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 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 11 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 -2
Permanent jobs citing SQL 2,080 3,004 2,860
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.55% 18.93% 15.21%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.58% 47.87% 35.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,662 1,488 1,980
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £31,475
25th Percentile £38,918 £41,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £83,759 £77,542 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +9.52%

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 5,391 6,275 7,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 27.33% 39.54% 42.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,339 3,474 5,376
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £33,000
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 £67,500 £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 9 June 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 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
North West -4 1,170 £51,125 -1.68% 266
Yorkshire -6 644 £45,249 -13.40% 156
North East +1 268 £50,000 -4.76% 47
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 42 (2.02%) SharePoint
2 40 (1.92%) Confluence
3 31 (1.49%) IIS
4 28 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 27 (1.30%) SAS
6 23 (1.11%) Apache Airflow
7 17 (0.82%) Apache Spark
8 14 (0.67%) CMS
8 14 (0.67%) Umbraco
9 13 (0.63%) Apache
10 4 (0.19%) nginx
11 3 (0.14%) Drupal
11 3 (0.14%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.096%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.096%) WordPress
13 1 (0.048%) Apache Solr
13 1 (0.048%) concrete5
13 1 (0.048%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.048%) Moodle
13 1 (0.048%) WildFly
Applications
1 113 (5.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.48%) MS Visio
4 9 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.34%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.096%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.048%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.048%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (0.72%) SAP Business One
2 14 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.48%) Magento
4 8 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.34%) Epicor Tropos
6 6 (0.29%) Dynamics GP
7 4 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.19%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 4 (0.19%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.14%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.14%) SAP IBP
9 2 (0.096%) Infor M3
9 2 (0.096%) SAP MII
9 2 (0.096%) Shopify
10 1 (0.048%) Payment Gateway
10 1 (0.048%) Remedy ITSM
10 1 (0.048%) SAP HR
10 1 (0.048%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.048%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 800 (38.46%) Azure
2 404 (19.42%) Power Platform
3 311 (14.95%) AWS
4 168 (8.08%) Azure DevOps
5 112 (5.38%) GCP
6 111 (5.34%) Microsoft 365
7 91 (4.38%) SaaS
7 91 (4.38%) Serverless
8 78 (3.75%) IBM Cloud
9 70 (3.37%) Azure Data Factory
10 64 (3.08%) Azure Service Bus
11 57 (2.74%) Azure Logic Apps
12 54 (2.60%) Snowflake
13 50 (2.40%) Entra ID
14 49 (2.36%) Azure Functions
15 46 (2.21%) Azure API Management
15 46 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
16 42 (2.02%) GitHub
17 39 (1.88%) Cloud Computing
18 35 (1.68%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 45 (2.16%) Firewall
2 35 (1.68%) LAN
2 35 (1.68%) WAN
3 31 (1.49%) DNS
4 25 (1.20%) Broadband
4 25 (1.20%) VPN
5 22 (1.06%) DHCP
6 21 (1.01%) TCP/IP
7 20 (0.96%) Internet
8 18 (0.87%) SAN
9 15 (0.72%) VLAN
10 13 (0.63%) HTTP
10 13 (0.63%) WLAN
11 12 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
12 10 (0.48%) MQTT
12 10 (0.48%) Network Security
13 9 (0.43%) Multicast
13 9 (0.43%) SSL
14 6 (0.29%) FTP
14 6 (0.29%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 516 (24.81%) SQL Server
2 380 (18.27%) Power BI
3 224 (10.77%) Data Warehouse
