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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,212 | 17,258 | 27,462 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.40% | 16.67% | 17.55% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.78% | 38.56% | 32.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,903 | 10,314 | 15,912 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £59,191 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.08% | +7.62% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,375 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,991 | £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 | 33,199 | 44,762 | 84,208 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.70% | 43.22% | 53.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,953 | 28,538 | 44,073 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £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 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £53,350 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +3.09% | +6.70% |
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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 4 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 4 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 | 10,079 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,589 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,145 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,590 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 4,860 | £57,500 | -2.70% | 1,390 |
| London | -1 | 3,617 | £70,000 | - | 1,124 |
| North of England | -4 | 2,021 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 379 |
| South East | -3 | 1,688 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 307 |
| Scotland | +2 | 1,508 | £55,000 | -10.57% | 132 |
| Midlands | -3 | 1,382 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 360 |
| North West | -3 | 1,145 | £52,500 | +0.96% | 211 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 806 | £50,000 | - | 205 |
| South West | -10 | 747 | £50,000 | - | 198 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 623 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 127 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 569 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 155 |
| East of England | -7 | 527 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 171 |
| North East | 0 | 255 | £50,000 | - | 44 |
| Wales | -2 | 214 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 48 |
| Northern Ireland | -16 | 62 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 23 |
| Isle of Man | - | 3 | £45,000 | - | |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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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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