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sql developer

Learned from 350 real résumés for this role.

Across 350 real U.S. résumés for a sql developer, the most distinctive skills are Gather Requirements, Plsql and Ad Hoc Reporting — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Gather Requirements
4% have it · 84.0× vs average
Plsql
11% have it · 38.0× vs average
Ad Hoc Reporting
1% have it · 55.6× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

gather requirements
84.0×
4% · N=13
plsql
38.0×
11% · N=40
ad hoc reporting
55.6×
1% · N=3
schema
55.6×
1% · N=3
pl sql
55.6×
1% · N=3
software updates
27.0×
4% · N=13
scripts
17.6×
13% · N=45
nexus
24.4×
4% · N=13
queries
17.5×
7% · N=23
client education
39.7×
1% · N=3
tables
15.6×
7% · N=25
dashboard development
34.8×
1% · N=3
ssrs reporting
34.8×
1% · N=3
sql developer
13.6×
7% · N=25
reviews
16.5×
4% · N=13

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

sql bi developer11% · N=9database administrator11% · N=9sql database developer7% · N=6database developer7% · N=6dba7% · N=6java developer7% · N=6it manager4% · N=3sql development and dba support4% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

sql database administrator7% · N=9computer support specialist14% · N=3data analyst intern33% · N=3engineer6% · N=3software tester14% · N=3sql server developer8% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Sql Developer need?

In 350 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Gather Requirements (4% have it), Plsql (11% have it), Ad Hoc Reporting (1% have it), Schema (1% have it), Pl Sql (1% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Sql Developer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Sql Bi Developer (11% of moves, N=9), Database Administrator (11% of moves, N=9), Sql Database Developer (7% of moves, N=6).

What roles lead into Sql Developer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Sql Database Administrator (7% of arrivals, N=9), Computer Support Specialist (14% of arrivals, N=3), Data Analyst Intern (33% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Sql Developer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 350 of them are Sql Developer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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