SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SQL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,197 | 16,653 | 28,255 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.22% | 16.78% | 17.62% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.75% | 38.76% | 32.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,843 | 9,942 | 15,652 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £34,702 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £59,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.78% | +7.27% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £74,022 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £92,500 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
All Programming Languages
UK
SQL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,193 | 42,967 | 86,682 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.26% | 43.30% | 54.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,893 | 27,483 | 43,403 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,100 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL.
SQL
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
SQL
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | -2 | 10,083 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,932 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,060 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,860 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 4,885 | £57,500 | -2.54% | 1,490 |
| London | 0 | 3,694 | £70,000 | - | 1,373 |
| North of England | -4 | 2,010 | £50,000 | -3.85% | 453 |
| South East | -3 | 1,678 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 500 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1,490 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 104 |
| Midlands | -3 | 1,359 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 375 |
| North West | -3 | 1,139 | £52,500 | +1.38% | 242 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 801 | £50,000 | - | 243 |
| South West | -9 | 738 | £50,000 | - | 205 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 618 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 167 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 548 | £45,000 | -9.76% | 132 |
| East of England | -8 | 515 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 159 |
| North East | -1 | 255 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 49 |
| Wales | 0 | 213 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | -22 | 57 | £55,500 | +11.00% | 27 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 3 | £67,500 | +92.86% | 1 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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