SQL Jobs in Central London

SQL (Structured Query Language)
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 10 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 -1
Permanent jobs citing SQL 726 830 1,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 19.12% 16.76% 17.72%
As % of the Programming Languages category 44.38% 33.78% 35.53%
Number of salaries quoted 522 749 1,301
10th Percentile £43,875 £43,162 £45,000
25th Percentile £54,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% +3.70%
75th Percentile £87,500 £94,250 £88,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £112,500 £103,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - +3.70% +3.85%

All Programming Languages
Central London

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 advertised in Central London with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,636 2,457 4,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 43.08% 49.61% 49.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,265 2,205 3,624
10th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £110,000
London median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - +6.67% +7.14%

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for SQL in Central London

SQL
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL in Central London.

Salary trend for SQL in Central London

SQL
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in Central London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL in Central London

SQL
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Central London region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
City of London +6 661 £72,500 - 100
City of Westminster +16 45 £75,000 -16.67% 2
West End of London +9 28 £105,000 +55.56% 1
Camden -7 8 £55,000 -18.52%
Lambeth +5 4 £45,000 - 1
Southwark +6 1 £55,000 +7.32%
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 £87,500 -
SQL
London

SQL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (2.75%) CMS
2 19 (2.62%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.52%) SAS
4 10 (1.38%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.38%) IIS
4 10 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.83%) Apache
5 6 (0.83%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.83%) Drupal
6 5 (0.69%) Confluence
6 5 (0.69%) EPiServer
7 4 (0.55%) Cloud Foundry
8 3 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.41%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.28%) Moodle
10 1 (0.14%) Documentum
10 1 (0.14%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.14%) Tornado
10 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 73 (10.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (3.72%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.10%) Photoshop
4 5 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.41%) SPSS
7 2 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 17 (2.34%) Aladdin
1 17 (2.34%) thinkFolio
2 13 (1.79%) SDL Web 8
3 10 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (1.24%) Elite 3E
5 4 (0.55%) Relativity
6 2 (0.28%) Endur
6 2 (0.28%) Farmplan
6 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
6 2 (0.28%) KEYPrime
6 2 (0.28%) MIS ActiveH
6 2 (0.28%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.28%) PeopleSoft Financials
6 2 (0.28%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 2 (0.28%) SAP Business ByDesign
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.14%) Finacle
7 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 263 (36.23%) Azure
2 144 (19.83%) AWS
3 133 (18.32%) Power Platform
4 47 (6.47%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (4.68%) SaaS
6 33 (4.55%) GCP
7 31 (4.27%) Serverless
8 23 (3.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 23 (3.17%) Snowflake
9 20 (2.75%) Amazon S3
9 20 (2.75%) Azure Data Factory
9 20 (2.75%) Microsoft 365
10 15 (2.07%) Amazon EC2
11 14 (1.93%) Google Sheets
12 13 (1.79%) PowerApps
13 12 (1.65%) GitHub
14 11 (1.52%) Entra ID
15 10 (1.38%) Azure Functions
16 9 (1.24%) Power Automate
16 9 (1.24%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.44%) Internet
2 16 (2.20%) HTTP
3 10 (1.38%) DNS
4 9 (1.24%) WAN
5 8 (1.10%) Firewall
5 8 (1.10%) SD-WAN
6 4 (0.55%) Network Security
6 4 (0.55%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.41%) PSTN
8 2 (0.28%) SAN
8 2 (0.28%) SNA
8 2 (0.28%) SSL
8 2 (0.28%) VPN
9 1 (0.14%) 4G
9 1 (0.14%) Intranet
9 1 (0.14%) LAN
9 1 (0.14%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (24.79%) SQL Server
2 128 (17.63%) Power BI
3 126 (17.36%) Tableau
4 72 (9.92%) Data Warehouse
5 57 (7.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 47 (6.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 40 (5.51%) Relational Database
8 27 (3.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 25 (3.44%) Oracle Database
10 24 (3.31%) MySQL
10 24 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
11 23 (3.17%) Data Lake
11 23 (3.17%) NoSQL
12 22 (3.03%) Azure SQL Database
13 16 (2.20%) Amazon Redshift
14 15 (2.07%) Amazon QuickSight
15 13 (1.79%) Data Mining
15 13 (1.79%) GIS
15 13 (1.79%) RDBMS
16 12 (1.65%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 126 (17.36%) Git
2 31 (4.27%) JIRA
3 28 (3.86%) Visual Studio
4 23 (3.17%) TeamCity
5 21 (2.89%) SpecFlow
6 20 (2.75%) GitLab
6 20 (2.75%) NUnit
7 16 (2.20%) Eclipse
8 13 (1.79%) Moq
9 12 (1.65%) Jenkins
10 9 (1.24%) git-flow
11 8 (1.10%) Octopus Deploy
11 8 (1.10%) Postman
11 8 (1.10%) Sourcetree
12 7 (0.96%) Cucumber
12 7 (0.96%) Katalon Studio
12 7 (0.96%) Team Foundation Server
13 6 (0.83%) PowerBuilder
14 5 (0.69%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 5 (0.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 253 (34.85%) Social Skills
2 181 (24.93%) Finance
3 160 (22.04%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (9.37%) Retail
