The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 17 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 City of London region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 87 82 71
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -11
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2005 342 408 484
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 2.930% 3.103% 3.161%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 11.38% 11.80% 12.83%
Number of salaries quoted 288 392 423
Average salary £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% -
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.71% -6.66%
All Database & Business Intelligence
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
3004 3459 3772
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 25.74% 26.31% 24.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2650 3202 3411
Average salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.54% +4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £80,000 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2005
London

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

City of London SQL Server 2005 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the City of London region.

City of London SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the City of London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

City of London SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

1 786 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 687 (87.40%) SQL Server 2008
3 468 (59.54%) SQL
4 396 (50.38%) .NET
5 336 (42.75%) C#
6 316 (40.20%) Microsoft
7 280 (35.62%) Finance
8 279 (35.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 260 (33.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 244 (31.04%) Windows
11 238 (30.28%) T-SQL
12 198 (25.19%) MS Excel
13 186 (23.66%) ASP.NET
14 175 (22.26%) Business Intelligence
15 162 (20.61%) Data Warehouse
16 144 (18.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 138 (17.56%) WCF
18 134 (17.05%) JavaScript
19 128 (16.28%) Degree
20 121 (15.39%) SharePoint
21 120 (15.27%) Windows Server 2008
22 119 (15.14%) OO
23 116 (14.76%) HTML
24 115 (14.63%) WPF
25 114 (14.50%) ETL
26 112 (14.25%) SQL Server 2000
27 111 (14.12%) CSS
28 110 (13.99%) XML
28 110 (13.99%) Windows Server 2003
29 105 (13.36%) Web Services

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 396 (50.38%) .NET
2 186 (23.66%) ASP.NET
3 138 (17.56%) WCF
4 116 (14.76%) HTML
5 115 (14.63%) WPF
6 111 (14.12%) CSS
7 110 (13.99%) XML
8 105 (13.36%) Web Services
9 65 (8.270%) .NET Framework
10 55 (6.997%) jQuery
11 49 (6.234%) MDX
12 44 (5.598%) Ajax
13 34 (4.326%) HTML5
14 32 (4.071%) ASP.NET MVC
15 22 (2.799%) XSLT
16 21 (2.672%) WinForms
17 20 (2.545%) J2EE
17 20 (2.545%) ASP.NET 2.0
17 20 (2.545%) Task Parallel Library
18 17 (2.163%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 121 (15.39%) SharePoint
2 83 (10.56%) IIS
3 35 (4.453%) SharePoint Server
4 34 (4.326%) CMS
5 32 (4.071%) MS Exchange
6 20 (2.545%) WorkSite
6 20 (2.545%) SharePoint 2010
7 12 (1.527%) Exchange Server 2010
7 12 (1.527%) Umbraco
8 11 (1.399%) ESB
8 11 (1.399%) Exchange Server 2007
8 11 (1.399%) BizTalk Server
9 9 (1.145%) Apache Solr
9 9 (1.145%) Lync
10 7 (0.891%) FileNet
11 6 (0.763%) Apache
11 6 (0.763%) Sitecore CMS
12 5 (0.636%) SAP Portal
12 5 (0.636%) WebSphere MQ
12 5 (0.636%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 198 (25.19%) MS Excel
2 60 (7.634%) MS Office
3 4 (0.509%) MS PowerPoint
4 3 (0.382%) InfoPath
4 3 (0.382%) PowerPivot
5 1 (0.127%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 49 (6.234%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.018%) LatentZero
3 5 (0.636%) Capstone
3 5 (0.636%) SAP R/3
4 3 (0.382%) Maximo
4 3 (0.382%) Applix TM1
4 3 (0.382%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.382%) Tesseract
4 3 (0.382%) Minerva
4 3 (0.382%) Sentinel
4 3 (0.382%) Oracle 11i
5 2 (0.254%) Front Arena
5 2 (0.254%) Summit
6 1 (0.127%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.127%) Sage BI
6 1 (0.127%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.127%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.127%) RMDS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (6.234%) SAN
