
Candour Solutions Limited
Senior SQL Developer
Job Description
Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year
Requirements:- 5 years experience with Microsoft SQL Server development
- Strong T-SQL skills and experience with SQL Server 2019
- Experience designing relational databases and data models
- Background working with high-volume transactional databases
- Experience with ETL processes (SSIS or similar)
- Strong knowledge of SQL performance tuning and execution plans
- Experience with SQL Server Agent, backups, disaster recovery, and security
- Exposure to Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance is desirable
- Lead the design, development, and optimisation of SQL Server database solutions
- Develop and optimise complex T-SQL including stored procedures, functions, views, and triggers
- Troubleshoot database performance issues, including query optimisation, blocking, and deadlocks
- Support database security, backups, recovery, and high availability solutions
- Work with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions
- Provide technical guidance and mentor junior developers
- Azure
- ETL
- Support
- SQL
- Security
- SSIS
- Cloud
More:
We are looking for an experienced Senior SQL Developer to take ownership of a critical SQL Server environment and play a key role in designing, developing, and optimising database solutions. This is an opportunity for a strong SQL professional to influence technical direction, improve database performance, support business-critical systems, and mentor other developers. All the while, we work within a collaborative technology team and play a key role in improving SQL capability across the business. We offer hybrid working opportunities with a flexible approach, a company pension scheme, free on-site parking, a competitive salary package, a highly generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family leave policies, recognition schemes, and long-service rewards.
last updated 38 week of 2026
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Candour Solutions Limited
Stoke-On-Trent
IT
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£55,000
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£75,000
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This salary is 27% below the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
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