The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 24 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 Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 44 63 55
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -8
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 50 17 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 4.591% 1.788% 2.733%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 15.34% 6.227% 10.96%
Number of salaries quoted 46 14 24
Average salary £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.34% -3.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £26,500 £24,750
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £57,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.35%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
326 273 219
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 29.94% 28.71% 24.94%
Number of salaries quoted 304 249 213
Average salary £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.03% +10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,100 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £47,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2008
East of England

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Bedfordshire SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bedfordshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bedford +11 23 £43,500 +74.00%
Dunstable - 12 £35,000 -
Luton -4 7 £42,500 -22.72%
SQL Server 2008
East of England

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

1 146 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 98 (67.12%) Windows
3 90 (61.64%) Microsoft
4 89 (60.96%) SQL Server 2005
5 77 (52.74%) .NET
5 77 (52.74%) C#
6 71 (48.63%) SQL
7 47 (32.19%) .NET Framework
8 46 (31.51%) MS Excel
9 45 (30.82%) Windows Server 2008
10 41 (28.08%) Web Services
11 40 (27.40%) ASP.NET
11 40 (27.40%) Visual Studio
11 40 (27.40%) T-SQL
11 40 (27.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 39 (26.71%) HP
13 38 (26.03%) MS Exchange
14 36 (24.66%) Active Directory
14 36 (24.66%) SAN
14 36 (24.66%) TDD
15 34 (23.29%) VMware
15 34 (23.29%) Windows 7
15 34 (23.29%) Exchange Server 2007
15 34 (23.29%) XML
16 33 (22.60%) Citrix
17 32 (21.92%) WCF
18 31 (21.23%) VMware Infrastructure
19 30 (20.55%) Microsoft Certification
19 30 (20.55%) Internet
19 30 (20.55%) SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 77 (52.74%) .NET
2 47 (32.19%) .NET Framework
3 41 (28.08%) Web Services
4 40 (27.40%) ASP.NET
5 34 (23.29%) XML
6 32 (21.92%) WCF
7 21 (14.38%) WPF
8 19 (13.01%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
9 18 (12.33%) WinForms
10 17 (11.64%) LINQ
11 10 (6.849%) LINQ to SQL
11 10 (6.849%) jQuery
11 10 (6.849%) ADO.NET
12 9 (6.164%) Silverlight
13 8 (5.479%) WF
13 8 (5.479%) HTML
13 8 (5.479%) CSS
14 7 (4.795%) Ajax
15 6 (4.110%) ASP.NET MVC
16 5 (3.425%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 38 (26.03%) MS Exchange
2 34 (23.29%) Exchange Server 2007
3 29 (19.86%) Exchange Server 2010
4 21 (14.38%) SharePoint
5 18 (12.33%) SharePoint Server
6 16 (10.96%) Office Communications Server
6 16 (10.96%) Lync
7 13 (8.904%) Exstream Dialogue
8 10 (6.849%) Windows Azure
9 9 (6.164%) IIS
10 6 (4.110%) SharePoint 2010
11 5 (3.425%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.685%) SharePoint 2013
12 1 (0.685%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
12 1 (0.685%) Exchange Server 2003
12 1 (0.685%) Papyrus
Applications
1 46 (31.51%) MS Excel
2 14 (9.589%) DOC1
2 14 (9.589%) PrintSoft PReS
3 7 (4.795%) MS Office
4 1 (0.685%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 14 (9.589%) Exstream
2 3 (2.055%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 36 (24.66%) SAN
2 30 (20.55%) Internet
3 27 (18.49%) DNS
4 26 (17.81%) NAS
5 23 (15.75%) Firewall
5 23 (15.75%) Network Security
6 21 (14.38%) DHCP
7 16 (10.96%) iSCSI
8 12 (8.219%) TCP/IP
9 7 (4.795%) HTTP
9 7 (4.795%) SSL
9 7 (4.795%) HTTPS
9 7 (4.795%) VLAN
10 5 (3.425%) VPN
11 4 (2.740%) WAN
11 4 (2.740%) LAN
12 2 (1.370%) VRRP
13 1 (0.685%) VoIP
13 1 (0.685%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 146 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 89 (60.96%) SQL Server 2005
3 40 (27.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 30 (20.55%) SQL Server 2012
5 24 (16.44%) RDBMS
6 21 (14.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 14 (9.589%) SQL Server 2000
8 13 (8.904%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (5.479%) MySQL
10 5 (3.425%) GIS
11 4 (2.740%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (2.055%) Oracle 8/8i
12 3 (2.055%) Oracle 10g
12 3 (2.055%) Oracle 11g
13 2 (1.370%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 2 (1.370%) Crystal Reports
13 2 (1.370%) Informix
14 1 (0.685%) DTS
14 1 (0.685%) SQL Server 7
