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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Birmingham 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
Rank75
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads374440
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.207 %0.185 %
As % of the category below58.71 %57.44 %
Salaries quoted341408
Average minimum salary£30,018£31,346
Average salary£32,694£34,117
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Average maximum salary£35,370£36,888
UK excluding London average salary£34,812£34,819
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads637766
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.352 %0.321 %
Salaries quoted565698
Average minimum salary£34,697£35,914
Average salary£38,207£39,294
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum salary£41,717£42,674
UK excluding London average salary£37,294£38,349
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
SQL Server West MidlandsSQL Server
West Midlands

SQL Server
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Birmingham SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1587 (65.44 %).NET
2475 (52.95 %)ASP.NET
3372 (41.47 %)C#
4280 (31.22 %)SQL
5277 (30.88 %)VB.NET
6229 (25.53 %)XML
7227 (25.31 %)Microsoft
8219 (24.41 %)Windows
9194 (21.63 %)HTML
10189 (21.07 %)SQL Server 2005
11174 (19.40 %)JavaScript
12171 (19.06 %)ASP
13147 (16.39 %)SQL Server 2000
14120 (13.38 %)Oracle
15118 (13.15 %)VB
16116 (12.93 %)Microsoft Certification
17109 (12.15 %).NET Framework
18100 (11.15 %)CSS
1996 (10.70 %)MS Excel
2090 (10.03 %)WebServices
2187 (9.699 %)Java
2281 (9.030 %)SharePoint
2380 (8.919 %)IIS
2478 (8.696 %)Finance
2576 (8.473 %)Visual Studio
2576 (8.473 %)Degree
2675 (8.361 %)Web Development
2773 (8.138 %)AJAX
2870 (7.804 %)Windows Server 2003
2967 (7.469 %)Transact-SQL

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1587 (65.44 %).NET
2475 (52.95 %)ASP.NET
3229 (25.53 %)XML
4194 (21.63 %)HTML
5171 (19.06 %)ASP
6109 (12.15 %).NET Framework
7100 (11.15 %)CSS
890 (10.03 %)WebServices
973 (8.138 %)AJAX
1060 (6.689 %)XHTML
1154 (6.020 %)XSLT
1242 (4.682 %)WinForms
1318 (2.007 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1416 (1.784 %)J2EE
1513 (1.449 %)COM
1513 (1.449 %)WPF
1612 (1.338 %)ADO
1711 (1.226 %)Silverlight
189 (1.003 %)WCF
198 (0.892 %)JSP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
181 (9.030 %)SharePoint
280 (8.919 %)IIS
337 (4.125 %)MS Exchange
432 (3.567 %)CMS
528 (3.122 %)Tomcat
622 (2.453 %)Exchange Server 2003
714 (1.561 %)SharePoint Server 2007
811 (1.226 %)Oracle Spatial
811 (1.226 %)BizTalk Server
98 (0.892 %)Exchange Server 2007
107 (0.780 %)TeamSite
116 (0.669 %)Apache
125 (0.557 %)WebLogic
125 (0.557 %)Lotus Notes
125 (0.557 %)Umbraco
125 (0.557 %)Exchange Server 2000
134 (0.446 %)Oracle Application Server
134 (0.446 %)OpenCms
134 (0.446 %)ColdFusion
134 (0.446 %)NetWeaver
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
196 (10.70 %)MS Excel
227 (3.010 %)Photoshop
314 (1.561 %)Adobe Illustrator
413 (1.449 %)MS Office
56 (0.669 %)MS Visio
65 (0.557 %)Spreadsheet
73 (0.334 %)MS Project
73 (0.334 %)MS PowerPoint
82 (0.223 %)InfoPath
91 (0.111 %)ArcView
