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Top 50 SQL & Data Manipulation Interview Questions

The most frequently asked SQL & Data Manipulation questions across all roles and companies, ranked by real interview frequency. Updated daily.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 48 questions · ~430 min
Top Five Products by RevenueEasy
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Use joins, a CTE, and aggregation to find the top five products by completed-order revenue.

SQL & Data ManipulationRankingAggregationsItlize GlobalPPriority Technology Holdings, LLC
SQL Distinct Values QueryEasy
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Retrieve each unique category value from a PostgreSQL table, including NULL, in a defined order.

SQL & Data ManipulationData WranglingAggregationsWix
SQL for User BehaviorMedium
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Measure qualifying Paramount+ users by completed watch minutes, title diversity, and engagement level.

SQL & Data ManipulationJoinsData ManipulationParamount
Write SQL for Top Five InvestmentsMedium
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Rank the five investments with the highest average historical return using joined investment and performance data.

SQL & Data ManipulationJoinsfinancial dataeVestment
Describing SQL Data Extraction WorkEasy
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Explain how you used PostgreSQL SQL queries and aggregations to extract analysis-ready data from a single dataset.

SQL & Data ManipulationData WranglingAggregationsAAutolivOOracle HealthNovant Health
SQL for Complex QueriesMedium

Tests ability to write and reason about complex SQL for analytics use cases.

SQL & Data ManipulationJoinsAggregationsWe Are MetaAmerican Technology Consultingairtel
SQL Optimization and TuningMedium

Tests SQL proficiency and practical query optimization strategies for large datasets.

SQL & Data ManipulationJoinsAggregationsGlassdoorCME Group
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Optimize a Slow QueryHard

Tests your performance tuning skills for SQL used in Disney Streaming Services reporting.

SubqueriesSQL & Data ManipulationJoinsItlize GlobalREVOLVEDisney Streaming Services
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