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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 67 57
Rank change year-on-year -45 -10 -23
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 577 776 966
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.30% 4.70% 4.60%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 18.16% 29.87% 20.54%
Number of salaries quoted 463 449 623
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,875 £38,750 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -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 3,177 2,598 4,704
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.67% 15.72% 22.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,412 1,785 2,903
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,792 £39,250
25th Percentile £46,217 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -10.71% +12.90%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £112,300 £137,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

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 14 October 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 40 (6.93%) IIS
2 37 (6.41%) SharePoint
3 21 (3.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.39%) Confluence
5 6 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.87%) nginx
7 4 (0.69%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.69%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.69%) Oracle Spatial
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
9 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.17%) CMS
9 1 (0.17%) Documentum
9 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.87%) Chatbot
3 5 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.87%) Elite 3E
2 5 (0.87%) Fidessa
2 5 (0.87%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.52%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.35%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.35%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.17%) Finacle
5 1 (0.17%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.17%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 315 (54.59%) Azure
2 101 (17.50%) AWS
3 99 (17.16%) Power Platform
4 95 (16.46%) Azure DevOps
5 63 (10.92%) SaaS
6 58 (10.05%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (6.76%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 31 (5.37%) Azure Service Bus
8 31 (5.37%) Snowflake
9 27 (4.68%) Entra ID
9 27 (4.68%) Power Automate
9 27 (4.68%) PowerApps
9 27 (4.68%) Serverless
10 25 (4.33%) Azure Monitor
11 24 (4.16%) GCP
12 23 (3.99%) GitHub
13 21 (3.64%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (2.60%) Copilot Studio
14 15 (2.60%) PaaS
15 14 (2.43%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.89%) DNS
1 34 (5.89%) Firewall
2 29 (5.03%) VPN
3 28 (4.85%) TCP/IP
4 20 (3.47%) DHCP
5 10 (1.73%) VLAN
6 9 (1.56%) WAN
7 8 (1.39%) HTTP
7 8 (1.39%) VoIP
8 7 (1.21%) LAN
9 5 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.69%) Network Security
11 3 (0.52%) FTP
11 3 (0.52%) Wireless
12 2 (0.35%) Broadband
12 2 (0.35%) TETRA
13 1 (0.17%) RTP
13 1 (0.17%) SAN
13 1 (0.17%) SS7
13 1 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (12.65%) Power BI
2 58 (10.05%) Azure SQL Database
3 53 (9.19%) Data Warehouse
4 52 (9.01%) PostgreSQL
4 52 (9.01%) Relational Database
5 48 (8.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (6.41%) Redis
7 34 (5.89%) MySQL
7 34 (5.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 31 (5.37%) MongoDB
9 20 (3.47%) Data Lake
10 19 (3.29%) NoSQL
11 14 (2.43%) Metadata
12 13 (2.25%) Star Schema
13 12 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
14 11 (1.91%) Tableau
15 9 (1.56%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.56%) DynamoDB
15 9 (1.56%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.21%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 70 (12.13%) Git
2 28 (4.85%) JIRA
3 10 (1.73%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.21%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.04%) NUnit
5 6 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.87%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (0.87%) TeamCity
7 4 (0.69%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.69%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.52%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.35%) MSTest
10 1 (0.17%) Flyway
10 1 (0.17%) GitLab
10 1 (0.17%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.17%) JUnit
10 1 (0.17%) Karma Test Runner
10 1 (0.17%) Ranorex
10 1 (0.17%) Selenium
10 1 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 190 (32.93%) Social Skills
2 102 (17.68%) Finance
3 70 (12.13%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (7.45%) Law
5 35 (6.07%) Legal
6 34 (5.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (4.33%) Public Sector
8 14 (2.43%) Retail
9 12 (2.08%) Manufacturing
10 11 (1.91%) Banking
11 10 (1.73%) Front Office
12 9 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.21%) Marketing
13 7 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.21%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.87%) Legal Technology
14 5 (0.87%) Publishing
15 4 (0.69%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.52%) Advertising
16 3 (0.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 213 (36.92%) Developer
2 100 (17.33%) Senior
3 64 (11.09%) Software Developer
4 61 (10.57%) Software Engineer
5 59 (10.23%) .NET Developer
