The first table below looks at the demand for SQL skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cardiff region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 24 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 Programming Languages category for the Cardiff region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 7 3 4
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL 117 113 139
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 21.04% 25.62% 24.22%
As % of the Programming Languages category 37.62% 50.67% 37.77%
Number of salaries quoted 109 109 133
Average salary £32,500 £32,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.56% -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,800 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.85%
All Programming Languages
Cardiff
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
311 223 368
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 55.94% 50.57% 64.11%
Number of salaries quoted 282 209 345
Average salary £34,400 £32,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.84% -13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,100 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
SQL
South Wales

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL across the Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cardiff SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Cardiff SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cardiff SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

1 90 (33.96%) Java
2 77 (29.06%) SQL Server
3 64 (24.15%) Spring
4 62 (23.40%) Oracle
5 58 (21.89%) Web Services
6 57 (21.51%) .NET
7 56 (21.13%) HTML
8 49 (18.49%) CSS
9 48 (18.11%) Finance
10 47 (17.74%) JavaScript
11 46 (17.36%) OO
12 43 (16.23%) Hibernate
13 42 (15.85%) Business Intelligence
14 41 (15.47%) Agile Software Development
15 40 (15.09%) XML
16 35 (13.21%) VB.NET
16 35 (13.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 35 (13.21%) Telecoms
17 34 (12.83%) C#
17 34 (12.83%) Microsoft
18 32 (12.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
18 32 (12.08%) Banking
19 31 (11.70%) T-SQL
19 31 (11.70%) ASP.NET
20 30 (11.32%) Apache
21 28 (10.57%) ETL
22 27 (10.19%) PL/SQL
23 26 (9.811%) Visual Studio
23 26 (9.811%) Tomcat
23 26 (9.811%) UNIX

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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.

