SQL Developer course in Pakistan
From your first SELECT to stored procedures, data models and fast queries. Learn live, one-to-one, with Hikmat Ullah, a Senior Data Engineer, from anywhere in Pakistan: Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar or your home town. Pay in rupees by bank transfer or JazzCash.
Why learn SQL Developer from Pakistan
SQL is the language every data job is built on. In this course you write SQL from day one on real business data, then move into window functions, data modelling, stored procedures and performance tuning. By the end you can answer the SQL questions interviewers actually ask, and you have a data mart project to show for it.
Companies in Pakistan and abroad hire for roles like SQL Developer, Data Analyst, BI Developer and Junior Data Engineer. Many of these jobs are remote, so what matters is real skill you can show in an interview, not where you live. That is what this course is built for: live practice on real business data, projects for your portfolio, and interview preparation.
What you will learn
Week 1Databases and your first queries
- How relational databases work
- Tables, rows, columns and data types
- Primary and foreign keys
- SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, TOP
- Setting up SQL Server and SSMS
Week 2Functions and aggregation
- GROUP BY and HAVING
- COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
- String and date functions
- CASE expressions
- Working with NULLs
Week 3Joins, subqueries and set operations
- INNER, LEFT, RIGHT and FULL joins
- Self joins and many-to-many
- Subqueries and EXISTS
- UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT
- Common join mistakes
Week 4CTEs and window functions
- Common table expressions
- ROW_NUMBER, RANK, DENSE_RANK
- LAG, LEAD and running totals
- Top N per group and de-duplication
- Recursive CTEs
Week 5Data modelling and DDL
- CREATE and ALTER, constraints
- Normal forms 1NF to 3NF
- Star schema, facts and dimensions
- Slowly changing dimensions
- INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE safely
Week 6Views, procedures and transactions
- Views and functions
- Stored procedures with parameters
- Transactions and TRY CATCH
- MERGE for upserts
- Logging and audit tables
Week 7Performance tuning
- Reading execution plans
- Clustered and nonclustered indexes
- SARGable queries
- Statistics and temp tables
- Tuning a slow report query
Week 8Capstone and interview prep
- Build a sales data mart end to end
- Top SQL interview questions
- Timed live coding practice
- Mock interview with feedback
Tools you will use
Who it is for
- Students and fresh graduates starting a data career
- Excel users who want to work with real databases
- Developers and testers moving into data
- Analysts who want stronger SQL for interviews
What you need
- No coding experience needed
- A laptop with Windows, macOS or Linux
- About 5 to 7 hours a week for practice
What you will be able to do
Write queries with confidence
Filter, sort, aggregate and join tables to answer real business questions.
Master window functions
Rankings, running totals, LAG and LEAD, de-duplication and top N per group.
Design clean data models
Normalisation, keys, star schemas, facts, dimensions and slowly changing dimensions.
Build stored procedures
Variables, transactions, error handling and MERGE for repeatable data loads.
Make slow queries fast
Read execution plans, add the right indexes and write SARGable filters.
Pass SQL interviews
Practise the questions and live coding rounds used by data teams.
Questions from students in Pakistan
Can I pay in Pakistani rupees?
Yes. Pay by bank transfer or JazzCash on our payment page and upload the screenshot. The rupee amount is shown at today's rate, and you get a receipt by email.
What time are the classes?
Classes are live, one-to-one, and planned around you: evenings and weekends in Pakistan time work well for most students who study or work. We fix your schedule on the free call.
Do I need my own laptop?
Yes, any Windows, macOS or Linux laptop with stable internet is enough. Cloud tools use free accounts, and I help you set them up.
Is there job help after the course?
Yes. We work on your CV, LinkedIn and interviews, and you can practise on the Data Job Simulator and the AI mock interview. Help continues until you are hired.
Can I try before I pay?
Book a free 20 minute call. We talk about your goal, your level and your schedule, and you get an honest plan, even if it means you need less.
Which database will I use?
We use Microsoft SQL Server with T-SQL. The concepts carry over directly to Azure SQL, Snowflake, PostgreSQL and MySQL, and I point out the differences as we go.
I have never coded. Can I still join?
Yes. SQL is the best first language for data work, and this course starts from zero. Most students write useful queries in the first week.
What should I learn after SQL?
Python is the usual next step, then Power BI or a cloud platform like Azure Databricks or Snowflake, depending on the role you want.
Free practice while you decide
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