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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Bedfordshire 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 2005 over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4224
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching permanent IT job ads2256
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.025 %
As % of the category below7.746 %23.73 %
Salaries quoted2252
Average minimum salary£33,364£37,865
Average salary£36,614£39,452
% change on same period last year-7.19 %
Average maximum salary£39,864£41,038
UK excluding London average salary£35,297£35,946
% change on same period last year-1.80 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads284236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.107 %
Salaries quoted226203
Average minimum salary£33,705£36,867
Average salary£36,121£38,721
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum salary£38,537£40,574
UK excluding London average salary£37,450£38,626
% change on same period last year-3.04 %
SQL Server 2005 East of EnglandSQL Server 2005
East of England

SQL Server 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Bedfordshire SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Bedfordshire SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-139£35,667-45.54 %
SQL Server 2005 East of EnglandSQL Server 2005
East of England

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

190 (100.00 %)SQL Server
269 (76.67 %)SQL Server 2000
366 (73.33 %)C#
366 (73.33 %).NET
457 (63.33 %)SQL
554 (60.00 %)ASP.NET
645 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
738 (42.22 %).NET Framework
836 (40.00 %)XML
929 (32.22 %)Microsoft
1023 (25.56 %)RDBMS
1120 (22.22 %)VB.NET
1216 (17.78 %)Windows
1315 (16.67 %)IIS
1413 (14.44 %)ASP
1511 (12.22 %)Active Directory
1511 (12.22 %)MS Excel
1610 (11.11 %)SharePoint
1610 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
1610 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
179 (10.00 %)MS Office
188 (8.889 %)21 CFR Part 11
188 (8.889 %)VMware
197 (7.778 %)SharePoint Server 2007
197 (7.778 %)SQL Server Integration Services
197 (7.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
206 (6.667 %)WinForms
206 (6.667 %)Windows XP
206 (6.667 %)DNS
206 (6.667 %)VBScript

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
166 (73.33 %).NET
254 (60.00 %)ASP.NET
338 (42.22 %).NET Framework
436 (40.00 %)XML
513 (14.44 %)ASP
66 (6.667 %)WinForms
73 (3.333 %)HTML
82 (2.222 %)CSS
82 (2.222 %)WCF
82 (2.222 %)LINQ
82 (2.222 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (1.111 %)Silverlight
91 (1.111 %)WebServices
91 (1.111 %)AJAX
91 (1.111 %)J2EE
91 (1.111 %)ADO.NET
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (16.67 %)IIS
210 (11.11 %)SharePoint
210 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
37 (7.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
37 (7.778 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (4.444 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (12.22 %)MS Excel
29 (10.00 %)MS Office
33 (3.333 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.111 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.111 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.667 %)DNS
25 (5.556 %)SSL
25 (5.556 %)Internet
34 (4.444 %)DHCP
34 (4.444 %)TCP/IP
34 (4.444 %)Wireless
43 (3.333 %)WAN
51 (1.111 %)LAN
51 (1.111 %)Firewall
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
190 (100.00 %)SQL Server
269 (76.67 %)SQL Server 2000
323 (25.56 %)RDBMS
47 (7.778 %)SQL Server Integration Services
55 (5.556 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (3.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
72 (2.222 %)Oracle 10g
72 (2.222 %)Oracle 9i
81 (1.111 %)DTS
81 (1.111 %)MySQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
145 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (5.556 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (2.222 %)Government
31 (1.111 %)Health
31 (1.111 %)Retail
31 (1.111 %)Pensions
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (55.56 %)Developer
236 (40.00 %).NET Developer
334 (37.78 %)C# Developer
424 (26.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
424 (26.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
513 (14.44 %)Development Team Leader
513 (14.44 %)Team Leader
611 (12.22 %)Analyst
77 (7.778 %)Senior Developer
86 (6.667 %)Database Developer
95 (5.556 %)Technical Consultant
95 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
95 (5.556 %)Consultant
104 (4.444 %)Senior C# Developer
113 (3.333 %)Developer Analyst
113 (3.333 %)Senior .NET Developer
113 (3.333 %)Technical Manager
113 (3.333 %)Junior
113 (3.333 %)Technical Support
113 (3.333 %)Database Analyst
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.556 %)Management Information System
21 (1.111 %)Data Integration
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (17.78 %)Windows
210 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (6.667 %)Windows XP
36 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
45 (5.556 %)Windows Vista
51 (1.111 %)Linux
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (5.556 %)Time Management
23 (3.333 %)Business Intelligence
23 (3.333 %)Project Management
23 (3.333 %)Migration
23 (3.333 %)Agile Software Development
32 (2.222 %)WFM
41 (1.111 %)E-Commerce
41 (1.111 %)Web Development
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (73.33 %)C#
257 (63.33 %)SQL
320 (22.22 %)VB.NET
46 (6.667 %)VBScript
55 (5.556 %)VB
55 (5.556 %)Delphi
64 (4.444 %)Transact-SQL
64 (4.444 %)VBA
72 (2.222 %)JavaScript
81 (1.111 %)PHP
81 (1.111 %)DHTML
81 (1.111 %)Java
81 (1.111 %)C
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.444 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.222 %)MCSE
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (8.889 %)21 CFR Part 11
21 (1.111 %)SLA
21 (1.111 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (12.22 %)Active Directory
25 (5.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.111 %)VMware ESX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (32.22 %)Microsoft
28 (8.889 %)VMware
36 (6.667 %)Oracle
43 (3.333 %)Cognos
51 (1.111 %)Cisco
51 (1.111 %)CheckPoint