Application Development
1 64 (24.15%) Spring
2 58 (21.89%) Web Services
3 57 (21.51%) .NET
4 56 (21.13%) HTML
5 49 (18.49%) CSS
6 43 (16.23%) Hibernate
7 40 (15.09%) XML
8 31 (11.70%) ASP.NET
9 24 (9.057%) SOAP
9 24 (9.057%) Java EE
9 24 (9.057%) RESTful
10 23 (8.679%) Struts
11 20 (7.547%) J2EE
12 11 (4.151%) Spring Web Flow
12 11 (4.151%) .NET Framework
12 11 (4.151%) JPA
12 11 (4.151%) Ajax
13 10 (3.774%) JSP
14 9 (3.396%) REST
15 8 (3.019%) EJB
Application Platforms
1 30 (11.32%) Apache
2 26 (9.811%) Tomcat
3 16 (6.038%) WebLogic
4 13 (4.906%) SharePoint
5 7 (2.642%) Oracle Application Server
5 7 (2.642%) SAS
6 3 (1.132%) FileNet
6 3 (1.132%) MS Exchange
6 3 (1.132%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.377%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.377%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.377%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.377%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.377%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.377%) Windows Azure
7 1 (0.377%) CMS
7 1 (0.377%) IIS
Applications
1 16 (6.038%) MS Excel
2 6 (2.264%) SPSS
3 2 (0.755%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 8 (3.019%) Staffware
2 5 (1.887%) INSURE/90
3 1 (0.377%) Line 500
3 1 (0.377%) Sage 1000
3 1 (0.377%) Cognos Business Intelligence
3 1 (0.377%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.377%) SalesLogix
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.925%) Internet
2 4 (1.509%) Firewall
3 3 (1.132%) MPLS
4 2 (0.755%) DNS
4 2 (0.755%) LAN
4 2 (0.755%) VoIP
4 2 (0.755%) WAN
4 2 (0.755%) DHCP
4 2 (0.755%) Ethernet
4 2 (0.755%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.755%) 4G
5 1 (0.377%) SAN
5 1 (0.377%) HTTP
5 1 (0.377%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (29.06%) SQL Server
2 35 (13.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 32 (12.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 26 (9.811%) SQL Server 2008
5 25 (9.434%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (6.792%) QlikView
6 18 (6.792%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 16 (6.038%) SQL Server 2005
8 15 (5.660%) OLAP
9 11 (4.151%) SQL Server 2012
10 9 (3.396%) MySQL
11 8 (3.019%) Oracle Reports
12 7 (2.642%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 7 (2.642%) RDBMS
13 6 (2.264%) MS Access
14 5 (1.887%) Oracle 11g
14 5 (1.887%) TOAD
14 5 (1.887%) Oracle 10g
15 2 (0.755%) SQL Server 7
15 2 (0.755%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 26 (9.811%) Visual Studio
2 25 (9.434%) Maven
3 18 (6.792%) Eclipse
4 15 (5.660%) Ant
5 10 (3.774%) Subversion
5 10 (3.774%) Jenkins
6 9 (3.396%) Team Foundation Server
6 9 (3.396%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (2.264%) JUnit
8 4 (1.509%) Selenium
8 4 (1.509%) Concordion
9 3 (1.132%) VSS/SourceSafe
10 2 (0.755%) JIRA
11 1 (0.377%) Git (software)
11 1 (0.377%) WebDriver
11 1 (0.377%) ClearQuest
General
1 48 (18.11%) Finance
2 35 (13.21%) Telecoms
3 32 (12.08%) Banking
4 15 (5.660%) Marketing
5 7 (2.642%) Manufacturing
5 7 (2.642%) Advertising
5 7 (2.642%) Financial Institution
6 6 (2.264%) Legal
7 3 (1.132%) Law
8 2 (0.755%) Games
8 2 (0.755%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 175 (66.04%) Developer
2 70 (26.42%) Analyst
3 62 (23.40%) Java Developer
4 33 (12.45%) Senior Developer
5 26 (9.811%) .NET Developer
6 25 (9.434%) Software Developer
7 23 (8.679%) Senior Analyst
8 21 (7.925%) C++ Software Developer
8 21 (7.925%) C++ Developer
9 20 (7.547%) Support Analyst
9 20 (7.547%) Senior Java Developer
10 18 (6.792%) DBA
10 18 (6.792%) Applications Support
10 18 (6.792%) Analyst Developer
10 18 (6.792%) Database Developer
11 17 (6.415%) Database Analyst
12 16 (6.038%) Applications Support Analyst
13 14 (5.283%) Oracle Analyst
13 14 (5.283%) Oracle Support Analyst
14 12 (4.528%) Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.170%) Mobile Banking
2 8 (3.019%) Open Source
3 7 (2.642%) iPhone
4 6 (2.264%) N-Tier
4 6 (2.264%) Computer Science
5 5 (1.887%) Replication
6 4 (1.509%) Statistics
7 3 (1.132%) Digital Media
7 3 (1.132%) AS400
7 3 (1.132%) Handset
7 3 (1.132%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.377%) EqualLogic
8 1 (0.377%) Credit Risk
8 1 (0.377%) Data Integration
8 1 (0.377%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.377%) CLARiiON
8 1 (0.377%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 26 (9.811%) UNIX
2 24 (9.057%) Windows
3 11 (4.151%) Android
4 8 (3.019%) Linux
5 4 (1.509%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.755%) Windows XP
6 2 (0.755%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.377%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.377%) Windows Phone 8
7 1 (0.377%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (17.36%) OO
2 42 (15.85%) Business Intelligence
3 41 (15.47%) Agile Software Development
4 28 (10.57%) ETL
5 23 (8.679%) Kimball Methodology
6 19 (7.170%) MVC
6 19 (7.170%) CRM
6 19 (7.170%) Web Development
7 18 (6.792%) Scrum
8 15 (5.660%) Inmon Methodology
9 12 (4.528%) System Testing
9 12 (4.528%) Risk Analysis
9 12 (4.528%) Unit Testing
10 11 (4.151%) Web Application Development
10 11 (4.151%) UML
11 10 (3.774%) ITIL
12 9 (3.396%) Refactoring
13 8 (3.019%) Data Analysis
14 7 (2.642%) Business Transformation
14 7 (2.642%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 90 (33.96%) Java
2 47 (17.74%) JavaScript
3 35 (13.21%) VB.NET
4 34 (12.83%) C#
5 31 (11.70%) T-SQL
6 27 (10.19%) PL/SQL
7 24 (9.057%) C++
8 12 (4.528%) RPG
9 10 (3.774%) VB
10 7 (2.642%) sed
10 7 (2.642%) AWK
10 7 (2.642%) Perl
11 6 (2.264%) PHP
11 6 (2.264%) R
12 5 (1.887%) RPG IV
12 5 (1.887%) VBA
13 3 (1.132%) VB6
14 2 (0.755%) C
14 2 (0.755%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.755%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 22 (8.302%) Degree
2 7 (2.642%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (0.755%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (0.755%) ISEB
3 2 (0.755%) MCSD
3 2 (0.755%) ISTQB
3 2 (0.755%) SC Cleared
3 2 (0.755%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.642%) SLA
2 2 (0.755%) QA
3 1 (0.377%) HL7
System Software
1 2 (0.755%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.755%) VMware ESX
1 2 (0.755%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.377%) vSphere
2 1 (0.377%) Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
1 1 (0.377%) Data Guard
1 1 (0.377%) HP Quality Center
1 1 (0.377%) Tivoli Storage Manager
1 1 (0.377%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 62 (23.40%) Oracle
2 34 (12.83%) Microsoft
3 18 (6.792%) Salesforce.com
4 9 (3.396%) BEA
5 5 (1.887%) Business Objects
6 4 (1.509%) Cisco
6 4 (1.509%) VMware
7 3 (1.132%) Sitecore
7 3 (1.132%) Cognos
7 3 (1.132%) ILOG
7 3 (1.132%) IBM
7 3 (1.132%) Adobe
8 2 (0.755%) Intel
8 2 (0.755%) Nortel
8 2 (0.755%) BT
9 1 (0.377%) Verint
9 1 (0.377%) Sage
9 1 (0.377%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.377%) Hitachi
9 1 (0.377%) NetApp
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