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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Colchester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2711
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads3279
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.033 %
As % of the category below11.76 %31.35 %
Salaries quoted2675
Average minimum salary£28,231£26,787
Average salary£32,115£27,213
% change on same period last year+18.01 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£27,640
UK excluding London average salary£34,837£35,204
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Colchester
Matching permanent IT job ads272252
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.106 %
Salaries quoted217243
Average minimum salary£34,478£28,686
Average salary£35,857£29,042
% change on same period last year+23.46 %
Average maximum salary£37,235£29,399
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
SQL EssexSQL
Essex

SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL across the Colchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Colchester SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Colchester SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

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

Colchester SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

167 (59.82 %)SQL Server
259 (52.68 %).NET
351 (45.54 %)C#
446 (41.07 %)XML
540 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2005
635 (31.25 %)Oracle
733 (29.46 %)Windows
733 (29.46 %)Finance
832 (28.57 %)OO
832 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
931 (27.68 %)WinForms
1028 (25.00 %)Java
1127 (24.11 %)PL/SQL
1127 (24.11 %)WebServices
1225 (22.32 %)Pensions
1322 (19.64 %).NET Framework
1322 (19.64 %)Swing
1421 (18.75 %)OOD
1520 (17.86 %)Insurance
1520 (17.86 %)VB.NET
1619 (16.96 %)Crystal Reports
1718 (16.07 %)MS Excel
1718 (16.07 %)Agile Software Development
1718 (16.07 %)Scrum
1817 (15.18 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1817 (15.18 %)Microsoft
1916 (14.29 %)Active Directory
1916 (14.29 %)OOP
1916 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
2015 (13.39 %)DSDM

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Colchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
159 (52.68 %).NET
246 (41.07 %)XML
331 (27.68 %)WinForms
427 (24.11 %)WebServices
522 (19.64 %).NET Framework
522 (19.64 %)Swing
612 (10.71 %)ASP.NET
79 (8.036 %)CSS
79 (8.036 %)XHTML
88 (7.143 %)HTML
97 (6.250 %)DOM
97 (6.250 %)XSLT
106 (5.357 %)WCF
115 (4.464 %)WebSphere
115 (4.464 %)ASP.NET 2.0
124 (3.571 %)JSR 168
124 (3.571 %)EJB
124 (3.571 %)JDBC
124 (3.571 %)JSP
124 (3.571 %)Servlets
Colchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (15.18 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Colchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (16.07 %)MS Excel
26 (5.357 %)MS Visio
33 (2.679 %)MS Office
Colchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.786 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
12 (1.786 %)SyteLine
Colchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.893 %)PPP
11 (0.893 %)Internet
Colchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
167 (59.82 %)SQL Server
240 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2005
319 (16.96 %)Crystal Reports
416 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
510 (8.929 %)MS Access
68 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
74 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
74 (3.571 %)SQL Server Integration Services
82 (1.786 %)Oracle 10g
82 (1.786 %)Oracle 9i
82 (1.786 %)Cognos Impromptu
91 (0.893 %)Datawarehouse
91 (0.893 %)OLAP
91 (0.893 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Colchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (8.036 %)Visual Studio
Colchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
133 (29.46 %)Finance
225 (22.32 %)Pensions
320 (17.86 %)Insurance
48 (7.143 %)Health
57 (6.250 %)Back Office
66 (5.357 %)Retail
74 (3.571 %)Legal
82 (1.786 %)Telecoms
91 (0.893 %)Avionics
Colchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (53.57 %)Developer
227 (24.11 %).NET Developer
322 (19.64 %)C# Developer
421 (18.75 %)Analyst
520 (17.86 %)Java Developer
613 (11.61 %)Java Swing Developer
613 (11.61 %)Support Analyst
711 (9.821 %)Junior
810 (8.929 %)Applications Developer
810 (8.929 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
810 (8.929 %)2nd Line Support
810 (8.929 %)IT Support Analyst
99 (8.036 %)WinForms Developer
108 (7.143 %)SQL Developer
116 (5.357 %)SQL DBA
116 (5.357 %)Junior Developer
116 (5.357 %).NET Applications Developer
116 (5.357 %)Software Developer
116 (5.357 %)DBA
125 (4.464 %)Web Developer
Colchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (7.143 %)Management Information System
26 (5.357 %)Replication
26 (5.357 %)Clustering
34 (3.571 %)N-Tier
42 (1.786 %)Data Extraction
51 (0.893 %)Thin Client
51 (0.893 %)Artificial Intelligence
51 (0.893 %)Mathematics
51 (0.893 %)Fat Client
Colchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (29.46 %)Windows
210 (8.929 %)Windows XP
210 (8.929 %)Windows Server 2003
210 (8.929 %)Windows 2000 Server
Colchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (28.57 %)OO
221 (18.75 %)OOD
318 (16.07 %)Scrum
318 (16.07 %)Agile Software Development
416 (14.29 %)OOP
515 (13.39 %)DSDM
610 (8.929 %)Business Intelligence
77 (6.250 %)E-business
86 (5.357 %)Disaster Recovery
92 (1.786 %)ERP
92 (1.786 %)UML
92 (1.786 %)Asset Management
101 (0.893 %)Logistics
101 (0.893 %)Project Planning
101 (0.893 %)Project Management
Colchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (45.54 %)C#
232 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
328 (25.00 %)Java
427 (24.11 %)PL/SQL
520 (17.86 %)VB.NET
69 (8.036 %)VB
69 (8.036 %)DHTML
75 (4.464 %)ECMAScript
83 (2.679 %)JavaScript
92 (1.786 %)FoxPro (VFP)
92 (1.786 %)VB6
92 (1.786 %)VBA
101 (0.893 %)C++
101 (0.893 %)VBScript
Colchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.786 %)MCAD
12 (1.786 %)MCSD
12 (1.786 %)Microsoft Certification
Colchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.786 %)ISO9000
Colchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Colchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (31.25 %)Oracle
217 (15.18 %)Microsoft
36 (5.357 %)Cisco
45 (4.464 %)IBM
52 (1.786 %)Cognos
61 (0.893 %)Citrix