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This section looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank182
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads1645
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.018 %
As % of the category below23.53 %41.28 %
Salaries quoted921
Average minimum salary£36,444£33,714
Average salary£39,944£38,571
% change on same period last year+3.55 %
Average maximum salary£43,444£43,429
UK excluding London average salary£34,640£34,937
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads68109
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.045 %
Salaries quoted2753
Average minimum salary£38,340£33,919
Average salary£40,000£37,495
% change on same period last year+6.68 %
Average maximum salary£41,660£41,071
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
SQL County AntrimSQL
County Antrim

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Belfast SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Belfast SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

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

Belfast SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region citing SQL 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.

114 (42.42 %)Windows
210 (30.30 %)SQL Server
39 (27.27 %)Microsoft
39 (27.27 %)Active Directory
48 (24.24 %)UNIX
48 (24.24 %)MS Excel
48 (24.24 %)Banking
57 (21.21 %)VMware
57 (21.21 %)Oracle
57 (21.21 %)TCP/IP
57 (21.21 %)Microsoft Certification
66 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
75 (15.15 %)SQL Server Integration Services
75 (15.15 %)Network Load Balancing
75 (15.15 %)Service Management
75 (15.15 %)ITSM
75 (15.15 %)Workflow
75 (15.15 %)Finance
75 (15.15 %)Migration
75 (15.15 %)Replication
75 (15.15 %)DTS
75 (15.15 %)SAN
75 (15.15 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (15.15 %)MCP
75 (15.15 %)HTML
75 (15.15 %)JavaScript
75 (15.15 %)Data Migration
84 (12.12 %)Reference Data
84 (12.12 %)Java
84 (12.12 %).NET

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region citing SQL 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (15.15 %)HTML
24 (12.12 %).NET
24 (12.12 %)ASP
31 (3.030 %)ASP.NET
31 (3.030 %)CSS
31 (3.030 %)JDBC
31 (3.030 %)WebServices
31 (3.030 %)XML
31 (3.030 %)WinForms
31 (3.030 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (3.030 %)Flex 2
31 (3.030 %)Adobe Flex
31 (3.030 %)J2EE
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
23 (9.091 %)WebLogic
32 (6.061 %)MQSeries
41 (3.030 %)SharePoint
41 (3.030 %)JBoss
41 (3.030 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (3.030 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (3.030 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (24.24 %)MS Excel
24 (12.12 %)MS Office
33 (9.091 %)Photoshop
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (21.21 %)TCP/IP
25 (15.15 %)SAN
31 (3.030 %)Internet
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (30.30 %)SQL Server
25 (15.15 %)DTS
25 (15.15 %)SQL Server Integration Services
34 (12.12 %)Reference Data
42 (6.061 %)DataStage
42 (6.061 %)DB2
42 (6.061 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (3.030 %)RDBMS
51 (3.030 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (9.091 %)Dreamweaver
13 (9.091 %)FrontPage
21 (3.030 %)Flash
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (24.24 %)Banking
25 (15.15 %)Finance
33 (9.091 %)Health
33 (9.091 %)Pensions
42 (6.061 %)Investment Banking
42 (6.061 %)Insurance
42 (6.061 %)Back Office
51 (3.030 %)Telecoms
51 (3.030 %)Construction
51 (3.030 %)Government
51 (3.030 %)Front Office
51 (3.030 %)Billing
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (27.27 %)Analyst
28 (24.24 %)Support Analyst
37 (21.21 %)Applications Support
46 (18.18 %)Administrator
46 (18.18 %)DBA
46 (18.18 %)Applications Support Analyst
46 (18.18 %)Server Administrator
54 (12.12 %)Developer
63 (9.091 %)Senior Analyst
63 (9.091 %)Technical Specialist
72 (6.061 %)Technical Support Consultant
72 (6.061 %)Oracle Consultant
72 (6.061 %)Oracle DBA
72 (6.061 %).NET Developer
72 (6.061 %)Technical Support
72 (6.061 %)Consultant
72 (6.061 %)Architect
72 (6.061 %)Junior
72 (6.061 %)Technical Consultant
72 (6.061 %)Support Consultant
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (15.15 %)Replication
22 (6.061 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
22 (6.061 %)Mainframe
22 (6.061 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (3.030 %)PMI
31 (3.030 %)Management Information System
31 (3.030 %)Grid Computing
31 (3.030 %)Derivative
31 (3.030 %)Statistics
31 (3.030 %)Computer Science
31 (3.030 %)Credit Risk
31 (3.030 %)Multithreading
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (42.42 %)Windows
28 (24.24 %)UNIX
35 (15.15 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (12.12 %)Linux
52 (6.061 %)Windows 2000
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.15 %)Service Management
15 (15.15 %)Workflow
15 (15.15 %)Migration
15 (15.15 %)Network Load Balancing
15 (15.15 %)ITSM
15 (15.15 %)Data Migration
24 (12.12 %)Project Management
24 (12.12 %)Service Delivery
33 (9.091 %)ITIL
33 (9.091 %)Time Management
33 (9.091 %)Risk Management
33 (9.091 %)Problem Management
42 (6.061 %)Unit Testing
42 (6.061 %)OO
51 (3.030 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.030 %)Regression Testing
51 (3.030 %)Scrum
51 (3.030 %)Agile Software Development
51 (3.030 %)Data Management
51 (3.030 %)Information Management
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (15.15 %)JavaScript
24 (12.12 %)Java
33 (9.091 %)C#
42 (6.061 %)COBOL
42 (6.061 %)JCL
42 (6.061 %)PL/SQL
51 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
51 (3.030 %)ActionScript
51 (3.030 %)PowerShell
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (21.21 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (15.15 %)MCP
33 (9.091 %)MCDBA
33 (9.091 %)Degree
41 (3.030 %)MCSE
41 (3.030 %)PMP
41 (3.030 %)PMI Certification
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (27.27 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (27.27 %)Microsoft
27 (21.21 %)Oracle
27 (21.21 %)VMware
34 (12.12 %)IBM
42 (6.061 %)Sybase
42 (6.061 %)Citrix
42 (6.061 %)BEA
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