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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank311
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads6346
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.020 %
As % of the category below80.77 %67.65 %
Salaries quoted5528
Average minimum salary£31,527£33,929
Average salary£34,082£35,982
% change on same period last year-5.28 %
Average maximum salary£36,636£38,036
UK excluding London average salary£34,961£35,104
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads7868
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.029 %
Salaries quoted6945
Average minimum salary£31,350£36,724
Average salary£33,630£38,691
% change on same period last year-13.08 %
Average maximum salary£35,910£40,658
UK excluding London average salary£37,411£38,465
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
SQL Server ScotlandSQL Server
Scotland

SQL Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Aberdeen SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Aberdeen SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing SQL Server also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SQL Server.

160 (61.22 %).NET
242 (42.86 %)Microsoft
339 (39.80 %)C#
437 (37.76 %)Oracle
535 (35.71 %)ASP.NET
535 (35.71 %)Windows
633 (33.67 %)SQL
724 (24.49 %)MS Excel
823 (23.47 %)VB.NET
823 (23.47 %)XML
919 (19.39 %)SQL Server 2005
1018 (18.37 %)MS Exchange
1018 (18.37 %)Windows Server 2003
1116 (16.33 %)Degree
1214 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
1214 (14.29 %)SharePoint
1214 (14.29 %)IIS
1313 (13.27 %)VB
1412 (12.24 %)Microsoft Certification
1412 (12.24 %)Windows 2000
1511 (11.22 %)ASP
1610 (10.20 %)OO
1610 (10.20 %)Linux
1610 (10.20 %)MCSE
1610 (10.20 %)Business Intelligence
1610 (10.20 %)Exchange Server 2007
179 (9.184 %)Visual Studio
179 (9.184 %)SQL Server 2000
179 (9.184 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
179 (9.184 %)Back Office

