Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 654 | 827 | 788 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +173 | -39 | +248 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) | 61 | 102 | 147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.092% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 1.03% | 1.07% | 1.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 80 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,750 | £36,750 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £41,188 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,000 | £47,500 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.16% | -8.65% | +9.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £62,313 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £64,500 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £44,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -12.00% | +16.28% |
All Development Application Skills
UK
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 5,937 | 9,575 | 12,753 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 10.60% | 8.67% | 13.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,404 | 6,513 | 8,081 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,574 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,000 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.83% | -11.54% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,772 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £93,750 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) within the UK over the 6 months to 15 June 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +159 | 53 | £45,000 | -0.55% | 44 |
| UK excluding London | +198 | 46 | £45,000 | +2.27% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +129 | 29 | £53,250 | -11.98% | 13 |
| Midlands | +93 | 24 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +89 | 24 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| London | +89 | 10 | £85,000 | +40.50% | 23 |
| North of England | +66 | 8 | £44,500 | +11.25% | 3 |
| East of England | +41 | 7 | £42,000 | -4.55% | 2 |
| North West | +18 | 6 | £40,000 | +8.84% | 1 |
| Wales | +44 | 3 | £57,500 | +35.29% | 2 |
| South West | +110 | 2 | £77,500 | +72.22% | 1 |
| South East | +89 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 2 | £49,000 | +1.02% | 2 |
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
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: