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 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,205 | 17,273 | 27,417 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.39% | 16.64% | 17.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.72% | 38.45% | 32.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,923 | 10,368 | 15,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £59,526 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.60% | +8.23% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £76,250 | £74,500 |
| 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 | 33,234 | 44,926 | 84,113 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.73% | 43.28% | 53.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,009 | 28,661 | 44,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,066 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,750 | £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 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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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 2 May 2024.
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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 2 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 | 10,076 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,519 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,152 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,552 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 4,851 | £57,500 | -3.11% | 1,396 |
| London | -1 | 3,604 | £70,000 | - | 1,094 |
| North of England | -4 | 2,026 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 382 |
| South East | -3 | 1,697 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 295 |
| Scotland | +3 | 1,505 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 128 |
| Midlands | -2 | 1,373 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 339 |
| North West | -3 | 1,149 | £52,500 | +0.96% | 221 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 809 | £50,000 | - | 192 |
| South West | -9 | 750 | £50,000 | - | 195 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 625 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 124 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 557 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 147 |
| East of England | -4 | 529 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 171 |
| North East | 0 | 254 | £50,000 | -2.44% | 41 |
| Wales | -1 | 213 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 48 |
| Northern Ireland | -17 | 62 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 23 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £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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