SQL Server Jobs in the West Midlands

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 6 months to 30 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 50 30
Rank change year-on-year +22 -20 -10
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 472 363 558
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 5.98% 6.10% 7.40%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 39.24% 29.49% 36.52%
Number of salaries quoted 419 295 404
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,966 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +11.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,125 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.51% +3.64% +10.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
West Midlands

SQL Server is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 1,203 1,231 1,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.24% 20.69% 20.26%
Number of salaries quoted 983 786 1,063
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,868 £31,400
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,974 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +14.13%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £74,750 £72,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in the West Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for SQL Server in the West Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in the West Midlands

SQL Server
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 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
Birmingham +12 164 £60,000 +9.09% 44
Staffordshire +3 102 £50,000 +5.26% 16
Warwickshire +36 57 £42,500 -29.17% 11
Worcestershire -15 25 £47,500 +22.58% 9
Coventry +14 23 £53,500 +40.79% 10
Shropshire +10 21 £45,000 -14.29% 5
Wolverhampton +16 12 £42,500 +10.39% 1
Halesowen - 11 £60,000 -
Herefordshire -8 5 £60,000 +20.00% 3
Walsall -1 3 £45,000 +42.86%
Dudley - 3 £24,500 - 5
Solihull -13 2 £45,000 -12.20% 1
Stourbridge - 2 £50,000 -
Wednesbury -1 1 £32,500 -27.78%
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 45 (9.53%) IIS
2 34 (7.20%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.06%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.85%) CMS
6 3 (0.64%) MQSeries
6 3 (0.64%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 3 (0.64%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.42%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.42%) Liferay
7 2 (0.42%) Magnolia
7 2 (0.42%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.21%) Drupal
8 1 (0.21%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 19 (4.03%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.64%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (2.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.48%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.85%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.64%) Maximo
5 2 (0.42%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.42%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.21%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 264 (55.93%) Azure
2 118 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 68 (14.41%) AWS
4 42 (8.90%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (8.47%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (6.78%) Azure Data Factory
7 27 (5.72%) PowerApps
8 26 (5.51%) SaaS
9 23 (4.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 20 (4.24%) Power Automate
11 18 (3.81%) Serverless
11 18 (3.81%) Snowflake
12 17 (3.60%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.75%) Matillion
14 11 (2.33%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 11 (2.33%) GCP
15 9 (1.91%) Boomi
15 9 (1.91%) Cloud Computing
16 8 (1.69%) GitHub
17 7 (1.48%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.72%) WAN
2 21 (4.45%) Firewall
3 19 (4.03%) DNS
4 14 (2.97%) DHCP
5 11 (2.33%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.12%) BIG-IP
7 8 (1.69%) VPN
8 7 (1.48%) LAN
9 5 (1.06%) HTTP
10 4 (0.85%) Internet
10 4 (0.85%) SAN
10 4 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.85%) Wireless
11 3 (0.64%) SSL
12 2 (0.42%) Broadband
12 2 (0.42%) FTP
12 2 (0.42%) Network Security
13 1 (0.21%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (22.46%) Power BI
2 76 (16.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 75 (15.89%) Data Warehouse
4 48 (10.17%) Relational Database
5 46 (9.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 35 (7.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 31 (6.57%) Elasticsearch
8 28 (5.93%) Data Lake
9 25 (5.30%) MySQL
10 18 (3.81%) MongoDB
11 17 (3.60%) Metadata
11 17 (3.60%) Oracle Database
12 15 (3.18%) NoSQL
13 13 (2.75%) Azure SQL Database
13 13 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (2.33%) SQLite
14 11 (2.33%) Star Schema
15 10 (2.12%) DynamoDB
16 9 (1.91%) BusinessObjects
16 9 (1.91%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 29 (6.14%) Git
2 27 (5.72%) Visual Studio
3 10 (2.12%) MSTest
4 9 (1.91%) GitLab
5 6 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.06%) Jasmine
6 5 (1.06%) Karma Test Runner
6 5 (1.06%) Postman
6 5 (1.06%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.85%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.85%) Octopus Deploy
7 4 (0.85%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.64%) JIRA
9 2 (0.42%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.42%) Bower
9 2 (0.42%) gulp
9 2 (0.42%) Moq
9 2 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.21%) Mercurial
General
1 150 (31.78%) Social Skills
2 84 (17.80%) Finance
3 38 (8.05%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (7.63%) Retail
