The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Chelmsford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 22 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 Database & Business Intelligence category for the Chelmsford region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 16 5 16
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +11
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 2 43 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chelmsford 3.125% 26.88% 9.160%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 8.000% 47.25% 32.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1 43 12
Average salary £50,000 £37,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% +15.38%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
- +1.35%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Chelmsford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
25 91 37
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Chelmsford 39.06% 56.88% 28.24%
Number of salaries quoted 24 90 35
Average salary £40,000 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% +2.85%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2008
Essex

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Chelmsford SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

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

Chelmsford SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

1 4 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 3 (75.00%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) T-SQL
3 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 2 (50.00%) MS Exchange
3 2 (50.00%) SAN
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (25.00%) DFS Replication
4 1 (25.00%) vSphere
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (25.00%) HP SIM
4 1 (25.00%) SQL Server 2012
4 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (25.00%) Clearswift
4 1 (25.00%) LAN
4 1 (25.00%) VoIP
4 1 (25.00%) WAN
4 1 (25.00%) SMTP
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
4 1 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (25.00%) Business Objects
4 1 (25.00%) IIS
4 1 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (25.00%) Asset Management

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) MS Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) IIS
2 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) SAN
2 1 (25.00%) LAN
2 1 (25.00%) VoIP
2 1 (25.00%) WAN
2 1 (25.00%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (75.00%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (25.00%) SQL Server 2012
4 1 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Report Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Report Writer
1 2 (50.00%) Database Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) IT Support
2 1 (25.00%) Team Leader
2 1 (25.00%) Support Manager
2 1 (25.00%) IT Support Manager
2 1 (25.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Infrastructure Team Leader
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (25.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (25.00%) Operations Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
1 2 (50.00%) T-SQL
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) DFS Replication
2 1 (25.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) HP SIM
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Clearswift
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Business Objects
1 1 (25.00%) HP
1 1 (25.00%) Dell
1 1 (25.00%) VMware