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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 6 2 3
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 205 523 349
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 21.56% 37.54% 27.05%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 74.55% 83.95% 84.91%
Number of salaries quoted 182 424 303
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £25,387 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
275 623 411
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 28.92% 44.72% 31.86%
Number of salaries quoted 245 513 357
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% +6.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £29,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £52,500 £51,900
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
East of England

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

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

Essex SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Essex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Basildon -1 67 £47,500 +35.71%
Chelmsford +1 23 £40,000 +6.66%
Colchester -7 22 £34,000 -9.33%
Brentwood -2 15 £42,500 +7.59%
Harlow -4 2 £47,500 -5.00%
Epping - 2 £40,000 -
Billericay +2 1 £32,500 +8.33%
Dunmow +1 1 £20,000 -38.46%
Southend-on-Sea -6 1 £35,000 +20.68%
SQL Server
East of England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1 299 (61.90%) .NET
2 266 (55.07%) C#
3 244 (50.52%) SQL
4 187 (38.72%) Finance
5 171 (35.40%) Microsoft
6 120 (24.84%) ASP.NET
7 114 (23.60%) Silverlight
8 113 (23.40%) WPF
9 112 (23.19%) SQL Server 2008
10 104 (21.53%) Windows
11 99 (20.50%) OO
11 99 (20.50%) SQL Server 2005
12 94 (19.46%) WCF
13 88 (18.22%) VB.NET
14 85 (17.60%) HTML
15 82 (16.98%) Microsoft Certification
16 81 (16.77%) MS Excel
17 80 (16.56%) Java
17 80 (16.56%) XML
18 74 (15.32%) MVC
19 63 (13.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
19 63 (13.04%) TDD
20 60 (12.42%) IIS
21 59 (12.22%) JavaScript
22 58 (12.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
23 57 (11.80%) NUnit
23 57 (11.80%) T-SQL
24 56 (11.59%) MySQL
25 55 (11.39%) Visual Studio
26 54 (11.18%) CSS

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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
1 299 (61.90%) .NET
2 120 (24.84%) ASP.NET
3 114 (23.60%) Silverlight
4 113 (23.40%) WPF
5 94 (19.46%) WCF
6 85 (17.60%) HTML
7 80 (16.56%) XML
8 54 (11.18%) CSS
9 47 (9.731%) ASP.NET MVC
10 46 (9.524%) Castle Windsor
11 45 (9.317%) WinForms
12 40 (8.282%) NHibernate
13 35 (7.246%) MonoRail
14 29 (6.004%) .NET Framework
14 29 (6.004%) XSLT
15 28 (5.797%) jQuery
16 27 (5.590%) Ajax
16 27 (5.590%) Web Services
17 24 (4.969%) XSD
18 19 (3.934%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 60 (12.42%) IIS
2 26 (5.383%) Apache
3 14 (2.899%) WebLogic
3 14 (2.899%) GlassFish
4 13 (2.692%) Tomcat
5 10 (2.070%) MS Exchange
6 9 (1.863%) SharePoint
6 9 (1.863%) ESB
7 8 (1.656%) Oracle Workflow
7 8 (1.656%) Oracle Application Server
8 7 (1.449%) Umbraco
8 7 (1.449%) Exchange Server 2010
9 6 (1.242%) SAS
10 4 (0.828%) MSMQ
10 4 (0.828%) Lync
11 3 (0.621%) Exchange Server 2003
11 3 (0.621%) Captiva
12 2 (0.414%) Exchange Server 2007
12 2 (0.414%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.414%) CMS
Applications
1 81 (16.77%) MS Excel
2 13 (2.692%) MS Office
3 3 (0.621%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.414%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (0.414%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.207%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.242%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.242%) Cognos Planning
1 6 (1.242%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 1 (0.207%) AWD
2 1 (0.207%) Google Analytics
2 1 (0.207%) CODA-Financials
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.899%) Firewall
2 10 (2.070%) SAN
3 9 (1.863%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.449%) DNS
5 6 (1.242%) LAN
6 4 (0.828%) FTP
6 4 (0.828%) MPLS
6 4 (0.828%) Cisco ICM
6 4 (0.828%) VLAN
6 4 (0.828%) Cisco IOS
7 3 (0.621%) SMS
7 3 (0.621%) VoIP
8 2 (0.414%) WAN
8 2 (0.414%) HTTP
8 2 (0.414%) ADSL
8 2 (0.414%) DHCP
9 1 (0.207%) OpenLDAP
9 1 (0.207%) LDAP
9 1 (0.207%) SMTP
9 1 (0.207%) DAB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (23.19%) SQL Server 2008
2 99 (20.50%) SQL Server 2005
3 63 (13.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 58 (12.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 56 (11.59%) MySQL
6 35 (7.246%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 32 (6.625%) Data Warehouse