14 1 (0.685%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 40 (27.40%) Visual Studio
2 29 (19.86%) Team Foundation Server
3 11 (7.534%) Subversion
4 4 (2.740%) Moq
5 3 (2.055%) NUnit
6 1 (0.685%) AppScan
General
1 17 (11.64%) Finance
2 3 (2.055%) Marketing
3 2 (1.370%) Retail
3 2 (1.370%) Billing
4 1 (0.685%) Law
4 1 (0.685%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 53 (36.30%) Developer
2 24 (16.44%) DBA
3 21 (14.38%) SQL DBA
4 19 (13.01%) .NET Developer
4 19 (13.01%) C# Developer
5 18 (12.33%) C# .NET Developer
6 16 (10.96%) Wintel Engineer
7 15 (10.27%) SQL Server DBA
7 15 (10.27%) Administrator
7 15 (10.27%) Development Manager
8 13 (8.904%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 13 (8.904%) Teradata DBA
9 12 (8.219%) Consultant
10 11 (7.534%) Development Consultant
11 10 (6.849%) Web Developer
12 9 (6.164%) Analyst
12 9 (6.164%) Senior Developer
12 9 (6.164%) Lead Developer
12 9 (6.164%) Server Administrator
13 8 (5.479%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 26 (17.81%) N-Tier
2 16 (10.96%) Clustering
3 14 (9.589%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.370%) Replication
4 2 (1.370%) Social Network
4 2 (1.370%) Client/Server
5 1 (0.685%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.685%) SaaS
5 1 (0.685%) Blackberry
5 1 (0.685%) Firmware
5 1 (0.685%) Mathematics
5 1 (0.685%) Graphic Design
5 1 (0.685%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 98 (67.12%) Windows
2 45 (30.82%) Windows Server 2008
3 34 (23.29%) Windows 7
4 29 (19.86%) Windows Server 2003
5 7 (4.795%) Windows XP
5 7 (4.795%) Windows Vista
6 4 (2.740%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.685%) UNIX
7 1 (0.685%) Linux
7 1 (0.685%) Windows 2000
7 1 (0.685%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (24.66%) TDD
2 23 (15.75%) Change Management
3 19 (13.01%) OO
4 17 (11.64%) Scrum
4 17 (11.64%) MVC
5 16 (10.96%) Network Load Balancing
6 15 (10.27%) Domain-Driven Design
7 13 (8.904%) Multithreading
7 13 (8.904%) SOA
7 13 (8.904%) ETL
8 11 (7.534%) Project Management
8 11 (7.534%) Continuous Integration
8 11 (7.534%) Unit Testing
9 10 (6.849%) Refactoring
10 9 (6.164%) Service Delivery
10 9 (6.164%) Software Engineering
11 8 (5.479%) Migration
12 7 (4.795%) Workflow
12 7 (4.795%) Web Development
12 7 (4.795%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 77 (52.74%) C#
2 71 (48.63%) SQL
3 40 (27.40%) T-SQL
4 9 (6.164%) JavaScript
5 5 (3.425%) VB
6 4 (2.740%) VBA
7 2 (1.370%) VB6
7 2 (1.370%) C++
7 2 (1.370%) VBScript
8 1 (0.685%) C
8 1 (0.685%) Java
Qualifications
1 30 (20.55%) Microsoft Certification
2 28 (19.18%) MCSE
3 18 (12.33%) MCSA
3 18 (12.33%) MCITP
4 16 (10.96%) MCP
5 11 (7.534%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 11 (7.534%) MCTS
6 9 (6.164%) CCA
6 9 (6.164%) Citrix Certification
7 8 (5.479%) Degree
8 6 (4.110%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (4.110%) CCSP
8 6 (4.110%) CCNP
8 6 (4.110%) CCNA
9 5 (3.425%) CCIP
9 5 (3.425%) SC Cleared
9 5 (3.425%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (12.33%) QA
2 10 (6.849%) PCI DSS
3 3 (2.055%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (24.66%) Active Directory
2 31 (21.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (18.49%) XenApp
4 25 (17.12%) Hyper-V
5 22 (15.07%) XenDesktop
6 20 (13.70%) XenServer
7 16 (10.96%) NFS
8 15 (10.27%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (2.740%) VMware ESX
9 4 (2.740%) Terminal Server
9 4 (2.740%) Terminal Services
9 4 (2.740%) ISA Server
9 4 (2.740%) Forefront TMG
9 4 (2.740%) UAG
9 4 (2.740%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (1.370%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.685%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 16 (10.96%) WSUS
2 1 (0.685%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 90 (61.64%) Microsoft
2 39 (26.71%) HP
3 34 (23.29%) VMware
4 33 (22.60%) Citrix
5 16 (10.96%) Oracle
5 16 (10.96%) LANDesk
6 14 (9.589%) EMC
6 14 (9.589%) CommVault
7 13 (8.904%) XMPie
8 7 (4.795%) Cisco
8 7 (4.795%) Salesforce.com
9 6 (4.110%) Nimsoft
10 4 (2.740%) Capita
10 4 (2.740%) Sybase
11 1 (0.685%) VocaLink
11 1 (0.685%) Typemock
11 1 (0.685%) IBM
11 1 (0.685%) Adobe
11 1 (0.685%) Symantec
11 1 (0.685%) Red Hat
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
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: 24 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: 24 May 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: 24 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
Luton, Bedfordshire
SQL Server Database Administrator ( SQL SERVER DBA ), is urgently needed for our client based in Luton. With in-depth MS SQL DB administration experience and proficiency in Database...
Vadis People
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + bonus scheme
Posted: 21 May 2013