The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 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 over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 2 7 8
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 217 189 127
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 20.02% 19.15% 14.99%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 65.56% 67.26% 59.62%
Number of salaries quoted 201 177 125
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £62,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
331 281 213
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 30.54% 28.47% 25.15%
Number of salaries quoted 307 257 209
Average salary £40,000 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.43% +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £24,400
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,450 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
East of England

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Bedfordshire SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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 +3 87 £42,500 +3.65%
Luton +6 63 £35,000 -12.50%
Dunstable -14 14 £35,000 -11.39%
SQL Server
East of England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

1 283 (57.29%) .NET
2 264 (53.44%) Microsoft
3 250 (50.61%) C#
4 227 (45.95%) SQL
5 220 (44.53%) Windows
6 188 (38.06%) ASP.NET
7 149 (30.16%) SQL Server 2008
8 145 (29.35%) MS Excel
9 115 (23.28%) .NET Framework
9 115 (23.28%) WCF
10 113 (22.87%) T-SQL
10 113 (22.87%) MVC
11 105 (21.26%) SharePoint
11 105 (21.26%) XML
12 104 (21.05%) Web Services
12 104 (21.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 98 (19.84%) TDD
14 97 (19.64%) SQL Server 2005
15 96 (19.43%) JavaScript
16 92 (18.62%) Oracle
17 81 (16.40%) Visual Studio
18 79 (15.99%) Microsoft Certification
19 77 (15.59%) Team Foundation Server
20 68 (13.77%) HTML
21 67 (13.56%) VMware
21 67 (13.56%) WPF
22 66 (13.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
22 66 (13.36%) ASP.NET MVC
22 66 (13.36%) Scrum
23 63 (12.75%) Windows Server 2008

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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
1 283 (57.29%) .NET
2 188 (38.06%) ASP.NET
3 115 (23.28%) .NET Framework
3 115 (23.28%) WCF
4 105 (21.26%) XML
5 104 (21.05%) Web Services
6 68 (13.77%) HTML
7 67 (13.56%) WPF
8 66 (13.36%) ASP.NET MVC
9 55 (11.13%) WinForms
10 48 (9.717%) CSS
11 46 (9.312%) Silverlight
12 45 (9.109%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
13 40 (8.097%) LINQ
14 30 (6.073%) XSLT
15 28 (5.668%) Ajax
16 27 (5.466%) WF
17 24 (4.858%) jQuery
18 18 (3.644%) ASP
18 18 (3.644%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Application Platforms
1 105 (21.26%) SharePoint
2 58 (11.74%) MS Exchange
3 43 (8.704%) Windows Azure
4 42 (8.502%) SharePoint Server
5 41 (8.300%) Exchange Server 2007
6 39 (7.895%) Exchange Server 2010
7 36 (7.287%) BizTalk Server
8 32 (6.478%) SharePoint 2010
9 17 (3.441%) Lync
10 16 (3.239%) Office Communications Server
11 13 (2.632%) Exstream Dialogue
12 11 (2.227%) IIS
13 9 (1.822%) SharePoint 2013
14 5 (1.012%) Exchange Server 2003
15 4 (0.810%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
16 3 (0.607%) Oracle Workflow
17 2 (0.405%) SAS
18 1 (0.202%) CMS
18 1 (0.202%) Papyrus
Applications
1 145 (29.35%) MS Excel
2 32 (6.478%) MS Office
3 20 (4.049%) DOC1
4 14 (2.834%) PrintSoft PReS
5 4 (0.810%) MS Project
6 2 (0.405%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.202%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.202%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 22 (4.453%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.834%) Exstream
3 1 (0.202%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.202%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 53 (10.73%) Internet
2 50 (10.12%) SAN
3 36 (7.287%) Firewall
4 35 (7.085%) DNS
5 29 (5.870%) NAS
6 28 (5.668%) TCP/IP
7 27 (5.466%) DHCP
8 26 (5.263%) WAN
8 26 (5.263%) Network Security
9 24 (4.858%) LAN
10 17 (3.441%) iSCSI
11 13 (2.632%) MPLS
12 10 (2.024%) HTTP
12 10 (2.024%) VLAN
13 8 (1.619%) FTP
13 8 (1.619%) HTTPS
14 7 (1.417%) SSL
14 7 (1.417%) BIG-IP
15 5 (1.012%) VPN
16 2 (0.405%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (30.16%) SQL Server 2008
2 104 (21.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 97 (19.64%) SQL Server 2005
4 66 (13.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 45 (9.109%) Data Warehouse
6 42 (8.502%) SQL Server 2012
7 38 (7.692%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 36 (7.287%) MS Access
9 35 (7.085%) Crystal Reports
10 32 (6.478%) RDBMS
11 24 (4.858%) SQL Server 2000
12 21 (4.251%) Oracle Reports
13 9 (1.822%) MySQL
13 9 (1.822%) Data Mining
14 8 (1.619%) GIS
15 7 (1.417%) Oracle 8/8i
16 6 (1.215%) Microsoft Analysis Services
