Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 17 April 2021

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 6 months to 17 April 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
17 Apr 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 23 21 13
Rank change year-on-year -2 -8 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 1,561 730 1,003
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.69% 10.34% 12.64%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 33.71% 36.96% 41.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,389 632 942
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,900 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £76,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%

SQL Server is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 4,630 1,975 2,444
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 28.75% 27.99% 30.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4,008 1,707 2,194
10th Percentile £32,675 £33,750 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,500 £88,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +5.00%

SQL Server
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server trend for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 17 April 2021.

SQL Server salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 17 April 2021, SQL Server job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for SQL Server.

1 820 (52.53%) SQL
2 782 (50.10%) Azure
3 778 (49.84%) C#
4 744 (47.66%) .NET
5 576 (36.90%) Microsoft
6 568 (36.39%) JavaScript
7 544 (34.85%) Agile Software Development
8 444 (28.44%) DevOps
9 364 (23.32%) ASP.NET
10 354 (22.68%) CSS
11 343 (21.97%) HTML
12 340 (21.78%) MVC
13 321 (20.56%) AngularJS
14 309 (19.80%) .NET Core
15 288 (18.45%) React
16 283 (18.13%) Windows
17 264 (16.91%) AWS
18 252 (16.14%) Finance
19 246 (15.76%) T-SQL
20 232 (14.86%) .NET Framework
21 231 (14.80%) Git (software)
22 217 (13.90%) Business Intelligence
23 213 (13.65%) Docker
24 203 (13.00%) MySQL
25 196 (12.56%) REST
26 194 (12.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
26 194 (12.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
27 193 (12.36%) Windows Server
28 189 (12.11%) jQuery
29 188 (12.04%) Microservices

