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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Belfast 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank616
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads2217
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.007 %
As % of the category below81.48 %30.36 %
Salaries quoted214
Average minimum salary£33,500£38,000
Average salary£39,750£42,250
% change on same period last year-5.91 %
Average maximum salary£46,000£46,500
UK excluding London average salary£34,812£34,819
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads2756
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted221
Average minimum salary£33,500£40,848
Average salary£39,750£45,489
% change on same period last year-12.61 %
Average maximum salary£46,000£50,130
UK excluding London average salary£37,294£38,349
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
SQL Server County AntrimSQL Server
County Antrim

SQL Server
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

126 (53.06 %)Microsoft
225 (51.02 %)Windows
321 (42.86 %)MS Excel
418 (36.73 %)Windows Server 2003
517 (34.69 %).NET
615 (30.61 %)C#
712 (24.49 %)UNIX
811 (22.45 %)Active Directory
811 (22.45 %)RDBMS
910 (20.41 %)MS Exchange
910 (20.41 %)TCP/IP
910 (20.41 %)SharePoint
910 (20.41 %)SAN
910 (20.41 %)Finance
109 (18.37 %)Citrix
109 (18.37 %)ASP.NET
109 (18.37 %)SharePoint Server 2007
118 (16.33 %)Java
118 (16.33 %)SQL
127 (14.29 %)Clustering
127 (14.29 %)VBScript
127 (14.29 %)Oracle
127 (14.29 %)Sybase
127 (14.29 %)MS Office
127 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
127 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
136 (12.24 %)Security Cleared
136 (12.24 %)Perl
136 (12.24 %)Struts
136 (12.24 %)VERITAS

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (34.69 %).NET
29 (18.37 %)ASP.NET
36 (12.24 %)Struts
36 (12.24 %)Spring
44 (8.163 %)WebServices
44 (8.163 %)XML
53 (6.122 %)ASP
61 (2.041 %)COM
61 (2.041 %)CSS
61 (2.041 %)XSLT
61 (2.041 %)Middleware
61 (2.041 %)WinForms
61 (2.041 %)AJAX
61 (2.041 %)Windows SharePoint Services
61 (2.041 %).NET Framework
61 (2.041 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (2.041 %)HTML
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (20.41 %)SharePoint
110 (20.41 %)MS Exchange
29 (18.37 %)SharePoint Server 2007
33 (6.122 %)IIS
33 (6.122 %)BizTalk Server
42 (4.082 %)MQSeries
42 (4.082 %)WebLogic
51 (2.041 %)Commerce Server
51 (2.041 %)Content Management Server
51 (2.041 %)CMS
51 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (2.041 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (2.041 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (42.86 %)MS Excel
27 (14.29 %)MS Office
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (20.41 %)TCP/IP
110 (20.41 %)SAN
26 (12.24 %)DNS
26 (12.24 %)DHCP
34 (8.163 %)Network Security
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (22.45 %)RDBMS
25 (10.20 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (10.20 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (8.163 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (6.122 %)DTS
52 (4.082 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (4.082 %)DataStage
61 (2.041 %)EDRMS
61 (2.041 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (2.041 %)DB2
61 (2.041 %)Crystal Reports
61 (2.041 %)Oracle Reports
61 (2.041 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (20.41 %)Finance
26 (12.24 %)Banking
32 (4.082 %)Investment Banking
32 (4.082 %)Construction
32 (4.082 %)Back Office
41 (2.041 %)Front Office
41 (2.041 %)Games
41 (2.041 %)Retail
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (36.73 %)Developer
212 (24.49 %)Analyst
310 (20.41 %)Senior Developer
49 (18.37 %)Support Analyst
58 (16.33 %)Senior Analyst
66 (12.24 %)Java Developer
66 (12.24 %)Senior Support Analyst
66 (12.24 %)Senior Consultant
66 (12.24 %)Consultant
66 (12.24 %)Senior Java Developer
75 (10.20 %)DBA
84 (8.163 %)Applications Support
84 (8.163 %)Technical Consultant
84 (8.163 %)Administrator
84 (8.163 %)Server Support
84 (8.163 %)Senior Technical Consultant
84 (8.163 %)Analyst Developer
84 (8.163 %)Technical Lead
84 (8.163 %)Microsoft Developer
93 (6.122 %)Senior Microsoft Developer
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (14.29 %)Clustering
23 (6.122 %)Replication
32 (4.082 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
32 (4.082 %)Mainframe
41 (2.041 %)Fixed Income
41 (2.041 %)Grid Computing
41 (2.041 %)Derivative
41 (2.041 %)Statistics
41 (2.041 %)Spread Betting
41 (2.041 %)Credit Risk
41 (2.041 %)Client/Server
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (51.02 %)Windows
218 (36.73 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (24.49 %)UNIX
47 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (6.122 %)Windows 2000
62 (4.082 %)Linux
71 (2.041 %)Windows XP
71 (2.041 %)Windows Vista
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.24 %)Project Management
16 (12.24 %)Security Cleared
25 (10.20 %)Service Management
25 (10.20 %)Disaster Recovery
34 (8.163 %)Migration
34 (8.163 %)Change Management
34 (8.163 %)ITIL
43 (6.122 %)Network Load Balancing
43 (6.122 %)ITSM
43 (6.122 %)Risk Management
43 (6.122 %)Workflow
43 (6.122 %)Time Management
43 (6.122 %)Data Migration
52 (4.082 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (4.082 %)Integration Testing
52 (4.082 %)UML
52 (4.082 %)OO
61 (2.041 %)E-Commerce
61 (2.041 %)Regression Testing
61 (2.041 %)Agile Software Development
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (30.61 %)C#
28 (16.33 %)Java
28 (16.33 %)SQL
37 (14.29 %)VBScript
46 (12.24 %)Python
46 (12.24 %)Perl
52 (4.082 %)VB
61 (2.041 %)VB.NET
61 (2.041 %)PowerShell
61 (2.041 %)JavaScript
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (10.20 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (6.122 %)Degree
32 (4.082 %)MCSE
41 (2.041 %)MCDBA
41 (2.041 %)MCP
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (22.45 %)Active Directory
26 (12.24 %)NetBackup
34 (8.163 %)MetaFrame
42 (4.082 %)Terminal Server
42 (4.082 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (2.041 %)Terminal Services
Belfast IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (8.163 %)MOM
14 (8.163 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (8.163 %)SCOM
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (53.06 %)Microsoft
29 (18.37 %)Citrix
37 (14.29 %)Oracle
37 (14.29 %)Sybase
46 (12.24 %)VERITAS
52 (4.082 %)BEA
52 (4.082 %)IBM
52 (4.082 %)HP
61 (2.041 %)VMware