8 27 (5.590%) Oracle 11g
9 26 (5.383%) SQL Server 2000
10 25 (5.176%) RDBMS
11 23 (4.762%) SQL Server 2012
12 21 (4.348%) Oracle 8/8i
13 19 (3.934%) Oracle 10g
14 13 (2.692%) Oracle Reports
15 10 (2.070%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 9 (1.863%) PostgreSQL
16 9 (1.863%) Crystal Reports
16 9 (1.863%) Oracle 9i
16 9 (1.863%) MS Access
17 8 (1.656%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 57 (11.80%) NUnit
2 55 (11.39%) Visual Studio
3 46 (9.524%) Rhino Mocks
4 18 (3.727%) Subversion
5 12 (2.484%) MSTest
6 11 (2.277%) Moq
7 9 (1.863%) Maven
8 8 (1.656%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 8 (1.656%) Oracle Forms
9 7 (1.449%) TestDirector
9 7 (1.449%) TeamCity
10 6 (1.242%) QuickTest Pro
11 5 (1.035%) ClearCase
12 4 (0.828%) Ant
13 3 (0.621%) Mercurial
13 3 (0.621%) JIRA
13 3 (0.621%) Bitbucket
14 2 (0.414%) Git (software)
14 2 (0.414%) PROIV
14 2 (0.414%) Talend Open Studio
General
1 187 (38.72%) Finance
2 12 (2.484%) Back Office
3 9 (1.863%) Financial Institution
3 9 (1.863%) Manufacturing
4 8 (1.656%) Electronics
5 7 (1.449%) Advertising
5 7 (1.449%) Retail
6 6 (1.242%) Music
6 6 (1.242%) Music Industry
7 5 (1.035%) Automotive
8 4 (0.828%) Banking
9 3 (0.621%) Marketing
10 1 (0.207%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.207%) Billing
10 1 (0.207%) Law
10 1 (0.207%) Games
10 1 (0.207%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 310 (64.18%) Developer
2 126 (26.09%) .NET Developer
3 85 (17.60%) Analyst
4 72 (14.91%) C# Developer
5 48 (9.938%) DBA
6 39 (8.075%) SQL DBA
7 38 (7.867%) Software Developer
8 33 (6.832%) Junior
9 32 (6.625%) Junior Developer
10 28 (5.797%) Web Developer
11 27 (5.590%) Technical Analyst
12 23 (4.762%) Senior Developer
12 23 (4.762%) C# .NET Developer
13 22 (4.555%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 17 (3.520%) Administrator
14 17 (3.520%) SQL Server DBA
14 17 (3.520%) Analyst Developer
15 16 (3.313%) WPF Developer
16 15 (3.106%) Junior C# Developer
16 15 (3.106%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.246%) Enterprise Software
2 27 (5.590%) Replication
3 26 (5.383%) Tandem
4 13 (2.692%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.277%) N-Tier
5 11 (2.277%) Inversion of Control
6 10 (2.070%) Clustering
7 9 (1.863%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (1.656%) Mobile App
9 4 (0.828%) Computer Science
9 4 (0.828%) Smartphone
9 4 (0.828%) Open Source
9 4 (0.828%) RIA
9 4 (0.828%) Blackberry
10 3 (0.621%) Data Integration
10 3 (0.621%) Blog
11 2 (0.414%) Social Media
12 1 (0.207%) Hedge funds
12 1 (0.207%) PDA
12 1 (0.207%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 104 (21.53%) Windows
2 31 (6.418%) Windows Server 2008
3 22 (4.555%) Windows Server 2003
4 21 (4.348%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 12 (2.484%) Linux
6 11 (2.277%) Android
7 9 (1.863%) UNIX
8 5 (1.035%) Windows CE
8 5 (1.035%) Windows Mobile
9 3 (0.621%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.414%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (20.50%) OO
2 74 (15.32%) MVC
3 63 (13.04%) TDD
4 49 (10.14%) Scrum
5 33 (6.832%) Agile Software Development
5 33 (6.832%) Business Intelligence
6 27 (5.590%) Web Development
7 26 (5.383%) E-Commerce
8 23 (4.762%) OOP
8 23 (4.762%) MVVM
9 22 (4.555%) Change Control
10 20 (4.141%) Workflow
10 20 (4.141%) Wealth Management
11 16 (3.313%) Continuous Integration
12 15 (3.106%) ETL
12 15 (3.106%) Dependency Injection
13 14 (2.899%) Configuration Management
14 13 (2.692%) ITIL
15 11 (2.277%) CRM
15 11 (2.277%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 266 (55.07%) C#
2 244 (50.52%) SQL
3 88 (18.22%) VB.NET
4 80 (16.56%) Java
5 59 (12.22%) JavaScript
6 57 (11.80%) T-SQL
7 32 (6.625%) VB
8 20 (4.141%) VBA
8 20 (4.141%) Delphi
9 18 (3.727%) C++
10 15 (3.106%) PL/SQL
11 13 (2.692%) Objective-C
11 13 (2.692%) VB6
12 11 (2.277%) C
12 11 (2.277%) PHP
13 9 (1.863%) VBScript
13 9 (1.863%) Embedded C
13 9 (1.863%) Embedded C++
13 9 (1.863%) PowerShell
14 8 (1.656%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 82 (16.98%) Microsoft Certification
2 51 (10.56%) MCTS
3 50 (10.35%) Degree
4 46 (9.524%) MCP
4 46 (9.524%) MCAD
4 46 (9.524%) MCSD
5 14 (2.899%) MCITP
5 14 (2.899%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.899%) Security Cleared
6 11 (2.277%) MCDBA
7 5 (1.035%) ISEB
8 2 (0.414%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.207%) MCT
9 1 (0.207%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.828%) SLA
2 2 (0.414%) QA
System Software
1 12 (2.484%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.656%) Oracle RMAN