5 33 (6.99%) Manufacturing
6 31 (6.57%) Law
7 23 (4.87%) Public Sector
8 20 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (2.75%) Marketing
10 12 (2.54%) Legal
11 11 (2.33%) Advertising
11 11 (2.33%) Police
12 9 (1.91%) Local Government
13 8 (1.69%) Back Office
13 8 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (1.06%) Banking
17 4 (0.85%) Automotive
17 4 (0.85%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 191 (40.47%) Developer
2 76 (16.10%) .NET Developer
3 64 (13.56%) Software Developer
4 52 (11.02%) Senior
5 47 (9.96%) Analyst
6 45 (9.53%) Data Engineer
7 38 (8.05%) C# Developer
8 37 (7.84%) Consultant
9 33 (6.99%) Lead
10 29 (6.14%) Administrator
11 23 (4.87%) DBA
11 23 (4.87%) Systems Engineer
12 20 (4.24%) C# Software Developer
13 18 (3.81%) Azure Engineer
14 15 (3.18%) Support Analyst
15 14 (2.97%) C# .NET Developer
15 14 (2.97%) SharePoint Administrator
15 14 (2.97%) Web Developer
16 13 (2.75%) Business Intelligence Consultant
16 13 (2.75%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 190 (40.25%) .NET
2 122 (25.85%) ASP.NET
3 91 (19.28%) HTML
4 88 (18.64%) ASP.NET MVC
5 76 (16.10%) .NET Core
6 60 (12.71%) AngularJS
6 60 (12.71%) Entity Framework
7 58 (12.29%) ASP.NET Web API
8 54 (11.44%) .NET Framework
9 44 (9.32%) RESTful
10 42 (8.90%) CSS
11 41 (8.69%) React
11 41 (8.69%) REST
12 36 (7.63%) Vue
13 35 (7.42%) XML
14 31 (6.57%) JSON
15 30 (6.36%) HTML5
16 24 (5.08%) Node.js
16 24 (5.08%) WPF
17 22 (4.66%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.14%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (5.72%) Clustering
2 27 (5.72%) Data Structures
3 25 (5.30%) Mobile App
4 22 (4.66%) Management Information System
5 16 (3.39%) Public Cloud
6 15 (3.18%) Low-Code
6 15 (3.18%) NHS
7 12 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.33%) Driving Licence
8 11 (2.33%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (2.33%) Replication
9 9 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.69%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.69%) TRADACOMS
11 6 (1.27%) Product Ownership
12 5 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.06%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (0.85%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 79 (16.74%) Windows
2 30 (6.36%) Windows Server
3 25 (5.30%) Linux
4 9 (1.91%) Unix
4 9 (1.91%) VMS
4 9 (1.91%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (1.69%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.06%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.85%) Windows 7
7 4 (0.85%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.64%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.42%) Android
9 2 (0.42%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (27.75%) Agile
2 110 (23.31%) Business Intelligence
2 110 (23.31%) MVC
3 94 (19.92%) DevOps
4 93 (19.70%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (15.47%) ETL
6 67 (14.19%) Full Stack Development
7 53 (11.23%) Microservices
8 44 (9.32%) CI/CD
8 44 (9.32%) Data Modelling
9 43 (9.11%) Scrum
10 38 (8.05%) Customer Service
10 38 (8.05%) Machine Learning
11 37 (7.84%) High Availability
11 37 (7.84%) TDD
12 35 (7.42%) Analytics
12 35 (7.42%) Data Engineering
13 34 (7.20%) Performance Tuning
14 33 (6.99%) Artificial Intelligence
15 32 (6.78%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 304 (64.41%) SQL
2 204 (43.22%) C#
3 97 (20.55%) JavaScript
4 95 (20.13%) T-SQL
5 43 (9.11%) Python
6 38 (8.05%) TypeScript
7 31 (6.57%) VB.NET
8 27 (5.72%) Java
8 27 (5.72%) PowerShell
9 23 (4.87%) VB
10 16 (3.39%) XAML
11 13 (2.75%) C++
12 10 (2.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (2.12%) R
13 8 (1.69%) ActionScript
13 8 (1.69%) ActionScript 2.0
13 8 (1.69%) PHP
14 7 (1.48%) C
15 6 (1.27%) PL/SQL
16 5 (1.06%) VB6
Qualifications
1 74 (15.68%) Degree
2 41 (8.69%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.03%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.48%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.48%) Oracle Certification
7 6 (1.27%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.64%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.42%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.42%) CCNA
9 2 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.42%) HND
9 2 (0.42%) MCSE
9 2 (0.42%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.21%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (7.42%) Data Quality
2 34 (7.20%) QA
3 13 (2.75%) GDPR
4 10 (2.12%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.64%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.42%) PMO
8 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (6.57%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.97%) VMware NSX
4 13 (2.75%) Docker
5 12 (2.54%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.85%) vSphere
7 2 (0.42%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.42%) XenApp
7 2 (0.42%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 13 (2.75%) Terraform
2 8 (1.69%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.85%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.64%) Backup Exec
4 3 (0.64%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.42%) MIIS
6 1 (0.21%) VxRail
Vendors
1 259 (54.87%) Microsoft
2 47 (9.96%) VMware
3 44 (9.32%) Oracle
4 31 (6.57%) Databricks
5 12 (2.54%) CheckPoint
6 11 (2.33%) Facebook
6 11 (2.33%) NEC
7 10 (2.12%) F5
8 9 (1.91%) Citrix
8 9 (1.91%) DevExpress
8 9 (1.91%) IBM
8 9 (1.91%) MuleSoft
9 8 (1.69%) SAP
10 6 (1.27%) Adobe
10 6 (1.27%) Dell
10 6 (1.27%) iManage
10 6 (1.27%) OpenAI
10 6 (1.27%) SYSPRO
10 6 (1.27%) Xamarin
11 5 (1.06%) YouTube