SQL Server
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 87 (5.57%) IIS
2 79 (5.06%) SharePoint
3 61 (3.91%) CMS
4 54 (3.46%) Elasticsearch
5 38 (2.43%) Umbraco
6 32 (2.05%) WordPress
7 31 (1.99%) Sitecore CMS
8 29 (1.86%) Apache
9 25 (1.60%) Kentico
10 24 (1.54%) EPiServer
10 24 (1.54%) MS Exchange
11 23 (1.47%) Confluence
12 18 (1.15%) Skype for Business
13 14 (0.90%) Apache Spark
14 12 (0.77%) Apache Solr
15 11 (0.70%) Tomcat
16 9 (0.58%) BizTalk Server
16 9 (0.58%) nginx
17 8 (0.51%) NServiceBus
18 7 (0.45%) Drupal
Applications
1 71 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (1.99%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.13%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.064%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.064%) Inkscape
6 1 (0.064%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 27 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.90%) nopCommerce
3 7 (0.45%) Elite 3E
4 5 (0.32%) Sentinel
5 4 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.19%) Infor M3
6 3 (0.19%) Maximo
6 3 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.19%) Visualfiles
7 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.064%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.064%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.064%) Salesforce.com CRM
Cloud Services
1 782 (50.10%) Azure
2 264 (16.91%) AWS
3 165 (10.57%) SaaS
4 159 (10.19%) Power Platform
5 86 (5.51%) PaaS
6 82 (5.25%) Microsoft 365
7 69 (4.42%) IaaS
8 59 (3.78%) Azure Active Directory
9 54 (3.46%) GCP
10 49 (3.14%) GitHub
11 47 (3.01%) Serverless
12 42 (2.69%) Azure Data Factory
13 29 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
14 19 (1.22%) Matillion
15 16 (1.02%) AWS Lambda
16 15 (0.96%) Azure Functions
17 14 (0.90%) Amazon S3
17 14 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
18 13 (0.83%) Logic Apps
18 13 (0.83%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 56 (3.59%) DNS
2 35 (2.24%) DHCP
3 30 (1.92%) Firewall
4 29 (1.86%) SAN
5 25 (1.60%) Skype
6 21 (1.35%) LAN
7 20 (1.28%) VPN
8 18 (1.15%) TCP/IP
9 17 (1.09%) Unified Communications
9 17 (1.09%) WAN
10 16 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
11 15 (0.96%) Internet
12 14 (0.90%) PBX
13 13 (0.83%) Network Security
13 13 (0.83%) WebEx
14 10 (0.64%) VLAN
15 9 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
16 8 (0.51%) FTP
16 8 (0.51%) SSL
16 8 (0.51%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 203 (13.00%) MySQL
2 194 (12.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 194 (12.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 166 (10.63%) Data Warehouse
4 149 (9.55%) Power BI
5 117 (7.50%) PostgreSQL
6 109 (6.98%) Relational Database
7 108 (6.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 93 (5.96%) MongoDB
9 85 (5.45%) Azure SQL Database
10 64 (4.10%) NoSQL
11 51 (3.27%) Tableau
12 45 (2.88%) SQL Server 2016
13 42 (2.69%) SQL Server 2012
14 40 (2.56%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 36 (2.31%) Data Mining
16 32 (2.05%) RDBMS
17 30 (1.92%) Big Data
17 30 (1.92%) SQL Server 2014
18 29 (1.86%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 231 (14.80%) Git (software)
2 132 (8.46%) Visual Studio
3 85 (5.45%) Jenkins
4 75 (4.80%) Team Foundation Server
5 68 (4.36%) Octopus Deploy
6 61 (3.91%) Visual Studio Team System
7 53 (3.40%) TeamCity
8 42 (2.69%) JIRA
9 37 (2.37%) Bitbucket
10 25 (1.60%) Artifactory
11 23 (1.47%) NUnit
12 19 (1.22%) Selenium
13 18 (1.15%) SpecFlow
14 13 (0.83%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 13 (0.83%) webpack
15 12 (0.77%) Atlassian Bamboo
16 11 (0.70%) Subversion
17 10 (0.64%) MSI
17 10 (0.64%) RSpec
17 10 (0.64%) WiX
General
1 252 (16.14%) Finance
2 78 (5.00%) Marketing
3 43 (2.75%) Public Sector
4 37 (2.37%) Retail
5 35 (2.24%) Back Office
6 33 (2.11%) Law
7 29 (1.86%) Telecoms
8 27 (1.73%) Manufacturing
9 25 (1.60%) Games
10 19 (1.22%) Local Government
11 16 (1.02%) Electronics
12 15 (0.96%) Banking
13 13 (0.83%) Legal
14 7 (0.45%) Advertising
15 6 (0.38%) French Language
16 5 (0.32%) Pharmaceutical
17 4 (0.26%) Financial Institution
18 3 (0.19%) Automotive
18 3 (0.19%) Front Office
19 2 (0.13%) Housing Association
Job Titles
1 944 (60.47%) Developer
2 372 (23.83%) .NET Developer
3 273 (17.49%) C# Developer
4 222 (14.22%) Software Developer
5 200 (12.81%) Senior Developer
6 186 (11.92%) C# .NET Developer
7 131 (8.39%) SQL Developer
8 117 (7.50%) Full Stack Developer
9 109 (6.98%) Analyst
10 75 (4.80%) C# Software Developer
11 68 (4.36%) .NET Software Developer
11 68 (4.36%) DBA
12 66 (4.23%) DevOps Engineer
13 63 (4.04%) Senior .NET Developer
14 54 (3.46%) Data Engineer
15 51 (3.27%) Consultant
15 51 (3.27%) JavaScript Developer
15 51 (3.27%) SQL DBA
16 50 (3.20%) ASP.NET Developer
16 50 (3.20%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 744 (47.66%) .NET
2 364 (23.32%) ASP.NET
3 354 (22.68%) CSS
4 343 (21.97%) HTML
5 321 (20.56%) AngularJS
6 309 (19.80%) .NET Core
7 288 (18.45%) React
8 232 (14.86%) .NET Framework
9 196 (12.56%) REST
10 189 (12.11%) jQuery
11 159 (10.19%) Web Services