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (1.672 %)Microsoft CRM
212 (1.338 %)Dynamics CRM
34 (0.446 %)Dynamics NAV
34 (0.446 %)Navision
41 (0.111 %)Staffware
41 (0.111 %)Movex
41 (0.111 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.111 %)Remedy ITSM
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (4.013 %)WAN
231 (3.456 %)TCP/IP
330 (3.344 %)LAN
330 (3.344 %)Internet
417 (1.895 %)Firewall
511 (1.226 %)VPN
68 (0.892 %)SAN
77 (0.780 %)DNS
86 (0.669 %)Wireless
94 (0.446 %)MPLS
103 (0.334 %)LDAP
103 (0.334 %)ISDN
112 (0.223 %)HTTPS
112 (0.223 %)VoIP
112 (0.223 %)DHCP
121 (0.111 %)HTTP
121 (0.111 %)IP Telephony
121 (0.111 %)Cisco PIX
121 (0.111 %)Cisco ASA
121 (0.111 %)SMS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1189 (21.07 %)SQL Server 2005
2147 (16.39 %)SQL Server 2000
364 (7.135 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
449 (5.463 %)BusinessObjects
543 (4.794 %)SQL Server Integration Services
641 (4.571 %)DTS
737 (4.125 %)MySQL
831 (3.456 %)DB2
928 (3.122 %)Datawarehouse
1022 (2.453 %)Oracle 10g
1114 (1.561 %)ETL
1213 (1.449 %)RDBMS
1213 (1.449 %)MS Access
1312 (1.338 %)Oracle 8/8i
1411 (1.226 %)Crystal Reports
1411 (1.226 %)GIS
157 (0.780 %)SQL Server 7
166 (0.669 %)SQL Server 2008
175 (0.557 %)Data Mining
184 (0.446 %)Informix
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
176 (8.473 %)Visual Studio
213 (1.449 %)Flash
38 (0.892 %)Dreamweaver
46 (0.669 %)OpenDeploy
52 (0.223 %)Subversion
61 (0.111 %)JUnit
61 (0.111 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.111 %)Oracle Forms
61 (0.111 %)Synon
61 (0.111 %)CruiseControl
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
178 (8.696 %)Finance
254 (6.020 %)Pensions
349 (5.463 %)Health
441 (4.571 %)Insurance
528 (3.122 %)Law
528 (3.122 %)Telecoms
624 (2.676 %)Education
722 (2.453 %)Banking
820 (2.230 %)Government
917 (1.895 %)Manufacturing
1014 (1.561 %)Pharmaceutical
1110 (1.115 %)Legal
128 (0.892 %)Retail
128 (0.892 %)Local Government
128 (0.892 %)Marketing
137 (0.780 %)Back Office
137 (0.780 %)Automotive
145 (0.557 %)Billing
154 (0.446 %)Construction
154 (0.446 %)Games
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1521 (58.08 %)Developer
2275 (30.66 %).NET Developer
3168 (18.73 %)ASP.NET Developer
4120 (13.38 %)Analyst
5109 (12.15 %)C# Developer
698 (10.93 %)Web Developer
779 (8.807 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
875 (8.361 %)VB.NET Developer
967 (7.469 %)Software Developer
967 (7.469 %)Programmer
1055 (6.132 %)Senior Developer
1154 (6.020 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1247 (5.240 %)DBA
1345 (5.017 %)Analyst Programmer
1345 (5.017 %)Architect
1442 (4.682 %)Consultant
1539 (4.348 %)SQL Developer
1637 (4.125 %)SQL DBA
1734 (3.790 %)SQL Server Developer
1832 (3.567 %)Technical Architect
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (2.341 %)N-Tier
212 (1.338 %)Client/Server
212 (1.338 %)Clustering
39 (1.003 %)Replication
39 (1.003 %)Pocket PC
48 (0.892 %)Mathematics
48 (0.892 %)Management Information System
48 (0.892 %)EPoS
48 (0.892 %)Computer Science
57 (0.780 %)NHS
66 (0.669 %)W3C
66 (0.669 %)AS400
66 (0.669 %)Informatics
75 (0.557 %)PDA
84 (0.446 %)Physics
93 (0.334 %)French Language
93 (0.334 %)German Language
101 (0.111 %)Fat Client
