The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Dudley region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 23 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 Dudley region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 11 6 10
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +4
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2 12 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley 5.128% 20.69% 5.714%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 100.00% 57.14% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 2
Average salary £35,000 £30,000 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -4.76%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Dudley
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
2 21 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dudley 5.128% 36.21% 8.571%
Number of salaries quoted 2 19 3
Average salary £35,000 £30,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -25.00%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
West Midlands

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Dudley SQL Server Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

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

Dudley SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

1 8 (88.89%) .NET
2 6 (66.67%) VB
2 6 (66.67%) Windows
3 5 (55.56%) VB.NET
3 5 (55.56%) Visual Studio
4 4 (44.44%) MS Office
4 4 (44.44%) C#
4 4 (44.44%) SQL
5 3 (33.33%) IIS
5 3 (33.33%) XML
5 3 (33.33%) ASP.NET
5 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
5 3 (33.33%) Degree
5 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (22.22%) SharePoint 2010
6 2 (22.22%) SCCM
6 2 (22.22%) SCOM
6 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (22.22%) MDX
6 2 (22.22%) Silverlight
6 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (22.22%) VB6
6 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
6 2 (22.22%) InfoPath
6 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2005
6 2 (22.22%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (22.22%) WMI

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dudley 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.

Application Development
1 8 (88.89%) .NET
2 3 (33.33%) XML
2 3 (33.33%) ASP.NET
3 2 (22.22%) MDX
3 2 (22.22%) Silverlight
3 2 (22.22%) CSS
3 2 (22.22%) HTML
4 1 (11.11%) Web Services
4 1 (11.11%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) IIS
2 2 (22.22%) SharePoint 2010
2 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (22.22%) SharePoint Server
2 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 2 (22.22%) MS Exchange
2 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 4 (44.44%) MS Office
2 2 (22.22%) InfoPath
2 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2008
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (22.22%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (22.22%) Oracle Reports
1 2 (22.22%) MS Access
1 2 (22.22%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (11.11%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Developer
2 4 (44.44%) Software Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Senior SharePoint Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Graduate Software Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Graduate Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Trainee Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Trainee
3 2 (22.22%) Senior Developer
3 2 (22.22%) .NET Developer
3 2 (22.22%) Graduate
3 2 (22.22%) SharePoint Developer
4 1 (11.11%) .NET Software Developer
4 1 (11.11%) C# Developer
4 1 (11.11%) SQL Developer
4 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Test Manager
4 1 (11.11%) C# Software Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Software Test Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Software Manager
4 1 (11.11%) C# .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Windows
2 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
2 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
1 2 (22.22%) CRM
1 2 (22.22%) Workflow
1 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
2 1 (11.11%) Logistics
2 1 (11.11%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) VB
2 5 (55.56%) VB.NET
3 4 (44.44%) C#
3 4 (44.44%) SQL
4 2 (22.22%) VB6
4 2 (22.22%) T-SQL
4 2 (22.22%) VBScript
4 2 (22.22%) VBA
5 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) ISEB
2 1 (11.11%) ISTQB
2 1 (11.11%) MCTS
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (22.22%) Active Directory
1 2 (22.22%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) SCCM
1 2 (22.22%) SCOM
1 2 (22.22%) WMI
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) VMware
2 2 (22.22%) Oracle