17 5 (1.012%) Oracle 11g
18 3 (0.607%) Oracle 10g
19 2 (0.405%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 81 (16.40%) Visual Studio
2 77 (15.59%) Team Foundation Server
3 20 (4.049%) Subversion
4 14 (2.834%) MSTest
4 14 (2.834%) Moq
5 13 (2.632%) NUnit
5 13 (2.632%) PowerBuilder
6 11 (2.227%) Visual Studio Team System
7 10 (2.024%) JIRA
8 7 (1.417%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.810%) Bugzilla
9 4 (0.810%) FogBugz
9 4 (0.810%) TestComplete
9 4 (0.810%) Rhino Mocks
10 2 (0.405%) VSS/SourceSafe
11 1 (0.202%) AppScan
11 1 (0.202%) Git (software)
General
1 33 (6.680%) Finance
2 21 (4.251%) Retail
3 10 (2.024%) Games
4 7 (1.417%) Advertising
5 4 (0.810%) Marketing
6 3 (0.607%) Investment Banking
6 3 (0.607%) Manufacturing
6 3 (0.607%) Banking
7 2 (0.405%) Billing
8 1 (0.202%) Automotive
8 1 (0.202%) Law
8 1 (0.202%) Czech Language
8 1 (0.202%) German Language
Job Titles
1 219 (44.33%) Developer
2 86 (17.41%) .NET Developer
3 62 (12.55%) C# Developer
3 62 (12.55%) Architect
4 49 (9.919%) Analyst
5 46 (9.312%) C# .NET Developer
6 43 (8.704%) DBA
7 41 (8.300%) Solutions Architect
8 34 (6.883%) Administrator
9 29 (5.870%) Senior Developer
10 28 (5.668%) SQL DBA
11 24 (4.858%) Web Developer
12 23 (4.656%) Business Intelligence Architect
13 22 (4.453%) SharePoint Developer
14 21 (4.251%) Consultant
14 21 (4.251%) Development Manager
15 20 (4.049%) Systems Developer
15 20 (4.049%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 19 (3.846%) Teradata DBA
16 19 (3.846%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 39 (7.895%) N-Tier
2 25 (5.061%) Management Information System
3 17 (3.441%) Clustering
4 12 (2.429%) SaaS
5 11 (2.227%) Client/Server
6 10 (2.024%) Wiki
7 8 (1.619%) Data Integration
7 8 (1.619%) Tandem
7 8 (1.619%) Inversion of Control
8 7 (1.417%) Statistics
9 6 (1.215%) Visualisation
10 5 (1.012%) Blackberry
10 5 (1.012%) Mathematics
11 4 (0.810%) Telematics
11 4 (0.810%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.607%) EPoS
13 2 (0.405%) Firmware
13 2 (0.405%) Replication
13 2 (0.405%) Social Network
13 2 (0.405%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 220 (44.53%) Windows
2 63 (12.75%) Windows Server 2008
3 53 (10.73%) Windows Server 2003
4 36 (7.287%) Windows 7
5 17 (3.441%) Linux
6 11 (2.227%) Windows XP
7 8 (1.619%) Windows Vista
8 6 (1.215%) UNIX
9 4 (0.810%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.202%) Windows Phone
10 1 (0.202%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (0.202%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.202%) Android
10 1 (0.202%) Windows 2000
10 1 (0.202%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (22.87%) MVC
2 98 (19.84%) TDD
3 66 (13.36%) Scrum
4 50 (10.12%) E-Commerce
5 49 (9.919%) Business Intelligence
6 39 (7.895%) ETL
7 38 (7.692%) Change Management
8 37 (7.490%) Project Management
8 37 (7.490%) ITIL
9 34 (6.883%) OO
10 29 (5.870%) Agile Software Development
10 29 (5.870%) Unit Testing
11 28 (5.668%) Web Development
11 28 (5.668%) SOA
12 27 (5.466%) CRM
13 25 (5.061%) Domain-Driven Design
14 22 (4.453%) Data Modelling
14 22 (4.453%) Migration
14 22 (4.453%) Continuous Integration
15 19 (3.846%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 250 (50.61%) C#
2 227 (45.95%) SQL
3 113 (22.87%) T-SQL
4 96 (19.43%) JavaScript
5 27 (5.466%) VB
6 26 (5.263%) VB.NET
7 23 (4.656%) VBA
8 12 (2.429%) VBScript
9 9 (1.822%) VB6
10 8 (1.619%) C
11 6 (1.215%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.810%) Java
13 3 (0.607%) C++
13 3 (0.607%) ABAP
14 1 (0.202%) COBOL
14 1 (0.202%) Perl
14 1 (0.202%) PHP
14 1 (0.202%) Korn
14 1 (0.202%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.202%) C-shell
Qualifications
1 79 (15.99%) Microsoft Certification
2 56 (11.34%) MCSE
3 34 (6.883%) MCP
4 32 (6.478%) Degree
5 31 (6.275%) MCITP
6 24 (4.858%) MCTS
7 23 (4.656%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (4.656%) CCNA
8 19 (3.846%) MCSA
8 19 (3.846%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 15 (3.036%) ISEB
10 14 (2.834%) MCAD
10 14 (2.834%) MCSD
11 11 (2.227%) SC Cleared
11 11 (2.227%) Security Cleared
12 10 (2.024%) ISTQB
13 9 (1.822%) CCA
13 9 (1.822%) Citrix Certification
14 6 (1.215%) CCSP
14 6 (1.215%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.263%) QA
2 14 (2.834%) SLA
3 10 (2.024%) PCI DSS
4 4 (0.810%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 62 (12.55%) Active Directory
2 48 (9.717%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (6.073%) XenApp
4 29 (5.870%) Hyper-V
5 22 (4.453%) XenDesktop
6 20 (4.049%) XenServer
7 16 (3.239%) NFS
8 15 (3.036%) Microsoft App-V
9 14 (2.834%) vSphere
10 9 (1.822%) VMware ESX
11 8 (1.619%) Terminal Server
12 7 (1.417%) ISA Server
13 6 (1.215%) Forefront TMG
13 6 (1.215%) VMware ESXi
14 5 (1.012%) UAG
15 4 (0.810%) Terminal Services
