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

As of 2026-09-30, MSSQL appears in 268 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning MSSQL, with demand share down 10.1% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
268
Demand vs prior month
down 10.1% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 36.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Topeka

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Frequently asked questions about MSSQL

+Is MSSQL in demand in 2026?

Yes. MSSQL appears in 268 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning MSSQL (36.6% of all postings mentioning MSSQL).

+What jobs require MSSQL?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning MSSQL are Quality Automation Engineer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention MSSQL), Software Engineering Team Lead (4.5% of that role’s postings mention MSSQL), Full Stack Java Developer (4.2% of that role’s postings mention MSSQL).

+What skills are commonly paired with MSSQL?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), MSSQL most often appears alongside C#, Python, SQL, MySQL, JavaScript.

+Where is MSSQL most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring MSSQL are Topeka, Athens, Bengaluru, Paris, Denver, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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

+Which skills come before and after MSSQL?

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 MSSQL — last 90 days

Career paths around MSSQL

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before MSSQL

Before MSSQLC# → MSSQL: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → MSSQL: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → MSSQL: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → MSSQL: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → MSSQL: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → MSSQL: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → MSSQL: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairASP.NET → MSSQL: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQLC#: 15 movesC#15 movespython: 15 movespython15 movesJavaScript: 14 movesJavaScript14 movesJava: 13 movesJava13 movessql: 12 movessql12 movesPHP: 7 movesPHP7 movesCSS: 7 movesCSS7 movesASP.NET: 7 movesASP.NET7 moves

Skills after MSSQL

After MSSQLMSSQL → sql: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → JavaScript: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → python: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → PHP: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → MYSQL: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → C#: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → Java: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQL → AWS: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairMSSQLsql: 10 movessql10 movesJavaScript: 9 movesJavaScript9 movespython: 9 movespython9 movesPHP: 9 movesPHP9 movesMYSQL: 8 movesMYSQL8 movesC#: 8 movesC#8 movesJava: 8 movesJava8 movesAWS: 7 movesAWS7 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#15
Before: python15
Before: JavaScript14
Before: Java13
Before: sql12
Before: PHP7
Before: CSS7
Before: ASP.NET7
After: sql10
After: JavaScript9
After: python9
After: PHP9
After: MYSQL8
After: C#8
After: Java8
After: AWS7

Roles most likely to require MSSQL

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Quality Automation Engineer314.3%
Software Engineering Team Lead14.5%
Full Stack Java Developer14.2%
SQL Database Administrator14.0%
Sales Systems Engineer13.6%
Database Administrator (DBA)13.4%
Technical Services Engineer13.2%
Linux Systems Engineer13.1%
Senior Data Engineer12.8%
Full Stack AI Engineer12.7%

Roles with the most MSSQL postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer9836.6%
Backend Software Engineer93.4%
Database Administrator93.4%
Fullstack Engineer93.4%
DevOps Engineer83.0%
Data Engineer62.2%
Full Stack Engineer51.9%
Site Reliability Engineer51.9%
Automation Systems Engineer31.1%
Data Analyst31.1%

Top companies posting jobs requiring MSSQL

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring MSSQL
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Eurofins18
Betsson Group11
Shift Technology7
Bet3654
Camunda4
Conga4
VamsTec4
Infios3
360 IT Professionals3
eBay3

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 MSSQL

NamePostingsShare
Topeka155.6%
Athens72.6%
Bengaluru72.6%
Paris72.6%
Denver62.2%
New York City62.2%
Hyderabad51.9%
Sofia51.9%
London41.5%

Skills commonly paired with MSSQL

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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 MSSQL by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s MSSQL postings by all MSSQL 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: 0.1% to 0.1%. 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 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (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.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index