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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) 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 over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank35
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads234153
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.063 %
As % of the category below73.13 %50.83 %
Salaries quoted215135
Average minimum salary£33,402£31,644
Average salary£36,307£33,572
% change on same period last year+8.14 %
Average maximum salary£39,212£35,500
UK excluding London average salary£34,893£34,733
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads320301
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted288243
Average minimum salary£34,313£30,823
Average salary£37,470£32,717
% change on same period last year+14.52 %
Average maximum salary£40,627£34,612
UK excluding London average salary£37,141£38,092
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
SQL Server East of EnglandSQL Server
East of England

SQL Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bedfordshire SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Job Locations

This section 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 25 July 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-761£31,500-5.65 %
DunstableDown-21£40,000+14.28 %
SQL Server East of EnglandSQL Server
East of England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

1320 (66.25 %).NET
2279 (57.76 %)SQL
3254 (52.59 %)C#
4210 (43.48 %)ASP.NET
5147 (30.43 %)SQL Server 2005
6141 (29.19 %)SQL Server 2000
7130 (26.92 %)Windows
8108 (22.36 %)XML
996 (19.88 %)Transact-SQL
1094 (19.46 %)Oracle
1188 (18.22 %)Microsoft
1285 (17.60 %)VB.NET
1375 (15.53 %).NET Framework
1463 (13.04 %)IIS
1561 (12.63 %)JavaScript
1659 (12.22 %)Visual Studio
1758 (12.01 %)HTML
1855 (11.39 %)WinForms
1949 (10.14 %)ADO.NET
2048 (9.938 %)MS Office
2048 (9.938 %)TCP/IP
2147 (9.731 %)Project Management
2246 (9.524 %)WebServices
2344 (9.110 %)MS Excel
2443 (8.903 %)VB
2539 (8.075 %)MySQL
2539 (8.075 %)Java
2539 (8.075 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2637 (7.660 %)Microsoft Certification
2735 (7.246 %)Active Directory