2 27 (3.435%) HTTP
3 21 (2.672%) DNS
4 17 (2.163%) Firewall
5 14 (1.781%) Internet
5 14 (1.781%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.399%) WAN
7 8 (1.018%) Intranet
8 7 (0.891%) DHCP
8 7 (0.891%) SSH
8 7 (0.891%) SSL
9 6 (0.763%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (0.763%) NAS
10 5 (0.636%) Network Security
11 4 (0.509%) LAN
11 4 (0.509%) VPN
11 4 (0.509%) Kerberos
12 3 (0.382%) VRRP
12 3 (0.382%) VLAN
12 3 (0.382%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 786 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 687 (87.40%) SQL Server 2008
3 279 (35.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 260 (33.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 162 (20.61%) Data Warehouse
6 144 (18.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 112 (14.25%) SQL Server 2000
8 57 (7.252%) OLAP
9 55 (6.997%) SQL Server 2012
10 41 (5.216%) Oracle 8/8i
11 25 (3.181%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 22 (2.799%) MySQL
12 22 (2.799%) DTS
13 19 (2.417%) MS Access
14 18 (2.290%) Data Mining
14 18 (2.290%) OLTP
15 17 (2.163%) Oracle 10g
16 16 (2.036%) BusinessObjects
16 16 (2.036%) RDBMS
17 13 (1.654%) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications
1 93 (11.83%) Visual Studio
2 62 (7.888%) Team Foundation Server
3 27 (3.435%) NUnit
4 21 (2.672%) Subversion
5 16 (2.036%) MSBuild
6 9 (1.145%) ERwin
7 5 (0.636%) MSI
7 5 (0.636%) InstallShield
7 5 (0.636%) WiX
8 4 (0.509%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.382%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
9 3 (0.382%) Rhino Mocks
9 3 (0.382%) Expression Blend
10 2 (0.254%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.254%) Maven
10 2 (0.254%) NetBeans
10 2 (0.254%) VSS/SourceSafe
10 2 (0.254%) JUnit
10 2 (0.254%) FinalBuilder
11 1 (0.127%) Cucumber
General
1 280 (35.62%) Finance
2 95 (12.09%) Banking
3 45 (5.725%) Legal
4 44 (5.598%) Investment Banking
5 26 (3.308%) Advertising
6 25 (3.181%) Marketing
7 23 (2.926%) Law
8 13 (1.654%) Telecoms
9 12 (1.527%) Back Office
10 11 (1.399%) Retail
11 8 (1.018%) Front Office
12 6 (0.763%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.636%) Electronics
13 5 (0.636%) Private Banking
14 4 (0.509%) Publishing
15 2 (0.254%) Games
15 2 (0.254%) Billing
15 2 (0.254%) Retail Banking
16 1 (0.127%) Manufacturing
16 1 (0.127%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 412 (52.42%) Developer
2 154 (19.59%) .NET Developer
3 140 (17.81%) Analyst
4 115 (14.63%) DBA
5 87 (11.07%) SQL DBA
6 79 (10.05%) SQL Developer
7 72 (9.160%) C# Developer
8 67 (8.524%) Business Intelligence Developer
9 56 (7.125%) Administrator
9 56 (7.125%) Senior Developer
10 54 (6.870%) C# .NET Developer
11 49 (6.234%) SQL Server DBA
12 47 (5.980%) Support Analyst
13 43 (5.471%) Applications Support
14 42 (5.344%) SQL Server Developer
15 38 (4.835%) Senior .NET Developer
16 35 (4.453%) ASP.NET Developer
16 35 (4.453%) Junior
17 31 (3.944%) Architect
17 31 (3.944%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 65 (8.270%) Mathematics
2 45 (5.725%) Clustering
3 40 (5.089%) Replication
4 30 (3.817%) N-Tier
5 26 (3.308%) Computer Science
6 18 (2.290%) Client/Server
7 16 (2.036%) Data Integration
8 9 (1.145%) Inversion of Control
8 9 (1.145%) Derivative
8 9 (1.145%) Fixed Income
9 8 (1.018%) SaaS
10 7 (0.891%) Open Source
10 7 (0.891%) Equities
10 7 (0.891%) NHS
11 6 (0.763%) W3C
11 6 (0.763%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.636%) Blackberry
13 4 (0.509%) Market Risk
13 4 (0.509%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.509%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 244 (31.04%) Windows
2 120 (15.27%) Windows Server 2008
3 110 (13.99%) Windows Server 2003
4 22 (2.799%) Linux
5 16 (2.036%) Windows XP
5 16 (2.036%) Windows 7
6 15 (1.908%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (1.527%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (1.145%) Windows 2000 Server
9 8 (1.018%) UNIX
10 4 (0.509%) HPUX
10 4 (0.509%) Solaris
11 3 (0.382%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.254%) Windows 2000
12 2 (0.254%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (22.26%) Business Intelligence
2 119 (15.14%) OO
3 114 (14.50%) ETL
4 93 (11.83%) Agile Software Development
5 84 (10.69%) MVC