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing SQL Server also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SQL Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
160 (61.22 %).NET
235 (35.71 %)ASP.NET
323 (23.47 %)XML
411 (11.22 %)ASP
58 (8.163 %).NET Framework
58 (8.163 %)WebServices
66 (6.122 %)OpenGL
75 (5.102 %)HTML
83 (3.061 %)SOAP
83 (3.061 %)WF
83 (3.061 %)WCF
92 (2.041 %)WinForms
92 (2.041 %)CSS
101 (1.020 %)XHTML
101 (1.020 %)AJAX
101 (1.020 %)Middleware
101 (1.020 %)WPF
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (18.37 %)MS Exchange
214 (14.29 %)IIS
214 (14.29 %)SharePoint
214 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (10.20 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (3.061 %)Oracle Workflow
43 (3.061 %)Apache
52 (2.041 %)Tomcat
61 (1.020 %)NetWeaver
Aberdeen IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (24.49 %)MS Excel
27 (7.143 %)MS Office
31 (1.020 %)MS PowerPoint
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (4.082 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (3.061 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (1.020 %)Great Plains
31 (1.020 %)Axapta
31 (1.020 %)Navision
31 (1.020 %)SAP R/3
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.122 %)SAN
24 (4.082 %)DHCP
24 (4.082 %)DNS
33 (3.061 %)TCP/IP
42 (2.041 %)WAN
51 (1.020 %)HTTP
51 (1.020 %)ADSL
51 (1.020 %)LAN
51 (1.020 %)Firewall
51 (1.020 %)Wireless
51 (1.020 %)Cisco PIX
51 (1.020 %)Cisco ASA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (19.39 %)SQL Server 2005
29 (9.184 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (6.122 %)BusinessObjects
36 (6.122 %)RDBMS
45 (5.102 %)Datawarehouse
45 (5.102 %)Oracle Reports
45 (5.102 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (4.082 %)DTS
54 (4.082 %)Oracle Discoverer
54 (4.082 %)Oracle 10g
54 (4.082 %)Crystal Reports
54 (4.082 %)SQL Server 2008
63 (3.061 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (3.061 %)MS Access
72 (2.041 %)OLAP
81 (1.020 %)DB2
81 (1.020 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (1.020 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (9.184 %)Visual Studio
25 (5.102 %)Oracle Forms
34 (4.082 %)JDeveloper
43 (3.061 %)PowerBuilder
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (9.184 %)Finance
19 (9.184 %)Back Office
25 (5.102 %)Insurance
25 (5.102 %)Pensions
25 (5.102 %)Education
32 (2.041 %)Health
32 (2.041 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.020 %)Marketing
41 (1.020 %)Telecoms
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (51.02 %)Developer
229 (29.59 %).NET Developer
313 (13.27 %)Analyst
410 (10.20 %)C# Developer
59 (9.184 %)Software Developer
66 (6.122 %)ASP.NET Developer
75 (5.102 %)Analyst Developer
75 (5.102 %)Programmer
84 (4.082 %)Administrator
84 (4.082 %)Software Engineer
84 (4.082 %)Consultant
84 (4.082 %)Systems Engineer
84 (4.082 %)SQL Server Developer
84 (4.082 %)Oracle Analyst
84 (4.082 %)SQL Developer
84 (4.082 %)Oracle Developer
93 (3.061 %).NET Applications Developer
93 (3.061 %)Business Intelligence Developer
93 (3.061 %)Server Engineer
93 (3.061 %)Desktop Engineer
Aberdeen IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.143 %)Computer Science
23 (3.061 %)Statistics
32 (2.041 %)Mathematics
41 (1.020 %)Semantic Web
41 (1.020 %)SCADA
41 (1.020 %)Management Information System
41 (1.020 %)E-Learning
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (35.71 %)Windows
218 (18.37 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (12.24 %)Windows 2000
410 (10.20 %)Linux
54 (4.082 %)Windows XP
54 (4.082 %)Windows Vista
62 (2.041 %)UNIX
62 (2.041 %)Solaris
62 (2.041 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (1.020 %)Windows 2000 Server
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (10.20 %)OO
110 (10.20 %)Business Intelligence
27 (7.143 %)ERP
35 (5.102 %)Data Modelling
35 (5.102 %)Software Engineering
35 (5.102 %)Project Management
44 (4.082 %)CRM
44 (4.082 %)Requirements Analysis
44 (4.082 %)Web Development
44 (4.082 %)Risk Analysis
44 (4.082 %)Data Analysis
53 (3.061 %)UML
53 (3.061 %)Workflow
62 (2.041 %)System Testing
71 (1.020 %)Product Marketing
71 (1.020 %)Time Management
71 (1.020 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.020 %)SOA
71 (1.020 %)Migration
71 (1.020 %)Scrum
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (39.80 %)C#
233 (33.67 %)SQL
323 (23.47 %)VB.NET
413 (13.27 %)VB
56 (6.122 %)VBA
56 (6.122 %)Pascal
56 (6.122 %)Delphi
65 (5.102 %)Java
65 (5.102 %)JavaScript
65 (5.102 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.041 %)C
72 (2.041 %)C++
81 (1.020 %)Perl
81 (1.020 %)Uniface
81 (1.020 %)XAML
81 (1.020 %)VB6
81 (1.020 %)ABAP
81 (1.020 %)VBScript
81 (1.020 %)Python
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (16.33 %)Degree
212 (12.24 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (10.20 %)MCSE
41 (1.020 %)CCNA
41 (1.020 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.020 %)MCP
41 (1.020 %)HND
41 (1.020 %)MCDST
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.020 %)QA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (6.122 %)Active Directory
24 (4.082 %)Citrix Presentation Server
33 (3.061 %)ISA Server
42 (2.041 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (1.020 %)Backup Exec
51 (1.020 %)Terminal Services
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (9.184 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.020 %)ARCserve
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (42.86 %)Microsoft
237 (37.76 %)Oracle
38 (8.163 %)Citrix
46 (6.122 %)Business Objects
55 (5.102 %)Cognos
63 (3.061 %)VMware
72 (2.041 %)Cisco
72 (2.041 %)SAP
72 (2.041 %)Red Hat
81 (1.020 %)Sage
81 (1.020 %)Pegasus