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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Durham 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank28
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads3421
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.011 %
As % of the category below56.67 %38.89 %
Salaries quoted3217
Average minimum salary£30,563£28,353
Average salary£31,383£30,265
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
Average maximum salary£32,203£32,176
UK excluding London average salary£34,947£35,081
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Durham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Durham
Matching permanent IT job ads6054
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.028 %
Salaries quoted5043
Average minimum salary£30,427£30,829
Average salary£31,416£32,814
% change on same period last year-4.26 %
Average maximum salary£32,405£34,800
UK excluding London average salary£35,649£35,857
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
SQL North EastSQL
North East

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Durham 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 Durham region.

Durham SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Durham region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Durham SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Durham region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DarlingtonUp+57£28,000-3.90 %
SQL North EastSQL
North East

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

151 (63.75 %)Oracle
236 (45.00 %)MS Excel
334 (42.50 %)Microsoft
430 (37.50 %)C
430 (37.50 %)VB
529 (36.25 %)C++
529 (36.25 %)MS Office
529 (36.25 %)SAP
628 (35.00 %)JavaScript
726 (32.50 %)VBA
726 (32.50 %)UNIX
825 (31.25 %)Retail
924 (30.00 %)PL/SQL
1022 (27.50 %)SQL Server
1022 (27.50 %)Manugistics
1022 (27.50 %)JD Edwards
1022 (27.50 %)SAP Retail
1120 (25.00 %)Java
1120 (25.00 %)XML
1219 (23.75 %)Windows
1315 (18.75 %)PHP
1414 (17.50 %)Linux
1513 (16.25 %)ASP
1513 (16.25 %)Oracle Forms
1513 (16.25 %)Oracle 10g
1612 (15.00 %)Oracle Reports
1612 (15.00 %)Apache
1612 (15.00 %)CSS
1612 (15.00 %)Perl
1612 (15.00 %).NET

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

Durham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (25.00 %)XML
213 (16.25 %)ASP
312 (15.00 %).NET
312 (15.00 %)CSS
411 (13.75 %)XSL
411 (13.75 %)XHTML
411 (13.75 %)LAMP
510 (12.50 %)HTML
69 (11.25 %)JSP
77 (8.750 %).NET Framework
86 (7.500 %)ODBC
86 (7.500 %)ActiveX
94 (5.000 %)Cocoon
94 (5.000 %)Spring
94 (5.000 %)J2SE
94 (5.000 %)WebServices
94 (5.000 %)J2EE
103 (3.750 %)EJB
103 (3.750 %)JMS
103 (3.750 %)EJB 3.0
Durham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (15.00 %)Apache
211 (13.75 %)Tomcat
35 (6.250 %)Oracle Spatial
44 (5.000 %)Oracle HTTP Server
53 (3.750 %)Oracle Workflow
53 (3.750 %)JBoss
53 (3.750 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.250 %)IIS
Durham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
136 (45.00 %)MS Excel
229 (36.25 %)MS Office
Durham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
122 (27.50 %)SAP Retail
29 (11.25 %)Oracle Applications
37 (8.750 %)SAP Business One
44 (5.000 %)Oracle 11i
53 (3.750 %)Oracle EBS
61 (1.250 %)Sophis RISQUE
Durham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (15.00 %)Intranet
24 (5.000 %)HTTP
32 (2.500 %)Internet
Durham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (27.50 %)SQL Server
213 (16.25 %)Oracle 10g
312 (15.00 %)Oracle Reports
411 (13.75 %)MySQL
58 (10.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
67 (8.750 %)Data Mining
75 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (6.250 %)TOAD
75 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
84 (5.000 %)Crystal Reports
93 (3.750 %)MS Access
93 (3.750 %)Datawarehouse
93 (3.750 %)Oracle OWB
102 (2.500 %)DTS
102 (2.500 %)ETL
102 (2.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
Durham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (16.25 %)Oracle Forms
26 (7.500 %)LabVIEW
35 (6.250 %)Subversion
43 (3.750 %)Eclipse
Durham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (31.25 %)Retail
26 (7.500 %)Electronics
35 (6.250 %)Finance
42 (2.500 %)Telecoms
51 (1.250 %)Manufacturing
Durham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (36.25 %)Consultant
222 (27.50 %)Applications Consultant
315 (18.75 %)Analyst
412 (15.00 %)Systems Analyst
412 (15.00 %)Developer
57 (8.750 %)Junior
57 (8.750 %)Graduate
57 (8.750 %)SAP Consultant
57 (8.750 %)Business Consultant
57 (8.750 %)Implementation Consultant
57 (8.750 %)SAP Business Consultant
57 (8.750 %)SAP Business One Consultant
65 (6.250 %)Test Development Engineer
65 (6.250 %)SQL Developer
65 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
74 (5.000 %)Java Developer
83 (3.750 %)Team Leader
83 (3.750 %)Software Developer
83 (3.750 %)Support Engineer
83 (3.750 %)Network Engineer
Durham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.750 %)Computer Science
25 (6.250 %)Mathematics
33 (3.750 %)Blackberry
41 (1.250 %)IVR
Durham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (32.50 %)UNIX
219 (23.75 %)Windows
314 (17.50 %)Linux
43 (3.750 %)Windows XP
Durham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (15.00 %)Agile Software Development
211 (13.75 %)TDD
211 (13.75 %)Pair Programming
211 (13.75 %)DSDM
211 (13.75 %)Scrum
37 (8.750 %)Project Management
37 (8.750 %)ERP
45 (6.250 %)Asset Management
53 (3.750 %)SOA
53 (3.750 %)UML
53 (3.750 %)Workflow
62 (2.500 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (1.250 %)OO
71 (1.250 %)Requirements Analysis
Durham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (37.50 %)C
130 (37.50 %)VB
229 (36.25 %)C++
328 (35.00 %)JavaScript
426 (32.50 %)VBA
524 (30.00 %)PL/SQL
620 (25.00 %)Java
715 (18.75 %)PHP
812 (15.00 %)Perl
99 (11.25 %)C#
107 (8.750 %)Transact-SQL
107 (8.750 %)VB.NET
115 (6.250 %)VBScript
Durham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (11.25 %)Degree
Durham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.500 %)SLA
Durham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (63.75 %)Oracle
234 (42.50 %)Microsoft
329 (36.25 %)SAP
422 (27.50 %)Manugistics
422 (27.50 %)JD Edwards
53 (3.750 %)Lotus
61 (1.250 %)ATG
61 (1.250 %)Sophis
61 (1.250 %)Netonomy