4 199 (9.57%) PostgreSQL
5 167 (8.03%) NoSQL
6 157 (7.55%) MySQL
7 145 (6.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 141 (6.78%) MongoDB
9 138 (6.63%) Azure SQL Database
9 138 (6.63%) Relational Database
10 116 (5.58%) Tableau
11 103 (4.95%) DB2
11 103 (4.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 90 (4.33%) BigQuery
13 76 (3.65%) Data Lake
14 39 (1.88%) Oracle Database
15 35 (1.68%) Elasticsearch
16 32 (1.54%) Redis
17 28 (1.35%) Data Mining
18 26 (1.25%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 161 (7.74%) Git
2 85 (4.09%) JIRA
3 35 (1.68%) GitLab
3 35 (1.68%) TeamCity
3 35 (1.68%) Visual Studio
4 33 (1.59%) Jenkins
5 20 (0.96%) JUnit
6 17 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 16 (0.77%) Jasmine
7 16 (0.77%) Karma Test Runner
7 16 (0.77%) Selenium
8 13 (0.63%) Mockito
8 13 (0.63%) Team Foundation Server
9 12 (0.58%) IntelliJ
10 11 (0.53%) Gradle
10 11 (0.53%) Maven
10 11 (0.53%) Postman
11 9 (0.43%) Cucumber
12 8 (0.38%) WebDriver
13 7 (0.34%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 487 (23.41%) Social Skills
2 362 (17.40%) Finance
3 246 (11.83%) Analytical Skills
4 207 (9.95%) Public Sector
5 133 (6.39%) Retail
6 121 (5.82%) Manufacturing
7 95 (4.57%) Legal
8 81 (3.89%) Marketing
9 77 (3.70%) Banking
10 76 (3.65%) Law
11 61 (2.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 60 (2.88%) Games
13 38 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
14 36 (1.73%) Advertising
15 22 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
16 17 (0.82%) Tech for Good
17 14 (0.67%) Aerospace
17 14 (0.67%) Health Technology
18 12 (0.58%) Influencing Skills
19 11 (0.53%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 662 (31.83%) Developer
2 355 (17.07%) Senior
3 341 (16.39%) Analyst
4 216 (10.38%) Lead
5 180 (8.65%) Data Engineer
6 174 (8.37%) .NET Developer
7 158 (7.60%) Software Engineer
8 123 (5.91%) Software Developer
9 113 (5.43%) C# Developer
10 88 (4.23%) Senior Developer
11 77 (3.70%) DBA
12 75 (3.61%) Senior Software Engineer
13 71 (3.41%) Senior Analyst
14 67 (3.22%) Full Stack Developer
15 64 (3.08%) Lead Developer
16 63 (3.03%) Azure Engineer
17 62 (2.98%) SQL Developer
18 61 (2.93%) Digital Analyst
18 61 (2.93%) Performance Analyst
19 60 (2.88%) Digital Performance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 569 (27.36%) .NET
2 281 (13.51%) HTML
3 252 (12.12%) CSS
4 249 (11.97%) ASP.NET
5 186 (8.94%) AngularJS
6 177 (8.51%) REST
7 157 (7.55%) .NET Core
8 148 (7.12%) Web Services
9 138 (6.63%) Vue
10 136 (6.54%) React
11 118 (5.67%) jQuery
12 116 (5.58%) Node.js
13 102 (4.90%) .NET Framework
14 100 (4.81%) ASP.NET Core
14 100 (4.81%) Twitter Bootstrap
15 94 (4.52%) Entity Framework
16 92 (4.42%) RESTful
17 78 (3.75%) Backbone.js
17 78 (3.75%) Ember.js
18 71 (3.41%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 146 (7.02%) Data Structures
2 95 (4.57%) Algorithms
3 85 (4.09%) Hybrid Cloud
4 84 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
5 78 (3.75%) Blockchain
6 72 (3.46%) Public Cloud
7 69 (3.32%) Management Information System
8 53 (2.55%) Product Ownership
9 42 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
10 38 (1.83%) Onboarding
11 37 (1.78%) Client/Server
11 37 (1.78%) e-Learning
12 34 (1.63%) NHS
12 34 (1.63%) Reinsurance
13 29 (1.39%) Cloud Native
14 26 (1.25%) Online Games
15 25 (1.20%) Data Centre
16 23 (1.11%) Mobile App
17 22 (1.06%) Driving Licence
17 22 (1.06%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 243 (11.68%) Windows
2 162 (7.79%) Linux
3 95 (4.57%) Android
4 87 (4.18%) Apple iOS
5 57 (2.74%) Windows Server
6 24 (1.15%) VMS
7 23 (1.11%) Unix
8 21 (1.01%) Windows 10
8 21 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
8 21 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
9 18 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (0.34%) Ubuntu
10 7 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.19%) Debian
12 3 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
13 2 (0.096%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.096%) Windows Vista
14 1 (0.048%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 606 (29.13%) Agile
2 430 (20.67%) Business Intelligence
3 422 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
4 286 (13.75%) Mentoring
5 284 (13.65%) DevOps
6 275 (13.22%) Software Engineering
7 265 (12.74%) Analytics
8 252 (12.12%) Coaching
9 248 (11.92%) ETL
10 233 (11.20%) Full Stack Development
11 227 (10.91%) Visualisation
12 189 (9.09%) Data Modelling
12 189 (9.09%) MVC
13 186 (8.94%) Artificial Intelligence
13 186 (8.94%) Design Patterns
14 180 (8.65%) Decision-Making
15 176 (8.46%) Migration
16 163 (7.84%) ERP
17 158 (7.60%) Computer Science
18 155 (7.45%) OO
Programming Languages
1 632 (30.38%) C#
2 387 (18.61%) JavaScript
3 363 (17.45%) Python
4 239 (11.49%) T-SQL
5 157 (7.55%) Java
6 87 (4.18%) PowerShell
7 77 (3.70%) TypeScript
8 56 (2.69%) PHP
9 53 (2.55%) PL/SQL
10 51 (2.45%) VB
11 42 (2.02%) VB.NET
12 36 (1.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 32 (1.54%) VBA
14 21 (1.01%) Go
15 20 (0.96%) R
16 17 (0.82%) XAML
17 16 (0.77%) Scala
17 16 (0.77%) VB6
18 15 (0.72%) Bash
18 15 (0.72%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 281 (13.51%) Degree
2 96 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
3 71 (3.41%) Microsoft Certification
4 45 (2.16%) DBS Check
5 32 (1.54%) Master's Degree
6 25 (1.20%) Azure Certification
7 14 (0.67%) PMI Certification
8 13 (0.63%) Security Cleared
9 12 (0.58%) CIPD
10 10 (0.48%) PhD
11 8 (0.38%) ISTQB
11 8 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (0.38%) OCP
11 8 (0.38%) Oracle Certification
12 7 (0.34%) ACCA
12 7 (0.34%) AWS Certification
13 6 (0.29%) CISA
13 6 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
14 5 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.24%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (5.67%) Data Quality
2 63 (3.03%) QA
3 23 (1.11%) SLA
4 22 (1.06%) Accessibility
4 22 (1.06%) GDPR
4 22 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.34%) PSD2
6 5 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.14%) WCAG
8 2 (0.096%) HL7
8 2 (0.096%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.096%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.096%) Software Quality Assurance
9 1 (0.048%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.048%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.048%) PMO
System Software
1 146 (7.02%) Active Directory
2 91 (4.38%) Docker
3 38 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
4 31 (1.49%) Hyper-V
5 26 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
6 24 (1.15%) RACF
7 11 (0.53%) Firmware
8 8 (0.38%) VMware Server
9 6 (0.29%) vSphere
10 4 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.19%) Terminal Services
10 4 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
10 4 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.096%) Embedded Firmware
11 2 (0.096%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.048%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.048%) XenApp
12 1 (0.048%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 55 (2.64%) Terraform
2 54 (2.60%) Kubernetes
3 18 (0.87%) Ansible
4 15 (0.72%) Grafana
5 14 (0.67%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.48%) Progress Chef
7 7 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
7 7 (0.34%) Puppet
8 5 (0.24%) SCOM
9 3 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.14%) Kibana
10 2 (0.096%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.096%) logstash
10 2 (0.096%) SQL Sentry
10 2 (0.096%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.096%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.096%) vRealize
11 1 (0.048%) Nessus
11 1 (0.048%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.048%) WSUS
Vendors
1 577 (27.74%) Microsoft
2 145 (6.97%) Oracle
3 109 (5.24%) IBM
4 84 (4.04%) Google
5 78 (3.75%) Red Hat
6 62 (2.98%) SAP
7 52 (2.50%) Databricks
8 43 (2.07%) Informatica
9 40 (1.92%) VMware
10 27 (1.30%) F5
11 24 (1.15%) CyberArk
12 21 (1.01%) Epicor
13 15 (0.72%) Commvault
14 14 (0.67%) Teradata
15 13 (0.63%) CA
16 12 (0.58%) ServiceNow
17 11 (0.53%) Facebook
17 11 (0.53%) IFS
18 10 (0.48%) Automation Anywhere
18 10 (0.48%) MuleSoft