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SQL in Swiss job advertisements

231 of the 1,990 employers in this set name SQL: 12% of them.

By Semion Sidorenko, Founder at Prospex Counted

231
Employers
12%
Share of employers
462
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SQL by canton

Employers with at least one Job-Room advertisement naming any of the 212 products looked for. N = 1,990. An employer naming three products counts in three rows, so the column sums above 100%.
Canton Employers naming it Share of the canton
Zürich 66 / 560 12%
Bern 39 / 344 11%
Aargau 20 / 223 9%
Vaud 23 / 155 15%
Lucerne fewer than 20 employers
St. Gallen fewer than 20 employers
Why does SQL rank above every programming language in Swiss job advertisements?
SQL is named by 231 employers (12%), more than any single programming language. It appears across ERP, analytics, and development roles, which broadens its base beyond what a general-purpose language reaches.
Is SQL still relevant in the Swiss job market?
231 of 1,990 employers (12%) name SQL, placing it at rank 4. Python follows at 156 employers (8%).
Which cantons have the most demand for SQL skills?
By share of the canton's employers: Zürich (12%), Bern (11%), Aargau (9%).

Written by

Semion Sidorenko

Semion Sidorenko is the Founder and CEO of Prospex. From data engineering to machine learning research, he spent 15 years helping companies scale up data platforms. Before founding Prospex, he worked as an ML engineer at EPFL and as an independent data engineering consultant for Swiss companies.

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