The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 3 6 8
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +2
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 86 53 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 34.26% 25.73% 22.09%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 77.48% 69.74% 59.02%
Number of salaries quoted 84 51 36
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,450 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £55,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
111 76 61
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 44.22% 36.89% 37.42%
Number of salaries quoted 109 73 60
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £42,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
Bedfordshire

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bedford SQL Server Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

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

Bedford SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bedford SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford 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.

1 104 (75.91%) .NET
2 101 (73.72%) C#
3 91 (66.42%) ASP.NET
4 84 (61.31%) Microsoft
5 80 (58.39%) WCF
6 68 (49.64%) SQL
7 60 (43.80%) Windows
8 56 (40.88%) MVC
9 54 (39.42%) WPF
10 51 (37.23%) .NET Framework
11 48 (35.04%) ASP.NET MVC
12 47 (34.31%) TDD
13 43 (31.39%) SQL Server 2008
14 39 (28.47%) WinForms
15 38 (27.74%) T-SQL
16 37 (27.01%) MS Excel
17 36 (26.28%) JavaScript
18 35 (25.55%) Oracle
19 34 (24.82%) CSS
19 34 (24.82%) Team Foundation Server
19 34 (24.82%) Silverlight
20 32 (23.36%) HTML
21 31 (22.63%) Visual Studio
21 31 (22.63%) Scrum
22 27 (19.71%) Microsoft Certification
23 26 (18.98%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
24 25 (18.25%) LINQ
25 24 (17.52%) XML
26 23 (16.79%) SQL Server 2012
27 22 (16.06%) SharePoint

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford 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.

