Azure SQL Database Job Trends in Yorkshire

Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 142 164
Rank change year-on-year -16 +22 +102
Permanent jobs citing Azure SQL Database 6 7 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.18% 0.22% 0.27%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.53% 1.85% 1.23%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 7
10th Percentile £40,750 £35,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £43,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% -7.83% -30.30%
75th Percentile £59,746 £67,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £63,788 £68,000 £62,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -14.29%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Yorkshire

Azure SQL Database 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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 392 379 733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 11.75% 12.08% 21.97%
Number of salaries quoted 245 223 573
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,150
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £84,056
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%

Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Azure SQL Database job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Azure SQL Database
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure SQL Database.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure SQL Database in Yorkshire

Azure SQL Database
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Yorkshire -21 4 £58,867 -9.44% 2
South Yorkshire +5 2 £42,500 +21.43% 1
Azure SQL Database
England

Azure SQL Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
2 3 (50.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 3 (50.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 3 (50.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) GitHub
3 2 (33.33%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (16.67%) Azure AI
4 1 (16.67%) Azure API Management
4 1 (16.67%) Azure App Service
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Key Vault
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (16.67%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 1 (16.67%) Firebase
4 1 (16.67%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Power BI
1 3 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (16.67%) Data Lake
3 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (16.67%) Redis
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Back Office
3 1 (16.67%) Billing
3 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Developer
2 1 (16.67%) .NET Developer
2 1 (16.67%) .NET Web Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Applications Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Azure Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Commercial Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Data Consultant
2 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365 Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Insight Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Insight Manager
2 1 (16.67%) IoT Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Dynamics 365 Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
1 1 (16.67%) .NET Framework
1 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET Web API
1 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET Web Forms
1 1 (16.67%) OAuth
1 1 (16.67%) OAuth2
1 1 (16.67%) OpenAPI
1 1 (16.67%) OpenID
1 1 (16.67%) React
1 1 (16.67%) React Native
1 1 (16.67%) RESTful
1 1 (16.67%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (16.67%) Cloud Native
2 1 (16.67%) IoT
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Applications
2 1 (16.67%) Legacy Code
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
1 1 (16.67%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) AI
1 3 (50.00%) Analytics
1 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (50.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) DevOps
2 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Visual Analytics
2 2 (33.33%) WFM
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) OO
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (33.33%) C#
2 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (16.67%) T-SQL
3 1 (16.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Azure Certification
1 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Databricks
2 1 (16.67%) Foundry