SQL Jobs in the North of England

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 5 8
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL 2,018 3,601 2,825
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.29% 21.40% 15.45%
As % of the Programming Languages category 39.50% 51.08% 35.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,659 1,488 2,006
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £77,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +8.11% +5.71%

All Programming Languages
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,109 7,050 7,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 28.58% 41.89% 43.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4,207 3,552 5,450
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,968 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,056 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL in the North of England.

Salary trend for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 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
North West -3 1,139 £52,500 +2.94% 258
Yorkshire -7 621 £47,500 -9.52% 170
North East -1 260 £50,000 -4.76% 56
SQL
England

SQL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 46 (2.28%) SharePoint
2 37 (1.83%) Confluence
3 31 (1.54%) IIS
4 27 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
5 23 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
6 22 (1.09%) SAS
7 13 (0.64%) Apache Spark
7 13 (0.64%) CMS
8 11 (0.55%) Apache
9 10 (0.50%) Umbraco
10 6 (0.30%) Captiva
10 6 (0.30%) FileNet
10 6 (0.30%) WebSphere
11 3 (0.15%) Drupal
11 3 (0.15%) nginx
11 3 (0.15%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.099%) WordPress
13 1 (0.050%) Apache Solr
13 1 (0.050%) Moodle
13 1 (0.050%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 109 (5.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.50%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.40%) Chatbot
5 7 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.099%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.050%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.050%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (0.74%) SAP Business One
2 13 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (0.59%) Epicor Tropos
4 10 (0.50%) Magento
5 8 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
7 4 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 4 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
8 3 (0.15%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.15%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.15%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.15%) Shopify
9 2 (0.099%) Infor M3
9 2 (0.099%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.099%) SAP MII
10 1 (0.050%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.050%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.050%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 796 (39.44%) Azure
2 410 (20.32%) Power Platform
3 309 (15.31%) AWS
4 158 (7.83%) Azure DevOps
5 129 (6.39%) GCP
6 116 (5.75%) Microsoft 365
7 95 (4.71%) Serverless
8 78 (3.87%) IBM Cloud
9 77 (3.82%) SaaS
10 66 (3.27%) Azure Service Bus
11 65 (3.22%) Azure Data Factory
12 57 (2.82%) Azure Logic Apps
13 54 (2.68%) Snowflake
14 50 (2.48%) Azure Functions
15 48 (2.38%) Azure API Management
16 46 (2.28%) Entra ID
17 45 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
18 42 (2.08%) GitHub
19 40 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
20 37 (1.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 47 (2.33%) Firewall
2 41 (2.03%) LAN
3 40 (1.98%) WAN
4 34 (1.68%) DNS
5 26 (1.29%) VPN
6 25 (1.24%) Broadband
6 25 (1.24%) DHCP
7 23 (1.14%) TCP/IP
8 19 (0.94%) Internet
9 17 (0.84%) VLAN
10 15 (0.74%) WLAN
11 14 (0.69%) SAN
12 13 (0.64%) HTTP
12 13 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
13 10 (0.50%) MQTT
13 10 (0.50%) Network Security
14 9 (0.45%) Multicast
14 9 (0.45%) SSL
15 6 (0.30%) FTP
15 6 (0.30%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 509 (25.22%) SQL Server
