MS SQL jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-11-06, MS SQL appears in 458 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning MS SQL, with demand share down 6.8% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-06

Postings · last 90 days
458
Demand vs prior month
down 6.8% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 36.9% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Kolkata

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Frequently asked questions about MS SQL

+Is MS SQL in demand in 2026?

Yes. MS SQL appears in 458 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning MS SQL (36.9% of all postings mentioning MS SQL).

+What jobs require MS SQL?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning MS SQL are Technology Consultant (13.9% of that role’s postings mention MS SQL), Professional Services Engineer (10.7% of that role’s postings mention MS SQL), Ruby on Rails Developer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention MS SQL).

+What skills are commonly paired with MS SQL?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-06), MS SQL most often appears alongside C#, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Python.

+Where is MS SQL most in demand?

As of 2026-11-06, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring MS SQL are Kolkata, Webb, Pune, Warsaw, Topeka, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new MS SQL content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning MS SQL alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new MS SQL content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after MS SQL?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring MS SQL — last 90 days

Career paths around MS SQL

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before MS SQL

Before MS SQLC# → MS SQL: 26 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → MS SQL: 20 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → MS SQL: 19 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → MS SQL: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairASP.NET → MS SQL: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → MS SQL: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → MS SQL: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → MS SQL: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQLC#: 26 movesC#26 movessql: 20 movessql20 movesJavaScript: 19 movesJavaScript19 movesPHP: 14 movesPHP14 movesASP.NET: 14 movesASP.NET14 movesJava: 13 movesJava13 movespython: 10 movespython10 movesHTML: 10 movesHTML10 moves

Skills after MS SQL

After MS SQLMS SQL → JavaScript: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → sql: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → MYSQL: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → C#: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → HTML: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → Jenkins: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → Java: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQL → python: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairMS SQLJavaScript: 16 movesJavaScript16 movessql: 15 movessql15 movesMYSQL: 13 movesMYSQL13 movesC#: 11 movesC#11 movesHTML: 10 movesHTML10 movesJenkins: 8 movesJenkins8 movesJava: 8 movesJava8 movespython: 8 movespython8 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: C#26
Before: sql20
Before: JavaScript19
Before: PHP14
Before: ASP.NET14
Before: Java13
Before: python10
Before: HTML10
After: JavaScript16
After: sql15
After: MYSQL13
After: C#11
After: HTML10
After: Jenkins8
After: Java8
After: python8

Roles most likely to require MS SQL

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Technology Consultant513.9%
Professional Services Engineer610.7%
Ruby on Rails Developer210.0%
Java Backend Engineer27.7%
WordPress Developer26.7%
DevOps Manager26.1%
Node.js Developer15.0%
Full Stack Web Developer24.9%
Quantitative Risk Analyst14.5%
Automation Tester14.2%

Roles with the most MS SQL postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer16936.9%
Data Engineer183.9%
Database Administrator132.8%
Web Developer122.6%
Software Developer112.4%
Full Stack Developer102.2%
Full Stack Engineer102.2%
Data Analyst92.0%
Systems Engineer92.0%
Engineering Manager81.7%

Top companies posting jobs requiring MS SQL

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring MS SQL
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Weblee Technologies61
TopDesk10
Barclays10
EPAM Systems10
Eurofins9
NiCE9
Veeam7
Nex.inc7
CoStar Group6
Avery Dennison6

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for MS SQL

NamePostingsShare
Kolkata459.8%
Webb183.9%
Pune163.5%
Warsaw102.2%
Topeka92.0%
Bucharest81.7%
Dallas71.5%
Bengaluru61.3%
Irvine61.3%

Skills commonly paired with MS SQL

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning MS SQL by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s MS SQL postings by all MS SQL postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.2% to 0.2%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,471 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
477ea39e51c395d9
data_as_of
2026-11-06
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index