6 83 (10.56%) CRM
7 80 (10.18%) Waterfall
8 65 (8.270%) TDD
9 60 (7.634%) ITIL
10 50 (6.361%) E-Commerce
11 46 (5.852%) Multithreading
12 45 (5.725%) Data Modelling
13 39 (4.962%) Kimball Methodology
14 38 (4.835%) Unit Testing
15 37 (4.707%) MVVM
15 37 (4.707%) SOA
16 35 (4.453%) UML
17 34 (4.326%) Scrum
18 33 (4.198%) Release Management
19 31 (3.944%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 468 (59.54%) SQL
2 336 (42.75%) C#
3 238 (30.28%) T-SQL
4 134 (17.05%) JavaScript
5 74 (9.415%) VBA
6 66 (8.397%) VB.NET
7 50 (6.361%) PowerShell
8 39 (4.962%) VB
9 24 (3.053%) Java
10 21 (2.672%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.018%) Shell Script
11 8 (1.018%) VB6
11 8 (1.018%) C++
12 6 (0.763%) Perl
12 6 (0.763%) Ruby
13 5 (0.636%) ABAP
13 5 (0.636%) Bash shell
13 5 (0.636%) XPath
14 3 (0.382%) Python
14 3 (0.382%) Scala
Qualifications
1 128 (16.28%) Degree
2 66 (8.397%) Microsoft Certification
3 32 (4.071%) MCITP
4 23 (2.926%) MCSD
5 15 (1.908%) PhD
6 13 (1.654%) MCTS
6 13 (1.654%) Security Cleared
7 11 (1.399%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.272%) MCSE
9 9 (1.145%) MCP
10 8 (1.018%) CCNA
10 8 (1.018%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (1.018%) MCDBA
10 8 (1.018%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.891%) ISEB
12 6 (0.763%) MCPD
13 4 (0.509%) CTC Cleared
13 4 (0.509%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.382%) RHCT
14 3 (0.382%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.672%) QA
2 18 (2.290%) SLA
3 13 (1.654%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.254%) COBIT
5 1 (0.127%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 68 (8.651%) Active Directory
2 31 (3.944%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (2.163%) VMware ESX
4 13 (1.654%) XenApp
5 8 (1.018%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.891%) XenDesktop
7 6 (0.763%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (0.382%) Squid
8 3 (0.382%) NFS
8 3 (0.382%) Samba
8 3 (0.382%) vSphere
8 3 (0.382%) XenServer
9 2 (0.254%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.254%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 1 (0.127%) Forefront TMG
10 1 (0.127%) IAG
10 1 (0.127%) UAG
10 1 (0.127%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.127%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 8 (1.018%) Control-M
1 8 (1.018%) Backup Exec
2 7 (0.891%) Data Guard
3 6 (0.763%) HP Quality Center
4 5 (0.636%) SCCM
4 5 (0.636%) Nagios
5 2 (0.254%) SCOM
5 2 (0.254%) Splunk
5 2 (0.254%) Red Hat Satellite
5 2 (0.254%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 2 (0.254%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.127%) HP SIM
6 1 (0.127%) Cacti
6 1 (0.127%) SolarWinds Orion
6 1 (0.127%) HP Data Protector
6 1 (0.127%) WSUS
6 1 (0.127%) ARCserve
6 1 (0.127%) MAILsweeper
6 1 (0.127%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 316 (40.20%) Microsoft
2 77 (9.796%) Oracle
3 51 (6.489%) Tableau
4 50 (6.361%) VMware
5 28 (3.562%) Business Objects
6 26 (3.308%) Sybase
7 21 (2.672%) HP
8 20 (2.545%) Software AG
8 20 (2.545%) webMethods
9 18 (2.290%) JBoss
10 17 (2.163%) SAP
10 17 (2.163%) Citrix
11 14 (1.781%) Cadis
12 12 (1.527%) Hyperion
12 12 (1.527%) NetApp
12 12 (1.527%) Red Hat
12 12 (1.527%) Cognos
12 12 (1.527%) Cisco
13 9 (1.145%) EMC
14 8 (1.018%) Sitecore
City of London
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greywood
Salary: £28000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 30 April 2013
City, London
Excellent dynamic company is looking for a Microsoft SSIS Designer/Developer to join ASAP:- Writing both High Level and Detailed Logical / Physical Designs - Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle &...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 - 45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
Using SQL server language tools in conjunction with reporting services to produce accurate and appropriate MIS as requested by the business stakeholders. The BI Developer will work with...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
City, London
Using SQL server language tools in conjunction with reporting services to produce accurate and appropriate MIS as requested by the business stakeholders. The BI Developer will work with...