2 385 (19.08%) Power BI
3 217 (10.75%) Data Warehouse
4 195 (9.66%) PostgreSQL
5 161 (7.98%) NoSQL
6 151 (7.48%) MySQL
7 142 (7.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 140 (6.94%) MongoDB
9 131 (6.49%) Azure SQL Database
10 127 (6.29%) Relational Database
11 122 (6.05%) Tableau
12 104 (5.15%) DB2
13 103 (5.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 90 (4.46%) BigQuery
15 68 (3.37%) Data Lake
16 39 (1.93%) Elasticsearch
16 39 (1.93%) Oracle Database
17 33 (1.64%) Redis
18 32 (1.59%) Looker
19 30 (1.49%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 156 (7.73%) Git
2 89 (4.41%) JIRA
3 38 (1.88%) Jenkins
4 36 (1.78%) GitLab
4 36 (1.78%) Visual Studio
5 31 (1.54%) TeamCity
6 21 (1.04%) JUnit
7 20 (0.99%) Selenium
8 18 (0.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 16 (0.79%) Jasmine
9 16 (0.79%) Karma Test Runner
10 15 (0.74%) Cucumber
11 14 (0.69%) IBM UrbanCode
12 13 (0.64%) Mockito
12 13 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
13 12 (0.59%) IntelliJ
14 11 (0.55%) Gradle
14 11 (0.55%) Maven
14 11 (0.55%) Postman
15 9 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
General
1 471 (23.34%) Social Skills
2 368 (18.24%) Finance
3 240 (11.89%) Analytical Skills
4 205 (10.16%) Public Sector
5 141 (6.99%) Retail
6 121 (6.00%) Manufacturing
7 97 (4.81%) Banking
8 85 (4.21%) Legal
9 79 (3.91%) Marketing
10 77 (3.82%) Law
11 61 (3.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 55 (2.73%) Games
13 39 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
14 34 (1.68%) Advertising
15 17 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
15 17 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
16 14 (0.69%) Aerospace
16 14 (0.69%) Health Technology
17 13 (0.64%) Tech for Good
18 12 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 630 (31.22%) Developer
2 342 (16.95%) Senior
3 335 (16.60%) Analyst
4 210 (10.41%) Lead
5 170 (8.42%) Data Engineer
6 160 (7.93%) .NET Developer
7 153 (7.58%) Software Engineer
8 117 (5.80%) Software Developer
9 107 (5.30%) C# Developer
10 83 (4.11%) Senior Developer
11 74 (3.67%) Senior Software Engineer
12 71 (3.52%) DBA
13 69 (3.42%) Full Stack Developer
14 62 (3.07%) Azure Engineer
15 61 (3.02%) Digital Analyst
15 61 (3.02%) Performance Analyst
15 61 (3.02%) Senior Analyst
16 60 (2.97%) Digital Performance Analyst
16 60 (2.97%) Lead Developer
17 59 (2.92%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 542 (26.86%) .NET
2 267 (13.23%) HTML
3 245 (12.14%) ASP.NET
4 243 (12.04%) CSS
5 176 (8.72%) AngularJS
6 175 (8.67%) REST
7 152 (7.53%) .NET Core
8 142 (7.04%) Web Services
9 131 (6.49%) Vue
10 128 (6.34%) React
11 118 (5.85%) jQuery
12 108 (5.35%) Node.js
13 100 (4.96%) Twitter Bootstrap
14 98 (4.86%) .NET Framework
14 98 (4.86%) ASP.NET Core
15 92 (4.56%) RESTful
16 91 (4.51%) Entity Framework
17 78 (3.87%) Backbone.js
17 78 (3.87%) Ember.js
18 71 (3.52%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 142 (7.04%) Data Structures
2 95 (4.71%) Algorithms
3 85 (4.21%) Hybrid Cloud
4 84 (4.16%) Self-Motivation
5 78 (3.87%) Blockchain
5 78 (3.87%) Public Cloud
6 69 (3.42%) Management Information System
7 45 (2.23%) Product Ownership
8 43 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
9 37 (1.83%) Client/Server
9 37 (1.83%) e-Learning
10 34 (1.68%) NHS
11 33 (1.64%) Cloud Native
12 30 (1.49%) Onboarding
12 30 (1.49%) Reinsurance
13 26 (1.29%) Online Games
14 25 (1.24%) Data Centre
15 23 (1.14%) Mobile App
16 22 (1.09%) Mainframe
17 19 (0.94%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 253 (12.54%) Windows
2 165 (8.18%) Linux
3 95 (4.71%) Android
4 87 (4.31%) Apple iOS
5 61 (3.02%) Windows Server
6 26 (1.29%) Unix
7 24 (1.19%) VMS
8 21 (1.04%) Windows 10
8 21 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
8 21 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
9 18 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.20%) Debian
11 4 (0.20%) Mac OS
11 4 (0.20%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.15%) Windows Vista