5 50 (6.89%) Presentation Skills
6 34 (4.68%) Marketing
7 33 (4.55%) Law
8 26 (3.58%) Front Office
8 26 (3.58%) Legal
9 22 (3.03%) Banking
10 19 (2.62%) Back Office
11 12 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (1.52%) Advertising
13 10 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.24%) Investment Banking
15 7 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (0.69%) Financial Institution
16 5 (0.69%) Games
16 5 (0.69%) Public Sector
17 4 (0.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 224 (30.85%) Senior
2 190 (26.17%) Analyst
3 150 (20.66%) Developer
4 99 (13.64%) Lead
5 72 (9.92%) Data Analyst
6 62 (8.54%) Data Engineer
6 62 (8.54%) Senior Developer
7 56 (7.71%) Senior Analyst
8 46 (6.34%) Applications Support
9 45 (6.20%) Data Scientist
10 44 (6.06%) Support Analyst
11 38 (5.23%) Full Stack Developer
12 36 (4.96%) Senior Data Scientist
13 35 (4.82%) Senior Data Analyst
14 33 (4.55%) Software Engineer
15 32 (4.41%) C# Developer
16 31 (4.27%) Systems Analyst
17 30 (4.13%) .NET Developer
18 28 (3.86%) Consultant
18 28 (3.86%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 125 (17.22%) .NET
2 87 (11.98%) HTML
3 83 (11.43%) CSS
4 54 (7.44%) .NET Framework
5 53 (7.30%) PySpark
6 51 (7.02%) REST
7 46 (6.34%) ASP.NET
7 46 (6.34%) Pandas
8 45 (6.20%) React
9 42 (5.79%) AngularJS
10 38 (5.23%) RESTful
11 34 (4.68%) Web Services
12 33 (4.55%) scikit-learn
12 33 (4.55%) TensorFlow
13 30 (4.13%) Entity Framework
13 30 (4.13%) jQuery
14 26 (3.58%) XML
15 23 (3.17%) SOAP
16 21 (2.89%) HTML5
16 21 (2.89%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 43 (5.92%) Algorithms
2 33 (4.55%) Greenfield Project
3 29 (3.99%) Management Information System
4 23 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (3.03%) Onboarding
6 19 (2.62%) Reinsurance
7 18 (2.48%) Fixed Income
8 16 (2.20%) Product Ownership
9 13 (1.79%) Legacy Code
10 12 (1.65%) Life Science
11 11 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.24%) Hedge funds
13 8 (1.10%) Data Structures
13 8 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (0.96%) Cloud Security Posture
14 7 (0.96%) Clustering
14 7 (0.96%) Enterprise Cloud
14 7 (0.96%) Mobile App
14 7 (0.96%) Security Posture
15 6 (0.83%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 77 (10.61%) Windows
2 34 (4.68%) Windows Server
3 27 (3.72%) Linux
4 10 (1.38%) Unix
4 10 (1.38%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.41%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.14%) AIX
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
2 162 (22.31%) Visualisation
3 146 (20.11%) Analytics
4 138 (19.01%) Business Intelligence
5 117 (16.12%) Agile
6 113 (15.56%) Actionable Insight
7 111 (15.29%) Data Science
8 100 (13.77%) Data Analysis
8 100 (13.77%) Statistics
9 96 (13.22%) Computer Science
9 96 (13.22%) DevOps
10 92 (12.67%) ETL
10 92 (12.67%) Mathematics
11 84 (11.57%) Data Modelling
12 81 (11.16%) Data Pipeline
12 81 (11.16%) Decision-Making
13 75 (10.33%) Root Cause Analysis
14 73 (10.06%) Storytelling
15 72 (9.92%) Data Visualisation
16 67 (9.23%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 253 (34.85%) Python
2 130 (17.91%) C#
3 105 (14.46%) JavaScript
4 89 (12.26%) T-SQL
5 36 (4.96%) PowerShell
6 33 (4.55%) R
7 32 (4.41%) Java
8 22 (3.03%) PHP
9 18 (2.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 17 (2.34%) TypeScript
11 15 (2.07%) XPath
12 14 (1.93%) C++
13 13 (1.79%) PL/SQL
13 13 (1.79%) VBA
14 9 (1.24%) C
15 6 (0.83%) MATLAB
16 5 (0.69%) Shell Script
17 4 (0.55%) Scala
18 3 (0.41%) Bicep
18 3 (0.41%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 227 (31.27%) Degree
2 71 (9.78%) DBS Check
3 49 (6.75%) Master's Degree
4 41 (5.65%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (0.96%) SC Cleared
5 7 (0.96%) Security Cleared
6 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (0.69%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.69%) PMP
8 4 (0.55%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.55%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.41%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.41%) ISEB
9 3 (0.41%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.41%) MCP
10 2 (0.28%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (0.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.14%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.47%) Data Quality
2 43 (5.92%) QA
3 14 (1.93%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.52%) SLA
5 5 (0.69%) SOC 1
6 2 (0.28%) COBIT
6 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.14%) GDPR
System Software
1 23 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.48%) Docker
3 8 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.28%) vSphere
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.14%) XenApp
5 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 32 (4.41%) Terraform
2 31 (4.27%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.55%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.41%) Backup Exec
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.28%) Ansible
5 2 (0.28%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.28%) Foglight
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
5 2 (0.28%) SCCM
5 2 (0.28%) SCOM
6 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.14%) cPanel
6 1 (0.14%) Kibana
6 1 (0.14%) logstash
6 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.14%) Puppet
Vendors
1 141 (19.42%) Microsoft
2 102 (14.05%) Databricks
3 55 (7.58%) Oracle
4 34 (4.68%) Google
5 28 (3.86%) Bloomberg
6 18 (2.48%) Aderant
7 17 (2.34%) Charles River
8 14 (1.93%) Guidewire
9 12 (1.65%) Adobe
10 11 (1.52%) Veeam
11 9 (1.24%) Sybase
12 8 (1.10%) Cisco
12 8 (1.10%) Cognizant
12 8 (1.10%) Dell
12 8 (1.10%) Intapp
12 8 (1.10%) VMware
13 7 (0.96%) Alteryx
14 6 (0.83%) FFastFill
14 6 (0.83%) Refinitiv
15 5 (0.69%) Informatica