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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 52 30
Rank change year-on-year +26 -22 -11
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 465 374 569
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.22% 5.98% 7.71%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 39.24% 29.66% 36.83%
Number of salaries quoted 416 303 417
10th Percentile £33,000 £35,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,983 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £66,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,001 £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 1,185 1,261 1,545
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.86% 20.17% 20.94%
Number of salaries quoted 977 786 1,095
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,028 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,036 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.87% -2.79% +11.70%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,500 £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 18 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 18 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 +11 162 £60,000 +9.09% 54
Staffordshire 0 95 £50,000 +5.26% 14
Warwickshire +48 55 £42,500 -33.59% 15
Coventry +14 25 £53,500 +40.79% 10
Worcestershire -6 24 £47,500 +22.58% 6
Shropshire +8 22 £45,000 -14.29% 2
Wolverhampton +20 13 £42,500 +10.39% 4
Halesowen - 11 £60,000 - 1
Herefordshire -7 5 £60,000 +20.00% 4
Walsall +5 3 £45,000 +42.86% 1
Dudley - 3 £24,500 - 4
Stourbridge - 3 £55,000 -
Solihull -6 2 £45,000 -14.29% 1
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 (9.68%) IIS
2 39 (8.39%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.86%) CMS
4 4 (0.86%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.65%) MQSeries
5 3 (0.65%) Oracle HTTP Server
5 3 (0.65%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.43%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.43%) Liferay
6 2 (0.43%) Magnolia
6 2 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.22%) Drupal
7 1 (0.22%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 18 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.43%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.51%) NEC Housing
3 5 (1.08%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.65%) Maximo
5 2 (0.43%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.43%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.22%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 265 (56.99%) Azure
2 118 (25.38%) Power Platform
3 69 (14.84%) AWS
4 41 (8.82%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (8.39%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (6.45%) Azure Data Factory
7 27 (5.81%) PowerApps
8 25 (5.38%) SaaS
9 21 (4.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 18 (3.87%) Power Automate
10 18 (3.87%) Serverless
10 18 (3.87%) Snowflake
11 16 (3.44%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (2.80%) Matillion
13 11 (2.37%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 11 (2.37%) GCP
14 10 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
14 10 (2.15%) GitHub
15 9 (1.94%) Boomi
16 8 (1.72%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.81%) WAN
2 21 (4.52%) Firewall
3 18 (3.87%) DNS
4 13 (2.80%) DHCP
5 12 (2.58%) BIG-IP
6 10 (2.15%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.51%) VPN
8 5 (1.08%) HTTP
8 5 (1.08%) LAN
9 4 (0.86%) Internet
9 4 (0.86%) Wireless
10 3 (0.65%) FTP
10 3 (0.65%) SSL
11 2 (0.43%) Broadband
11 2 (0.43%) Network Security
11 2 (0.43%) SAN
11 2 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.22%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (22.15%) Power BI
2 75 (16.13%) Data Warehouse
2 75 (16.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 47 (10.11%) Relational Database
4 46 (9.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 34 (7.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 31 (6.67%) Elasticsearch
7 28 (6.02%) Data Lake
8 22 (4.73%) MySQL
9 18 (3.87%) MongoDB
10 17 (3.66%) Oracle Database
11 16 (3.44%) Metadata
11 16 (3.44%) NoSQL
12 13 (2.80%) PostgreSQL
13 12 (2.58%) Azure SQL Database
14 11 (2.37%) SQLite
14 11 (2.37%) Star Schema
15 10 (2.15%) DynamoDB
16 8 (1.72%) BusinessObjects
16 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 28 (6.02%) Git
2 27 (5.81%) Visual Studio
3 10 (2.15%) MSTest
4 9 (1.94%) GitLab
5 6 (1.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (1.08%) Jasmine
6 5 (1.08%) Karma Test Runner
6 5 (1.08%) Postman
6 5 (1.08%) SoapUI
7 4 (0.86%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.86%) Octopus Deploy
7 4 (0.86%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.65%) JIRA
9 2 (0.43%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.43%) Bower
9 2 (0.43%) gulp
9 2 (0.43%) Moq
9 2 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.22%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.22%) SpecFlow
General
1 146 (31.40%) Social Skills
2 84 (18.06%) Finance
3 36 (7.74%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (7.53%) Retail
5 33 (7.10%) Manufacturing
6 31 (6.67%) Law
7 23 (4.95%) Public Sector
8 22 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (2.80%) Legal
10 12 (2.58%) Marketing