13 1 (0.050%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.050%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 604 (29.93%) Agile
2 430 (21.31%) Business Intelligence
3 410 (20.32%) Problem-Solving
4 289 (14.32%) Mentoring
5 287 (14.22%) DevOps
6 260 (12.88%) Analytics
6 260 (12.88%) Software Engineering
7 255 (12.64%) Coaching
8 238 (11.79%) ETL
9 231 (11.45%) Visualisation
10 227 (11.25%) Full Stack Development
11 183 (9.07%) Data Modelling
12 182 (9.02%) Artificial Intelligence
13 181 (8.97%) Design Patterns
14 180 (8.92%) Migration
15 179 (8.87%) Decision-Making
16 178 (8.82%) MVC
17 165 (8.18%) ERP
18 148 (7.33%) Computer Science
18 148 (7.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 609 (30.18%) C#
2 374 (18.53%) JavaScript
3 342 (16.95%) Python
4 236 (11.69%) T-SQL
5 166 (8.23%) Java
6 86 (4.26%) PowerShell
7 77 (3.82%) TypeScript
8 53 (2.63%) PHP
9 50 (2.48%) PL/SQL
9 50 (2.48%) VB
10 41 (2.03%) VB.NET
11 36 (1.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 20 (0.99%) Groovy
12 20 (0.99%) R
12 20 (0.99%) VBA
13 19 (0.94%) Go
14 16 (0.79%) VB6
14 16 (0.79%) XAML
15 15 (0.74%) Bash
15 15 (0.74%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 259 (12.83%) Degree
2 90 (4.46%) Computer Science Degree
3 69 (3.42%) Microsoft Certification
4 41 (2.03%) DBS Check
5 27 (1.34%) Master's Degree
6 25 (1.24%) Azure Certification
7 14 (0.69%) PMI Certification
8 12 (0.59%) CIPD
9 11 (0.55%) Security Cleared
10 8 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.40%) OCP
10 8 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
10 8 (0.40%) PhD
11 7 (0.35%) ACCA
11 7 (0.35%) AWS Certification
11 7 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.35%) ISTQB
12 6 (0.30%) CISA
12 6 (0.30%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.25%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 105 (5.20%) Data Quality
2 54 (2.68%) QA
3 28 (1.39%) GDPR
4 23 (1.14%) Accessibility
5 22 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (1.09%) SLA
6 8 (0.40%) PSD2
7 5 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.15%) WCAG
9 2 (0.099%) HL7
9 2 (0.099%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.099%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.050%) CRD IV
10 1 (0.050%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.050%) PMO
10 1 (0.050%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.050%) WAI
System Software
1 143 (7.09%) Active Directory
2 95 (4.71%) Docker
3 37 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
4 34 (1.68%) Hyper-V
5 30 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
6 24 (1.19%) RACF
7 9 (0.45%) Firmware
8 8 (0.40%) VMware Server
9 5 (0.25%) Terminal Services
9 5 (0.25%) vSphere
10 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
12 2 (0.099%) Embedded Firmware
13 1 (0.050%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.050%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 61 (3.02%) Terraform
2 56 (2.78%) Kubernetes
3 25 (1.24%) Ansible
4 17 (0.84%) Progress Chef
5 15 (0.74%) Grafana
6 14 (0.69%) Prometheus
7 10 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (0.30%) Puppet
8 6 (0.30%) SCOM
9 3 (0.15%) Kibana
10 2 (0.099%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.099%) logstash
10 2 (0.099%) SCCM
10 2 (0.099%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.099%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.099%) vRealize
11 1 (0.050%) MAINVIEW
11 1 (0.050%) Nessus
11 1 (0.050%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.050%) Packer
Vendors
1 568 (28.15%) Microsoft
2 138 (6.84%) Oracle
3 124 (6.14%) IBM
4 88 (4.36%) Google
5 78 (3.87%) Red Hat
6 64 (3.17%) SAP
7 50 (2.48%) Databricks
8 44 (2.18%) VMware
9 34 (1.68%) Informatica
10 26 (1.29%) Epicor
10 26 (1.29%) F5
11 23 (1.14%) CyberArk
12 18 (0.89%) ServiceNow
13 16 (0.79%) Commvault
14 14 (0.69%) Teradata
15 12 (0.59%) CA
15 12 (0.59%) IFS
16 11 (0.55%) Cisco
16 11 (0.55%) Pega
17 10 (0.50%) Automation Anywhere