6 58 (10.05%) Data Engineer
7 57 (9.88%) Lead
8 46 (7.97%) Graduate
9 43 (7.45%) Azure Engineer
10 41 (7.11%) Full-Stack Developer
11 37 (6.41%) SQL Developer
12 36 (6.24%) Lead Developer
13 34 (5.89%) Analyst
14 32 (5.55%) Senior Developer
15 28 (4.85%) Support Engineer
16 25 (4.33%) Support Analyst
17 24 (4.16%) Architect
18 22 (3.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
18 22 (3.81%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
19 21 (3.64%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 224 (38.82%) .NET
2 68 (11.79%) ASP.NET
3 63 (10.92%) .NET Framework
3 63 (10.92%) REST
4 58 (10.05%) CSS
5 57 (9.88%) .NET Core
6 54 (9.36%) React
7 49 (8.49%) HTML
8 46 (7.97%) Entity Framework
9 42 (7.28%) Node.js
10 41 (7.11%) AngularJS
11 34 (5.89%) XML
12 32 (5.55%) Blazor
13 29 (5.03%) Vue
14 25 (4.33%) jQuery
15 23 (3.99%) RESTful
15 23 (3.99%) Terraform
15 23 (3.99%) Web Services
16 21 (3.64%) ASP.NET Core
16 21 (3.64%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.59%) Enterprise Software
2 33 (5.72%) Product Ownership
3 29 (5.03%) Legacy Systems
4 24 (4.16%) Cloud Native
5 18 (3.12%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.77%) AI Agents
6 16 (2.77%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.60%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (2.25%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (2.25%) Replication
9 12 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
10 11 (1.91%) Clustering
10 11 (1.91%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.91%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.39%) Mobile App
12 7 (1.21%) Video\Live Streaming
13 6 (1.04%) Client/Server
13 6 (1.04%) Equities
13 6 (1.04%) Online Gambling
13 6 (1.04%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 93 (16.12%) Windows
2 66 (11.44%) Windows Server
3 35 (6.07%) Linux
4 7 (1.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.87%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.35%) Android
7 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.17%) AIX
8 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (29.46%) DevOps
2 145 (25.13%) Agile
2 145 (25.13%) Problem-Solving
3 130 (22.53%) CI/CD
4 120 (20.80%) Software Engineering
5 113 (19.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 96 (16.64%) Full-Stack Development
7 84 (14.56%) AI
8 81 (14.04%) Business Intelligence
9 79 (13.69%) Computer Science
9 79 (13.69%) Mentoring
10 77 (13.34%) Clean Code
11 69 (11.96%) Analytics
12 64 (11.09%) Microservices
13 60 (10.40%) ETL
14 52 (9.01%) Performance Tuning
15 48 (8.32%) Stakeholder Management
16 47 (8.15%) Migration
17 46 (7.97%) Data Modelling
17 46 (7.97%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 295 (51.13%) SQL
2 255 (44.19%) C#
3 106 (18.37%) JavaScript
4 85 (14.73%) Python
5 58 (10.05%) TypeScript
6 55 (9.53%) PowerShell
7 50 (8.67%) T-SQL
8 42 (7.28%) PHP
9 38 (6.59%) Java
10 16 (2.77%) C++
11 12 (2.08%) Bicep
11 12 (2.08%) Go
12 9 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 7 (1.21%) VB.NET
14 6 (1.04%) Rust
14 6 (1.04%) VBA
15 5 (0.87%) Tcl
16 4 (0.69%) Bash
16 4 (0.69%) PL/SQL
16 4 (0.69%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 105 (18.20%) Degree
2 57 (9.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (4.33%) Security Cleared
4 20 (3.47%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.08%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.08%) DBS Check
5 12 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.04%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.17%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.17%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.17%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.17%) HNC
8 1 (0.17%) HND
8 1 (0.17%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.17%) MCT
8 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.17%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (9.53%) Data Quality
2 35 (6.07%) QA
3 18 (3.12%) GDPR
4 14 (2.43%) SLA
5 10 (1.73%) Accessibility
5 10 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 7 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.52%) PMO
9 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.17%) IASME
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.17%) WCAG
System Software
1 52 (9.01%) Docker
2 44 (7.63%) Active Directory
3 25 (4.33%) Hyper-V
4 15 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (2.25%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) HDFS
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (4.33%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.91%) Ansible
4 6 (1.04%) Failover Clustering
4 6 (1.04%) Grafana
5 5 (0.87%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.87%) ZABBIX
6 3 (0.52%) SQL Sentry
7 2 (0.35%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 2 (0.35%) SCOM
7 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.17%) Control-M
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 285 (49.39%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.28%) Databricks
3 41 (7.11%) Oracle
4 24 (4.16%) VMware
5 15 (2.60%) Informatica
6 14 (2.43%) Google
7 13 (2.25%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.08%) Citrix
9 11 (1.91%) IBM
9 11 (1.91%) OpenAI
10 10 (1.73%) Talend
10 10 (1.73%) Veeam
11 9 (1.56%) TIBCO
12 8 (1.39%) iManage
13 7 (1.21%) Intapp
13 7 (1.21%) ServiceNow
14 6 (1.04%) RedGate
15 5 (0.87%) Cisco
15 5 (0.87%) Remedy
15 5 (0.87%) Sybase