16 3 (0.607%) Microsoft Virtual Server
17 1 (0.202%) Oracle RAC
17 1 (0.202%) Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
1 17 (3.441%) WSUS
2 1 (0.202%) Data Guard
2 1 (0.202%) McAfee ePO
2 1 (0.202%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 1 (0.202%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 264 (53.44%) Microsoft
2 92 (18.62%) Oracle
3 67 (13.56%) VMware
4 44 (8.907%) HP
5 43 (8.704%) Citrix
6 21 (4.251%) Cisco
7 20 (4.049%) EMC
8 19 (3.846%) XMPie
9 17 (3.441%) LANDesk
10 15 (3.036%) CommVault
11 10 (2.024%) NetApp
11 10 (2.024%) Sybase
12 7 (1.417%) CheckPoint
12 7 (1.417%) Salesforce.com
12 7 (1.417%) F5
13 5 (1.012%) Nimsoft
13 5 (1.012%) Typemock
14 4 (0.810%) SAP
14 4 (0.810%) Symantec
14 4 (0.810%) Telerik
Bedfordshire
A innovative software house are seeking 2 Senior C# Developers that embrace new technologies to join a thriving Agile driven team creating innovative web/windows solutions utilising C#,...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus, Pension
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
The successful .NET Web Developer will have a proven commercial experience developing, ideally web hosted, applications using C# with ASP.NET... b) Excellent working knowledge of C# and...
RecruitmentRevolution.com Limited
Salary: From £28,000 to £35,000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Luton, South East
SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) -Luton The opportunity: SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) is needed of my client, a leading...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Luton, South East
SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) The Opportunity: SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) is needed of my client, a leading solutions...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
London Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, East of...
ASP.NET, C# and MS SQL Server, you will have a proven track record in software development, ideally gained in an E-commerce or high-volume Retail environment.....
easyJet
Salary: £To attract the best
Posted: 17 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
e-Commerce, Agile, SCRUM, C#, ASP.Net, Programming, Microsoft, SQL Server) Is it time for a change?... You will have an excellent commercial track record developing in .Net,...
Connections Recruitment Ltd.
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 14 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
Bedfordshire, South East
You must have a high level of programming experience and development with frameworks with an excellent understanding of the principles and design of enterprise- level database (preferably Oracle...
Sovereign Business Resource
Salary: £40000 - £52000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
NET / C# / ASP.NET / WPF / WCF / SQL / Agile / Design Principles / Patterns - To be considered for this role you should have experience as a Technical Architect / Solution Architect / TDA...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 13 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
Graduate calibre, with significant experience and competency across the entire Microsoft stack e.g.ASP.NET, C# and MS SQL Server, you will have a proven track record...
easyJet
Salary: To attract the best
Posted: 24 April 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
C# Developer C# Developer required in Bedford... Day to day duties include, but are not limited to:-Attending development meetings-Liaise with the offshore team-gradually get involved...
Sovereign Business Resource
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 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, Bedfordshire
We are currently engaged in a major project to replace bespoke legacy systems with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint 2013... The following skills are essential: C# Dynamics CRM...
Capita Resourcing - Jobs at Capita
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 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
Luton, Bedfordshire
be the design authority for the .NET based solutions... - have relevant architectural qualifications (TOGAF, Zachmans, ISEB). The technical skills required for the Solutions Architect - .Net Framework are: - A...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £65,000 to £75,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 14 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: 13 May 2013
Luton
You will have the proven ability to design and implement highly available databases using virtual servers and central storage appliances; the University uses VMware vSphere and NetApp filers.
University of Bedfordshire
Salary: c £34,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013