101 (0.111 %)Multithreading
101 (0.111 %)Data Integration
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1219 (24.41 %)Windows
270 (7.804 %)Windows Server 2003
341 (4.571 %)Windows XP
425 (2.787 %)UNIX
425 (2.787 %)Linux
520 (2.230 %)Windows 2000
615 (1.672 %)Windows Vista
615 (1.672 %)Windows 2000 Server
79 (1.003 %)Windows Server 2008
79 (1.003 %)AIX
86 (0.669 %)HPUX
95 (0.557 %)Solaris
104 (0.446 %)Red Hat Linux
112 (0.223 %)Windows Mobile
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
175 (8.361 %)Web Development
249 (5.463 %)CRM
346 (5.128 %)Project Management
439 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
536 (4.013 %)UML
632 (3.567 %)OO
728 (3.122 %)Content Management
820 (2.230 %)Migration
919 (2.118 %)ITIL
1018 (2.007 %)E-business
1018 (2.007 %)Unit Testing
1116 (1.784 %)Web Design
1215 (1.672 %)PRINCE2
1215 (1.672 %)E-Commerce
1215 (1.672 %)Logistics
1215 (1.672 %)Technical Architecture
1314 (1.561 %)Business Analysis
1314 (1.561 %)User Acceptance Testing
1314 (1.561 %)Contact Management
1413 (1.449 %)Data Migration
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1372 (41.47 %)C#
2280 (31.22 %)SQL
3277 (30.88 %)VB.NET
4174 (19.40 %)JavaScript
5118 (13.15 %)VB
687 (9.699 %)Java
767 (7.469 %)Transact-SQL
848 (5.351 %)VB6
929 (3.233 %)PHP
1028 (3.122 %)Perl
1125 (2.787 %)VBScript
1218 (2.007 %)Delphi
1317 (1.895 %)C
1415 (1.672 %)C++
1513 (1.449 %)VBA
1611 (1.226 %)ActionScript
177 (0.780 %)DHTML
186 (0.669 %)Lingo
194 (0.446 %)ABAP
203 (0.334 %)PL/SQL
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1116 (12.93 %)Microsoft Certification
276 (8.473 %)Degree
350 (5.574 %)MCSE
448 (5.351 %)MCP
525 (2.787 %)MCDBA
620 (2.230 %)CCNA
620 (2.230 %)Cisco Certification
714 (1.561 %)MCSA
89 (1.003 %)MCSD
96 (0.669 %)MCAD
105 (0.557 %)ISEB
114 (0.446 %)MCDST
122 (0.223 %)MCTS
122 (0.223 %)OCP
122 (0.223 %)Oracle Certification
131 (0.111 %)PRINCE2 Certification
131 (0.111 %)MCITP
131 (0.111 %)CCA
131 (0.111 %)Citrix Certification
131 (0.111 %)CCEA
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
128 (3.122 %)SLA
24 (0.446 %)ISO27001
32 (0.223 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
162 (6.912 %)Active Directory
214 (1.561 %)ISA Server
37 (0.780 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (0.557 %)VMware ESX
53 (0.334 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
53 (0.334 %)Citrix Presentation Server
62 (0.223 %)Oracle RAC
71 (0.111 %)MetaFrame
71 (0.111 %)Backup Exec
71 (0.111 %)AquaLogic
71 (0.111 %)MSMQ
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (1.338 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (0.446 %)MOM
33 (0.334 %)WSUS
42 (0.223 %)SCOM
42 (0.223 %)ARCserve
42 (0.223 %)Norton AntiVirus
51 (0.111 %)Legato
51 (0.111 %)Tivoli
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1227 (25.31 %)Microsoft
2120 (13.38 %)Oracle
349 (5.463 %)Business Objects
425 (2.787 %)Interwoven
521 (2.341 %)Citrix
616 (1.784 %)VMware
715 (1.672 %)Cognos
814 (1.561 %)IBM
913 (1.449 %)Cisco
1012 (1.338 %)SAP
1012 (1.338 %)HP
118 (0.892 %)Borland
127 (0.780 %)Kalido
136 (0.669 %)Ab Initio
136 (0.669 %)Informatica
145 (0.557 %)BEA
145 (0.557 %)Remedy
145 (0.557 %)VERITAS
145 (0.557 %)Lotus
145 (0.557 %)Lagan