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1320 (66.25 %).NET
2210 (43.48 %)ASP.NET
3108 (22.36 %)XML
475 (15.53 %).NET Framework
558 (12.01 %)HTML
655 (11.39 %)WinForms
749 (10.14 %)ADO.NET
846 (9.524 %)WebServices
934 (7.039 %)ASP
1030 (6.211 %)J2EE
1129 (6.004 %)CSS
1224 (4.969 %)AJAX
1316 (3.313 %)XML Schema
1412 (2.484 %)XHTML
1511 (2.277 %)Windows SharePoint Services
168 (1.656 %)MFC
175 (1.035 %)XSLT
175 (1.035 %)SOAP
175 (1.035 %)WebSphere
184 (0.828 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
163 (13.04 %)IIS
223 (4.762 %)SharePoint
317 (3.520 %)Exchange Server 2003
415 (3.106 %)LiveLink
415 (3.106 %)Documentum
514 (2.899 %)MS Exchange
612 (2.484 %)SharePoint Server 2007
79 (1.863 %)BizTalk Server
88 (1.656 %)CMS
97 (1.449 %)Exchange Server 2000
105 (1.035 %)WebLogic
105 (1.035 %)Tomcat
113 (0.621 %)Lotus Notes
121 (0.207 %)Oracle Application Server
121 (0.207 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
148 (9.938 %)MS Office
244 (9.110 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.207 %)Oracle 11i
11 (0.207 %)Oracle Applications
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
148 (9.938 %)TCP/IP
213 (2.692 %)Internet
311 (2.277 %)Intranet
47 (1.449 %)DNS
47 (1.449 %)WAN
55 (1.035 %)SAN
55 (1.035 %)LAN
64 (0.828 %)DHCP
64 (0.828 %)Firewall
64 (0.828 %)Wireless
72 (0.414 %)SMPP
81 (0.207 %)VLAN
81 (0.207 %)ADSL
81 (0.207 %)ISDN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1147 (30.43 %)SQL Server 2005
2141 (29.19 %)SQL Server 2000
339 (8.075 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
339 (8.075 %)MySQL
428 (5.797 %)SQL Server 7
524 (4.969 %)DTS
622 (4.555 %)RDBMS
719 (3.934 %)SQL Server Integration Services
88 (1.656 %)Oracle 10g
97 (1.449 %)Oracle 9i
106 (1.242 %)Crystal Reports
115 (1.035 %)Datawarehouse
124 (0.828 %)DB2
132 (0.414 %)Oracle 8/8i
132 (0.414 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
141 (0.207 %)Data Cleansing
141 (0.207 %)Oracle OLAP
141 (0.207 %)OLAP
141 (0.207 %)Data Mining
141 (0.207 %)ETL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
159 (12.22 %)Visual Studio
211 (2.277 %)NUnit
34 (0.828 %)Oracle Forms
42 (0.414 %)MorphX
51 (0.207 %)Rational Rose
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (5.383 %)Telecoms
219 (3.934 %)Government
316 (3.313 %)Construction
412 (2.484 %)Finance
58 (1.656 %)Marketing
66 (1.242 %)Pensions
74 (0.828 %)Education
74 (0.828 %)Electric
82 (0.414 %)Legal
82 (0.414 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (0.414 %)Retail
91 (0.207 %)FMCG
91 (0.207 %)Police
91 (0.207 %)Health
91 (0.207 %)Automotive
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1278 (57.56 %)Developer
2120 (24.84 %)C# Developer
385 (17.60 %).NET Developer
458 (12.01 %)Software Developer
554 (11.18 %)SQL Developer
652 (10.77 %)Senior Developer
748 (9.938 %)Analyst
845 (9.317 %)Consultant
942 (8.696 %)Web Developer
1033 (6.832 %)SQL Server Developer
1033 (6.832 %)Team Leader
1033 (6.832 %)Senior C# Developer
1132 (6.625 %)Junior
1231 (6.418 %)Technical Consultant
1329 (6.004 %)Database Developer
1427 (5.590 %)Administrator
1526 (5.383 %)Technical Analyst
1526 (5.383 %)ASP.NET Developer
1624 (4.969 %)Server Engineer
1624 (4.969 %)Systems Engineer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (4.348 %)Data Extraction
216 (3.313 %)Management Information System
313 (2.692 %)N-Tier
47 (1.449 %)Computer Science
56 (1.242 %)Fat Client
56 (1.242 %)Thin Client
65 (1.035 %)Client/Server
65 (1.035 %)E-Learning
74 (0.828 %)Data Integration
74 (0.828 %)AS400
83 (0.621 %)Streaming Video
92 (0.414 %)W3C
101 (0.207 %)Replication
101 (0.207 %)Data Protection Act
101 (0.207 %)Multithreading
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1130 (26.92 %)Windows
217 (3.520 %)Windows 2000
315 (3.106 %)UNIX
411 (2.277 %)Linux
510 (2.070 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (0.828 %)zOS
73 (0.621 %)Windows NT
82 (0.414 %)Windows XP
82 (0.414 %)HPUX
82 (0.414 %)Solaris
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (9.731 %)Project Management
229 (6.004 %)OO
320 (4.141 %)Content Management
418 (3.727 %)ITIL
515 (3.106 %)OOA/OOD
515 (3.106 %)Network Design
515 (3.106 %)Web Development
613 (2.692 %)Release Management
613 (2.692 %)Data Modelling
712 (2.484 %)Workflow
811 (2.277 %)Document Management
811 (2.277 %)UML
910 (2.070 %)Project Planning
109 (1.863 %)OOP
109 (1.863 %)CRM
109 (1.863 %)E-Commerce
109 (1.863 %)GAP Analysis
118 (1.656 %)Agile Software Development
118 (1.656 %)Migration
118 (1.656 %)Business Analysis
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1279 (57.76 %)SQL
2254 (52.59 %)C#
396 (19.88 %)Transact-SQL
485 (17.60 %)VB.NET
561 (12.63 %)JavaScript
643 (8.903 %)VB
739 (8.075 %)Java
835 (7.246 %)C++
932 (6.625 %)PHP
1031 (6.418 %)DHTML
1129 (6.004 %)PL/SQL
1212 (2.484 %)Delphi
139 (1.863 %)VC++
148 (1.656 %)VB6
156 (1.242 %)VBA
165 (1.035 %)C
174 (0.828 %)VBScript
174 (0.828 %)Shell Script
182 (0.414 %)X++
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (7.660 %)Microsoft Certification
222 (4.555 %)MCSE
310 (2.070 %)Degree
48 (1.656 %)MCSD
57 (1.449 %)MCSA
65 (1.035 %)MCAD
74 (0.828 %)ISEB
74 (0.828 %)ISTQB
83 (0.621 %)MCP
91 (0.207 %)HND
91 (0.207 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.207 %)CCNA
91 (0.207 %)MCDST
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (1.449 %)QA
26 (1.242 %)21 CFR Part 11
32 (0.414 %)WAI
41 (0.207 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
135 (7.246 %)Active Directory
23 (0.621 %)VMware Server
31 (0.207 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.207 %)ISA Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.828 %)MOM
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
194 (19.46 %)Oracle
288 (18.22 %)Microsoft
330 (6.211 %)Cisco
415 (3.106 %)Open Text
415 (3.106 %)VMware
57 (1.449 %)Dell
66 (1.242 %)HP
75 (1.035 %)Citrix
75 (1.035 %)Capita
83 (0.621 %)Lotus
91 (0.207 %)Actuate
91 (0.207 %)Amdocs
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