Databases & SQL developer demand
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How many developer roles ask for Databases & SQL and what those roles pay — tracked from live job postings.
What do roles requiring Databases & SQL pay in 2026?
As of November 2026, the typical advertised salary is £75,000 (≈ $95k) a year, with most postings between £55,000 and £95,000.
That's about what a typical developer role advertises across the postings we track.
| 25th percentile | £55,000 |
|---|---|
| Median (50th percentile) | £75,000 |
| 75th percentile | £95,000 |
Advertised base salary, from 1,666 job postings with pay data, as of November 2026.
How strong is hiring demand for Databases & SQL in 2026?
Tarmac tracked 6,677 postings in October 2026, the most recent month we tracked from start to finish.
We're not publishing a month-by-month series yet: the number of postings Tarmac collects each month is still growing, so a month-on-month change would measure our coverage rather than the job market.
Job titles that ask for Databases & SQL
In United States postings, these titles require Databases & SQL in at least a fifth of their openings, the same bar Tarmac counts you against when you pick one of them as a destination.
| Job title | Postings requiring it | Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 64% | — |
| Data Scientist | 60% | — |
| Data Analyst | 54% | — |
| Backend Engineer | 43% | — |
| Full Stack Engineer | 41% | — |
| QA Engineer | 26% | — |
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