11 11 (2.37%) Advertising
11 11 (2.37%) Police
12 9 (1.94%) Local Government
13 7 (1.51%) Back Office
13 7 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.29%) Banking
14 6 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.86%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 183 (39.35%) Developer
2 74 (15.91%) .NET Developer
3 61 (13.12%) Software Developer
4 53 (11.40%) Senior
5 45 (9.68%) Data Engineer
6 43 (9.25%) Analyst
7 38 (8.17%) C# Developer
8 37 (7.96%) Consultant
9 33 (7.10%) Lead
10 29 (6.24%) Administrator
11 25 (5.38%) Systems Engineer
12 23 (4.95%) DBA
13 20 (4.30%) C# Software Developer
14 17 (3.66%) Azure Engineer
15 15 (3.23%) SharePoint Administrator
16 14 (3.01%) C# .NET Developer
17 13 (2.80%) Business Intelligence Consultant
17 13 (2.80%) Software Engineer
17 13 (2.80%) Support Engineer
18 12 (2.58%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 186 (40.00%) .NET
2 118 (25.38%) ASP.NET
3 87 (18.71%) ASP.NET MVC
3 87 (18.71%) HTML
4 75 (16.13%) .NET Core
5 58 (12.47%) AngularJS
6 57 (12.26%) Entity Framework
7 55 (11.83%) ASP.NET Web API
8 51 (10.97%) .NET Framework
9 44 (9.46%) RESTful
10 40 (8.60%) CSS
10 40 (8.60%) REST
11 39 (8.39%) React
12 34 (7.31%) XML
13 33 (7.10%) Vue
14 30 (6.45%) JSON
15 29 (6.24%) HTML5
16 24 (5.16%) Node.js
16 24 (5.16%) WPF
17 21 (4.52%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.24%) Clustering
2 27 (5.81%) Mobile App
2 27 (5.81%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (5.59%) Data Structures
4 22 (4.73%) Management Information System
5 17 (3.66%) Public Cloud
6 15 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (3.23%) Low-Code
7 14 (3.01%) NHS
8 11 (2.37%) Driving Licence
8 11 (2.37%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (2.37%) Replication
9 10 (2.15%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.72%) TRADACOMS
11 7 (1.51%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (1.29%) Product Ownership
13 5 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 4 (0.86%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 73 (15.70%) Windows
2 28 (6.02%) Windows Server
3 23 (4.95%) Linux
4 9 (1.94%) Unix
5 8 (1.72%) VMS
5 8 (1.72%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.51%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.86%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.65%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.43%) Android
10 2 (0.43%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (27.74%) Agile
2 108 (23.23%) Business Intelligence
2 108 (23.23%) MVC
3 92 (19.78%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (19.57%) DevOps
5 72 (15.48%) ETL
6 64 (13.76%) Full Stack Development
7 51 (10.97%) Microservices
8 44 (9.46%) CI/CD
9 43 (9.25%) Scrum
10 42 (9.03%) Data Modelling
11 40 (8.60%) TDD
12 39 (8.39%) High Availability
13 37 (7.96%) Machine Learning
14 36 (7.74%) Artificial Intelligence
15 35 (7.53%) Customer Service
16 34 (7.31%) Analytics
16 34 (7.31%) Data Engineering
16 34 (7.31%) Performance Tuning
17 30 (6.45%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 301 (64.73%) SQL
2 196 (42.15%) C#
3 94 (20.22%) T-SQL
4 93 (20.00%) JavaScript
5 43 (9.25%) Python
6 36 (7.74%) TypeScript
7 28 (6.02%) VB.NET
8 27 (5.81%) Java
8 27 (5.81%) PowerShell
9 23 (4.95%) VB
10 16 (3.44%) XAML
11 11 (2.37%) C++
12 10 (2.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (2.15%) R
13 8 (1.72%) ActionScript
13 8 (1.72%) ActionScript 2.0
13 8 (1.72%) PL/SQL
14 7 (1.51%) C
15 5 (1.08%) PHP
15 5 (1.08%) VB6
Qualifications
1 71 (15.27%) Degree
2 43 (9.25%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.30%) SC Cleared
4 15 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.51%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.51%) Oracle Certification
7 6 (1.29%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.65%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.65%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.43%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.43%) CCNA
9 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.43%) HND
9 2 (0.43%) MCSE
9 2 (0.43%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.31%) Data Quality
1 34 (7.31%) QA
2 12 (2.58%) GDPR
3 9 (1.94%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.65%) JSP 440
6 2 (0.43%) PMO
7 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.23%) VMware NSX
4 13 (2.80%) Docker
5 12 (2.58%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.86%) vSphere
7 2 (0.43%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.43%) XenApp
7 2 (0.43%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 12 (2.58%) Terraform
2 8 (1.72%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.86%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.65%) Backup Exec
4 3 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.43%) MIIS
6 1 (0.22%) VxRail
Vendors
1 257 (55.27%) Microsoft
2 47 (10.11%) VMware
3 44 (9.46%) Oracle
4 30 (6.45%) Databricks
5 13 (2.80%) CheckPoint
6 12 (2.58%) F5
7 11 (2.37%) Facebook
7 11 (2.37%) NEC
8 9 (1.94%) Citrix
8 9 (1.94%) DevExpress
8 9 (1.94%) IBM
8 9 (1.94%) iManage
8 9 (1.94%) MuleSoft
8 9 (1.94%) OpenAI
8 9 (1.94%) SAP
9 7 (1.51%) SYSPRO
9 7 (1.51%) Xamarin
10 6 (1.29%) Dell
11 5 (1.08%) Adobe
11 5 (1.08%) YouTube