Annapurna
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
You will need database development skills, and an in-depth understanding of MSSQL 2005/2008, DTS, T-SQL, SSIS and the confidence to be able to design and...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
City of London
Using SQL server language tools in conjunction with reporting services to produce accurate and appropriate MIS as requested by the business stakeholders. The BI Developer will work with...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £60000 - £61000 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
City, London
My client, a Leading Investment Bank, seeks to find an accomplished C# Developer to join their Core Banking Application Development Team, working on a variety of exciting business...
Thomson Keene Associates
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Banking Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
SQL Server Data Analyst Junior required by this Internationally renowned organisation. You'll generate ad hoc reports based upon company data stored in Microsoft SQL server databases, and...
Conex Europe Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
The current set up of the Equity Derivatives team is that the systems are largely bespoke and built using a broad range of technologies revolving around C#, Adobe...
harringtonstarr
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + bonus, benefits, training
Posted: 22 April 2013
City of London
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an operational SQL Server DBA for a leading global asset management firm that look after 106 billion pounds worth of assets based...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £45000 - £75000 per annum + Bonus, Benefits, Pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
We are looking for a Microsoft SQL Server Developer with Business Intelligence development skills. You will have at least 18 months experience building data warehouse systems using Microsoft...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Based in their London Office, the successful candidate will come from a strong C#.NET practical development background, and be required to have full exposure to internal & external...
Thomson Keene Associates
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Banking Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
A fantastic opportunity for a SQL Server Data warehouse develop has become available for a growing retail bank based inBrighton. As a senior Data warehouse developer you will...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus, Benefits, Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
As the SQL DBA you will be both creative and results-orientated and alert to quality and standards. If you are a self-starting, inquisitive and passionate SQL...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
City, London
3RD Line Server/Infrastructure Support Analyst / Window 2008 R2 / Microsoft SQL Server 2008... Proficient in Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 and managing multiple SQL standalone and clustered servers.
MBA Ltd
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Basic competency in T-SQL & SSIS. - Any SSRS skills would be advantageous. - Capability with data migration and transformation tools (SSIS preferred). - Capability with SQL Server 2005 and above.
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30,000
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Basic competency in T-SQL & SSIS. - Any SSRS skills would be advantageous. - Capability with data migration and transformation tools (SSIS preferred). - Capability with SQL Server 2005 and above.
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Able to create and optimise stored procedures * Knowledge of monitoring performance and capacity * Practical experience in managing internal and external MS SQL database security using SQL and windows...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
C#, .NET Web Application Developer with C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2005/2008 experience required for Top 100 Employer and Global Business Consultancy based in central London... Any...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
C#, .NET Web Application Developer with C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2005/2008 experience required for Top 100 Employer and Global Business Consultancy based in central London... Any...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
Proven experience of MDX and creating MDX driven SSRS reports Experience of designing and developing high quality SSRS reports using the Microsoft BI toolset... Must have commendable T-...
Salt
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
City of London
The SQL DBA will be someone who both creative and results-orientated; alert to quality and standards; logical; systematic, precise, careful, shrewd, probing, objective, reserved, serious, self-starting,...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £55000.00 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013
City of London
Configuration and management of SQL Agent jobs and alerts Understanding and experience of SQL Replication SQL Server Backup/Recovery principles SQL Server security concepts Good knowledge of TSQL,...
clearedgeconsulting
Salary: £42000 - £48000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 3 May 2013
City, London
Provide day-to-day support for the firm's SQL systems and applications, including monitoring database functionality to ensure a stable environment as well as diagnosing and resolving...
Cogence Search
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
You will have strong experience in Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Exchange Server 2003/2010, Hyper -V and Active Directory... An MCP is essential for this role. (Microsoft...
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £40000 per annum + Up to 25% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
City, London
You will have strong experience in Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Exchange Server 2003/2010, Hyper -V and Active Directory... An MCP is essential for this role. (Microsoft...
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £40000 per annum + Up to 25% Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
Highly skilled Oracle and SQL Server DBA required for leading investment bank in the City... * To support the migration phases of Oracle and SQL Server version and Hardware...
Aston Carter
Salary: £65000 - £80000 per annum + annual bonus + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
City, London
Any RDBMS knowledge around Sybase, Oracle, and MS SQL Server 2000 / 2005 will be very useful... You will be working in a mixed environment of various RDBMS and...
I.T. Skillfinder
Salary: £550000000 - £650000000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Any RDBMS knowledge around Sybase, Oracle, and MS SQL Server 2000 / 2005 will be very useful... You will be working in a mixed environment of various RDBMS and...
I.T. Skillfinder
Salary: £550000000 - £650000000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013