Application Development
1 104 (75.91%) .NET
2 91 (66.42%) ASP.NET
3 80 (58.39%) WCF
4 54 (39.42%) WPF
5 51 (37.23%) .NET Framework
6 48 (35.04%) ASP.NET MVC
7 39 (28.47%) WinForms
8 34 (24.82%) CSS
8 34 (24.82%) Silverlight
9 32 (23.36%) HTML
10 26 (18.98%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
11 25 (18.25%) LINQ
12 24 (17.52%) XML
13 22 (16.06%) WF
14 19 (13.87%) Web Services
15 15 (10.95%) ASP.NET MVC 4
16 14 (10.22%) ASP.NET MVC 3
16 14 (10.22%) ASP
17 11 (8.029%) jQuery
18 9 (6.569%) Ninject
Application Platforms
1 22 (16.06%) SharePoint
2 15 (10.95%) Windows Azure
3 13 (9.489%) MS Exchange
4 12 (8.759%) Exchange Server 2007
4 12 (8.759%) Exchange Server 2010
5 11 (8.029%) SharePoint 2010
6 8 (5.839%) SharePoint 2013
7 7 (5.109%) SharePoint Server
8 5 (3.650%) IIS
9 1 (0.730%) CMS
9 1 (0.730%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 37 (27.01%) MS Excel
2 5 (3.650%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 13 (9.489%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.730%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (13.14%) SAN
2 12 (8.759%) TCP/IP
3 10 (7.299%) DNS
4 7 (5.109%) Network Security
5 6 (4.380%) VLAN
5 6 (4.380%) HTTPS
5 6 (4.380%) DHCP
5 6 (4.380%) HTTP
5 6 (4.380%) Internet
5 6 (4.380%) Firewall
6 5 (3.650%) MPLS
6 5 (3.650%) WAN
6 5 (3.650%) SSL
6 5 (3.650%) NAS
7 4 (2.920%) LAN
8 2 (1.460%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (31.39%) SQL Server 2008
2 23 (16.79%) SQL Server 2012
3 19 (13.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (10.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (8.029%) RDBMS
6 10 (7.299%) Crystal Reports
7 9 (6.569%) SQL Server 2005
8 7 (5.109%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 6 (4.380%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (3.650%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (2.920%) SQL Server 2000
12 3 (2.190%) MS Access
13 2 (1.460%) Oracle 11g
13 2 (1.460%) Oracle 8/8i
13 2 (1.460%) Oracle 10g
13 2 (1.460%) Informix
14 1 (0.730%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 34 (24.82%) Team Foundation Server
2 31 (22.63%) Visual Studio
3 14 (10.22%) MSTest
4 13 (9.489%) PowerBuilder
4 13 (9.489%) Subversion
5 8 (5.839%) Moq
5 8 (5.839%) Visual Studio Team System
5 8 (5.839%) JIRA
5 8 (5.839%) NUnit
6 7 (5.109%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (2.920%) Rhino Mocks
7 4 (2.920%) TestComplete
General
1 10 (7.299%) Retail
2 1 (0.730%) Finance
2 1 (0.730%) Automotive
2 1 (0.730%) Marketing
2 1 (0.730%) Billing
Job Titles
1 79 (57.66%) Developer
2 31 (22.63%) C# Developer
3 25 (18.25%) .NET Developer
4 18 (13.14%) C# .NET Developer
5 16 (11.68%) Analyst
6 11 (8.029%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 10 (7.299%) Web Developer
8 8 (5.839%) Agile C# Developer
8 8 (5.839%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (5.839%) Senior Developer
9 7 (5.109%) Consultant
9 7 (5.109%) Support Analyst
9 7 (5.109%) Architect
9 7 (5.109%) Senior C# Developer
9 7 (5.109%) ASP.NET Developer
10 6 (4.380%) Infrastructure Specialist
10 6 (4.380%) Development Consultant
11 5 (3.650%) 3rd Line Support
11 5 (3.650%) Administrator
11 5 (3.650%) DBA
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.68%) N-Tier
2 8 (5.839%) Wiki
2 8 (5.839%) Tandem
3 5 (3.650%) Clustering
4 4 (2.920%) Client/Server
5 3 (2.190%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.190%) Mathematics
5 3 (2.190%) Visualisation
5 3 (2.190%) SaaS
6 1 (0.730%) Blackberry
6 1 (0.730%) Data Integration
6 1 (0.730%) Social Network
6 1 (0.730%) Physics
6 1 (0.730%) Inversion of Control
Operating Systems
1 60 (43.80%) Windows
2 10 (7.299%) Windows Server 2008
2 10 (7.299%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (5.109%) Windows XP
4 6 (4.380%) Windows Vista
4 6 (4.380%) Windows 7
5 5 (3.650%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (40.88%) MVC
2 47 (34.31%) TDD
3 31 (22.63%) Scrum
4 20 (14.60%) Domain-Driven Design
5 15 (10.95%) Agile Software Development
6 13 (9.489%) CRM
6 13 (9.489%) Kanban
7 12 (8.759%) SOA
8 10 (7.299%) ITIL
9 9 (6.569%) OO
9 9 (6.569%) Dependency Injection
9 9 (6.569%) Web Application Development
10 8 (5.839%) Unit Testing
10 8 (5.839%) Multithreading
11 6 (4.380%) Knowledge Management
11 6 (4.380%) Business Intelligence
11 6 (4.380%) Migration
12 5 (3.650%) Change Management
12 5 (3.650%) ETL
12 5 (3.650%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 101 (73.72%) C#
2 68 (49.64%) SQL
3 38 (27.74%) T-SQL
4 36 (26.28%) JavaScript
5 9 (6.569%) VBScript
6 4 (2.920%) VB6
6 4 (2.920%) C
6 4 (2.920%) VB
6 4 (2.920%) PL/SQL
7 3 (2.190%) Java
7 3 (2.190%) ABAP
7 3 (2.190%) VBA
8 1 (0.730%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (19.71%) Microsoft Certification
2 17 (12.41%) MCP
3 15 (10.95%) MCSE
4 11 (8.029%) MCAD
4 11 (8.029%) MCSD
5 10 (7.299%) MCTS
5 10 (7.299%) CCNA
5 10 (7.299%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (4.380%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 5 (3.650%) CCSP
7 5 (3.650%) CCNP
7 5 (3.650%) CCIP
7 5 (3.650%) MCITP
8 4 (2.920%) Degree
8 4 (2.920%) ISTQB
8 4 (2.920%) ISEB
9 3 (2.190%) MCSA
10 1 (0.730%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.730%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.920%) QA
2 3 (2.190%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.730%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (10.95%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.650%) VMware ESX
2 5 (3.650%) Terminal Server
2 5 (3.650%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (3.650%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.190%) ISA Server
3 3 (2.190%) Forefront TMG
3 3 (2.190%) UAG
4 2 (1.460%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.730%) vSphere
5 1 (0.730%) XenApp
Vendors
1 84 (61.31%) Microsoft
2 35 (25.55%) Oracle
3 15 (10.95%) VMware
4 9 (6.569%) Citrix
5 6 (4.380%) Cisco
6 5 (3.650%) Nimsoft
6 5 (3.650%) Salesforce.com
7 4 (2.920%) Capita
7 4 (2.920%) Telerik
8 3 (2.190%) SAP
8 3 (2.190%) Typemock
9 1 (0.730%) CommVault
9 1 (0.730%) HP
9 1 (0.730%) FalconStor
Bedford, Bedfordshire
This involves working on many modules of my client's global software written on the .NET platform using C# with both Web and WinForms development using the .NET...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Net Developer ( C# ASP.Net ) / Web Applications Developer required by expanding international technology organisation based in based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire... You will have a solid background in...
Interact Consulting
Salary: 35-45k
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
As part of the IT Graduate Programme, you can expect to be exposed to and gain experience in the following: * C# 3 and 4 * SQL Server 2008 and...
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £23000.00 per annum
Posted: 26 April 2013
Bedford, South East
As part of the IT Graduate Programme, you can expect to be exposed to and gain experience in the following: * C# 3 and 4 * SQL Server 2008 and...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £23000.00 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
Bedford, South East
We are currently engaged in a major project to replace bespoke legacy systems with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint 2013... Essential Experience/Skills: We are looking for someone...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
ASP.NET, Agile, OO Design and Development, nUnit Testing, TDD, Web SQL Server database... Expert level C#.NET ASP.NET v2.0 to v4.0... Professional experience working...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £38,000 to £45,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Technical Lead Developer / Solution Architect (Microsoft Gold Partner - C#, ASP.Net, WCF, MVC) We are looking for a Technical Lead, Lead Developer or Solution Architect with good experience...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Bedford, South East
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Worldwide IT solutions provider currently seeks an experienced SQL Server Database Administrator to join their expanding UK headquarters located in Bedfordshire. This is an excellent opportunity for a...
Gregory James
Salary: £40000 to £47000 per annum - 10% annual bonus, pension, healthcare
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
The Ideal skill set will include DNS Services, Microsoft Exchange 2007 /2010 and SharePoint services 2007 / 2010. You will have ideally had experience in installing, usage and/or...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013