The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Belfast region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 20 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 Belfast region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 39 36 32
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -4
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2005 2 4 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Belfast 0.800% 1.932% 0.565%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.857% 5.970% 2.703%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
Average salary £32,500 £26,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.64% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.71% -6.66%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Belfast
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
70 67 37
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Belfast 28.00% 32.37% 20.90%
Number of salaries quoted 49 37 20
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £32,500 £30,300
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2005
County Antrim

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Belfast SQL Server 2005 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

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

Belfast SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

1 14 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 14 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (71.43%) Windows
3 9 (64.29%) ASP.NET
3 9 (64.29%) C#
3 9 (64.29%) .NET
3 9 (64.29%) SQL Server 2008
4 8 (57.14%) MS Excel
5 7 (50.00%) SQL
5 7 (50.00%) Security Cleared
6 6 (42.86%) .NET Framework
7 5 (35.71%) BizTalk Server
7 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
8 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (28.57%) Oracle 11g
8 4 (28.57%) Network Security
8 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2003
8 4 (28.57%) HP
8 4 (28.57%) Oracle
8 4 (28.57%) IIS
9 2 (14.29%) Business Objects
9 2 (14.29%) VB.NET
9 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
9 2 (14.29%) Progress
9 2 (14.29%) GIS
9 2 (14.29%) ESRI
9 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
9 2 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (7.143%) SQL Server Integration Services

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Application Development
1 9 (64.29%) .NET
1 9 (64.29%) ASP.NET
2 6 (42.86%) .NET Framework
3 1 (7.143%) MDX
3 1 (7.143%) WCF
3 1 (7.143%) COM
Application Platforms
1 5 (35.71%) BizTalk Server
2 4 (28.57%) IIS
3 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 2 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 8 (57.14%) MS Excel
2 1 (7.143%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (28.57%) Network Security
2 1 (7.143%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 9 (64.29%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (28.57%) Oracle 11g
4 2 (14.29%) GIS
5 1 (7.143%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (7.143%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (7.143%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (7.143%) Data Mining
5 1 (7.143%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 6 (42.86%) Developer
1 6 (42.86%) Support Engineer
2 2 (14.29%) Lead Developer
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Developer
3 1 (7.143%) IT Support
3 1 (7.143%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Analyst
3 1 (7.143%) Data Architect
3 1 (7.143%) Support Analyst
3 1 (7.143%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.143%) Management Information System
1 1 (7.143%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 10 (71.43%) Windows
2 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (28.57%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (7.143%) Data Modelling
1 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.143%) Information Security
1 1 (7.143%) Data Management
1 1 (7.143%) Data Analysis
1 1 (7.143%) Time Management
1 1 (7.143%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 9 (64.29%) C#
2 7 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (14.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 7 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 14 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (28.57%) HP
2 4 (28.57%) Oracle
3 2 (14.29%) Business Objects
3 2 (14.29%) Progress
3 2 (14.29%) ESRI
4 1 (7.143%) LogiXML