OneLogin