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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 skills within the Berkshire 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 2008 over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2008
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank213260
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching permanent IT job ads2726
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.232 %0.847 %
Salaries quoted2726
Average minimum salary£29,185£32,885
Average salary£33,611£45,385
% change on same period last year-25.94 %
Average maximum salary£38,037£57,885
UK excluding London average salary£33,869£41,333
% change on same period last year-18.05 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads21913069
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.414 %1.374 %
Salaries quoted18762587
Average minimum salary£39,568£38,164
Average salary£43,109£41,995
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum salary£46,649£45,826
UK excluding London average salary£37,463£38,691
% change on same period last year-3.17 %
SQL Server 2008 South EastSQL Server 2008
South East

SQL Server 2008
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Berkshire SQL Server 2008 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WindsorNew entry-12£36,958-
ReadingNew entry-8£29,688-
BracknellUp+85£31,500-30.92 %
SloughNew entry-1£30,000-
SQL Server 2008 South EastSQL Server 2008
South East

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

142 (100.00 %)SQL Server
233 (78.57 %).NET
332 (76.19 %)C#
427 (64.29 %)ASP.NET
427 (64.29 %)Microsoft
524 (57.14 %)CSS
524 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2005
623 (54.76 %)AJAX
721 (50.00 %)SQL
820 (47.62 %)Microsoft Certification
820 (47.62 %)MCTS
919 (45.24 %)XHTML
1018 (42.86 %)MCP
1018 (42.86 %)E-Commerce
1018 (42.86 %)Internet
1018 (42.86 %)MCPD
1018 (42.86 %)Silverlight
1018 (42.86 %)LINQ
1117 (40.48 %)SQL Server 2000
1212 (28.57 %)Windows
1310 (23.81 %)MS Excel
1310 (23.81 %)Windows Server 2003
149 (21.43 %)Degree
149 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2008
158 (19.05 %)Finance
158 (19.05 %)VB.NET
167 (16.67 %)VB
167 (16.67 %)VB6
176 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
176 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (78.57 %).NET
227 (64.29 %)ASP.NET
324 (57.14 %)CSS
423 (54.76 %)AJAX
519 (45.24 %)XHTML
618 (42.86 %)Silverlight
618 (42.86 %)LINQ
76 (14.29 %)HTML
76 (14.29 %)XML
85 (11.90 %)ODBC
85 (11.90 %)ActiveX
85 (11.90 %)MFC
91 (2.381 %)ASP
91 (2.381 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (14.29 %)SharePoint
16 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
24 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (9.524 %)MS Exchange
24 (9.524 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.381 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (23.81 %)MS Excel
21 (2.381 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (42.86 %)Internet
25 (11.90 %)TCP/IP
34 (9.524 %)VPN
34 (9.524 %)VLAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (100.00 %)SQL Server
224 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (40.48 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (4.762 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
42 (4.762 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (4.762 %)Datawarehouse
42 (4.762 %)DTS
42 (4.762 %)ETL
42 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (4.762 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
42 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
51 (2.381 %)RDBMS
51 (2.381 %)MS Access
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.381 %)Visual Studio
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (19.05 %)Finance
25 (11.90 %)Government
25 (11.90 %)Legal
25 (11.90 %)Advertising
25 (11.90 %)Publishing
25 (11.90 %)Multimedia
31 (2.381 %)Marketing
31 (2.381 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (61.90 %)Developer
221 (50.00 %)C# Developer
313 (30.95 %).NET Developer
410 (23.81 %)ASP.NET Developer
59 (21.43 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
65 (11.90 %)Analyst
65 (11.90 %)Analyst Programmer
65 (11.90 %)Programmer
74 (9.524 %)Lead Developer
83 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
83 (7.143 %)Junior
92 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
92 (4.762 %)DBA
92 (4.762 %)Server Support
92 (4.762 %)Senior Developer
92 (4.762 %)Administrator
92 (4.762 %)Consultant
92 (4.762 %)SQL DBA
92 (4.762 %)Junior Developer
92 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.90 %)W3C
15 (11.90 %)Computer Science
22 (4.762 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (28.57 %)Windows
210 (23.81 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2008
46 (14.29 %)Windows Vista
46 (14.29 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (42.86 %)E-Commerce
23 (7.143 %)TDD
23 (7.143 %)Web Development
32 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
41 (2.381 %)Project Management
41 (2.381 %)Quality Management
41 (2.381 %)Validation
41 (2.381 %)Web Design
41 (2.381 %)Agile Software Development
41 (2.381 %)UML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (76.19 %)C#
221 (50.00 %)SQL
38 (19.05 %)VB.NET
47 (16.67 %)VB6
47 (16.67 %)VB
56 (14.29 %)JavaScript
61 (2.381 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (47.62 %)Microsoft Certification
120 (47.62 %)MCTS
218 (42.86 %)MCPD
218 (42.86 %)MCP
39 (21.43 %)Degree
42 (4.762 %)MCAD
42 (4.762 %)MCSD
42 (4.762 %)MCDBA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.381 %)ISO9000
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (64.29 %)Microsoft
22 (4.762 %)Kalido
22 (4.762 %)ProClarity
22 (4.762 %)Business Objects
22 (4.762 %)Cognos
31 (2.381 %)Oracle