12 156 (9.99%) ASP.NET MVC
13 148 (9.48%) ASP.NET Web API
14 146 (9.35%) Entity Framework
15 110 (7.05%) Vue.js
16 104 (6.66%) Node.js
17 96 (6.15%) Twitter Bootstrap
18 74 (4.74%) SOAP
19 73 (4.68%) XML
20 71 (4.55%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 111 (7.11%) Analytical Skills
2 98 (6.28%) Greenfield Project
3 69 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
4 68 (4.36%) User Experience
5 65 (4.16%) Data Centre
6 52 (3.33%) Enterprise Software
7 50 (3.20%) Public Cloud
8 42 (2.69%) Mobile App
9 34 (2.18%) Clustering
10 22 (1.41%) N-Tier
10 22 (1.41%) Private Cloud
10 22 (1.41%) Virtual Team
11 21 (1.35%) NHS
12 20 (1.28%) Replication
13 19 (1.22%) Algorithms
13 19 (1.22%) Client/Server
14 18 (1.15%) Hybrid Cloud
15 15 (0.96%) Management Information System
16 13 (0.83%) BYOD
17 12 (0.77%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 283 (18.13%) Windows
2 193 (12.36%) Windows Server
3 160 (10.25%) Linux
4 39 (2.50%) Windows Server 2016
5 38 (2.43%) Windows Server 2012
6 31 (1.99%) Unix
7 29 (1.86%) Windows 10
8 24 (1.54%) Android
9 23 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
10 22 (1.41%) Apple iOS
11 19 (1.22%) Windows Server 2008
12 8 (0.51%) CentOS
13 5 (0.32%) Debian
13 5 (0.32%) Windows 7
14 4 (0.26%) Fedora
15 3 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 3 (0.19%) zOS
16 2 (0.13%) Alpine Linux
16 2 (0.13%) SUSE
16 2 (0.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 544 (34.85%) Agile Software Development
2 444 (28.44%) DevOps
3 340 (21.78%) MVC
4 217 (13.90%) Business Intelligence
5 188 (12.04%) Microservices
6 184 (11.79%) Software Engineering
7 183 (11.72%) Scrum
8 174 (11.15%) TDD
9 164 (10.51%) ETL
10 162 (10.38%) Problem-Solving
11 115 (7.37%) SOLID
12 112 (7.17%) SDLC
13 100 (6.41%) Computer Science
13 100 (6.41%) Fintech
14 96 (6.15%) Analytics
14 96 (6.15%) Continuous Integration
15 95 (6.09%) OOP
16 91 (5.83%) Data Modelling
17 90 (5.77%) Web Development
18 87 (5.57%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 820 (52.53%) SQL
2 778 (49.84%) C#
3 568 (36.39%) JavaScript
4 246 (15.76%) T-SQL
5 146 (9.35%) TypeScript
6 136 (8.71%) Python
7 125 (8.01%) PowerShell
8 118 (7.56%) Java
9 81 (5.19%) PHP
10 54 (3.46%) Go
11 53 (3.40%) VB.NET
12 28 (1.79%) VB
13 21 (1.35%) ES6
13 21 (1.35%) VBA
14 19 (1.22%) Bash Shell
15 18 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
16 17 (1.09%) C++
17 15 (0.96%) Ruby
17 15 (0.96%) Shell Script
18 12 (0.77%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 162 (10.38%) Degree
2 84 (5.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 67 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 61 (3.91%) Security Cleared
5 59 (3.78%) SC Cleared
6 42 (2.69%) MCSE
7 33 (2.11%) MCP
8 29 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
9 27 (1.73%) CCNA
10 22 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
11 20 (1.28%) MCSA
12 18 (1.15%) MCITP
12 18 (1.15%) MCTS
13 10 (0.64%) AWS Certification
13 10 (0.64%) HND
14 8 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Architect
15 4 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.26%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.26%) Sun Certification
15 4 (0.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (5.12%) QA
2 38 (2.43%) Data Quality
3 20 (1.28%) GDPR
4 16 (1.02%) SLA
5 14 (0.90%) WAI
6 5 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.26%) GRC
7 4 (0.26%) NIST
8 2 (0.13%) COBIT
8 2 (0.13%) PMO
9 1 (0.064%) HL7
9 1 (0.064%) SOC 2
System Software
1 213 (13.65%) Docker
2 149 (9.55%) Active Directory
3 124 (7.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 88 (5.64%) Hyper-V
5 17 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (0.70%) HDFS
7 8 (0.51%) Oracle RAC
7 8 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (0.38%) KVM
8 6 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
8 6 (0.38%) vSphere
9 5 (0.32%) VMware Server
10 4 (0.26%) iptables
10 4 (0.26%) QEMU
10 4 (0.26%) XenApp
11 3 (0.19%) Firmware
11 3 (0.19%) vCloud
11 3 (0.19%) Xen
11 3 (0.19%) XenDesktop
12 2 (0.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 99 (6.34%) Kubernetes
2 97 (6.21%) Terraform
3 67 (4.29%) Ansible
4 53 (3.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 53 (3.40%) SCCM
5 45 (2.88%) Puppet
6 36 (2.31%) Opscode Chef
7 23 (1.47%) Rancher
8 20 (1.28%) SCVMM
9 19 (1.22%) HAProxy
10 16 (1.02%) Failover Clustering
11 8 (0.51%) Nagios
12 7 (0.45%) Icinga
12 7 (0.45%) WSUS
13 6 (0.38%) Galera Cluster
13 6 (0.38%) HP Fortify
13 6 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
13 6 (0.38%) ZABBIX
14 5 (0.32%) Microsoft Clustering
14 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 576 (36.90%) Microsoft
2 149 (9.55%) Oracle
3 144 (9.22%) VMware
4 47 (3.01%) Cisco
5 45 (2.88%) Google
6 38 (2.43%) Zend
7 32 (2.05%) SAP
7 32 (2.05%) Sitecore
8 28 (1.79%) Databricks
8 28 (1.79%) Salesforce.com
8 28 (1.79%) Veeam
9 26 (1.67%) Citrix
10 23 (1.47%) Informatica
11 16 (1.02%) Dell
12 14 (0.90%) Atlassian
12 14 (0.90%) HP
12 14 (0.90%) Xamarin
13 13 (0.83%) Acme Packet
13 13 (0.83%) Polycom
13 13 (0.83%) Yealink