3 4 (0.828%) vSphere
4 3 (0.621%) VMware ESX
5 1 (0.207%) DFS Replication
5 1 (0.207%) MDaemon
Systems Management
1 8 (1.656%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 8 (1.656%) Tivoli
1 8 (1.656%) Data Guard
2 6 (1.242%) SCCM
3 5 (1.035%) SCOM
4 4 (0.828%) Nagios
4 4 (0.828%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.207%) WSUS
5 1 (0.207%) HP SIM
Vendors
1 171 (35.40%) Microsoft
2 53 (10.97%) Oracle
3 22 (4.555%) JBoss
4 18 (3.727%) Guidewire
5 13 (2.692%) Google
6 10 (2.070%) DevExpress
7 9 (1.863%) FINEOS
8 7 (1.449%) Cognos
8 7 (1.449%) Cisco
9 6 (1.242%) SAP
10 5 (1.035%) Verint
10 5 (1.035%) Adobe
10 5 (1.035%) Business Objects
10 5 (1.035%) Genesys
11 4 (0.828%) Citrix
11 4 (0.828%) Open Text
11 4 (0.828%) VMware
12 3 (0.621%) Kofax
12 3 (0.621%) Apple
12 3 (0.621%) IBM
Epping, Essex
NET Developer /Software Developer/ Software Engineer/ Analyst Programmer/ C# / ASP.NET/ SQL Server... Experience in a .Net Development role. ASP.NET Experience. C# Experience. J Query Knowledge. SQL...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Billericay, East Anglia
Software Developer - ASP-NET, C#, VB-NET£30k-£35K plus bonus and stock optionsAn established company are looking for an outstanding Software Developer with strong -NET skills to...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 to GBP35000 per annum + Benefits: plus Bonus and Stock Options
Posted: 23 April 2013
Essex
Software Applications Developer ( Winforms, SQL Server, Windows Forms, C#.NET, VB.NET ) needed... The ideal candidate will have commercial experience in Winforms, (Windows Forms) Development, C#.NET and...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Witham, Essex
The Role This is an excellent opportunity to become the C# specialist within an expanding development team as they migrate their legacy Delphi systems across to the .Net...
Coburg Banks IT
Salary: £37000 - £42000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Essex, South East
Responsibilities: C#.NET Software Developer - Global Insurance Organisation - C#/ .NET/ SQL / WPF / WCF / MVVM - EssexFrom an extensive knowledge of Brokasure Enterprise, work closely with the functional design team...
Argyll Scott International
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Billericay, Essex
The successfule candidate will work on Data Management software, providing mission critical information to their clients through the use of bespoke SQL Server, C# / VB.Net, SSIS applications.....
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £17000 - £28000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Epping, Essex
Networking experience (basic firewall configuration, IP addressing, NAT etc.) - Development experience in PHP and/or Microsoft .Net; SQL (MySQL and MSSQL) - Some development experience in a web-based...
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £22,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Rural Colchester, South East
Our client is a leading author of fully integrated business management software, providing solutions for ERP, finance, HR, payroll, warehousing, business intelligence, professional service automation and manufacturing. You...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: Excellent + benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Colchester, South East
The large scale n-tier applications will be maintained on a SQL Server 2000 database... The successful Delphi Developer will have experience developing in a commercial or non-...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Essex
Our client a global media and publishing organisation requires a Data Interface Developer to work as part of an exciting programme of digital transformation and where technology innovation...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £42000 - £43000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Harlow, Essex
This particular team manages and developsthe data solutions for the online/e-commerce platforms used by the business. Key responsibilities: * Developing and delivering data integration software interface components,...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £40000.00 - £43000.00 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Essex
Skills and experience essential to the role include; SQL server clustering/Windows server 2003 clustering/ TSQL/ Application support/ Access/SQL Server You will ensure that all database environments...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Essex, South East
Skills and experience essential to the role include; SQL server clustering/Windows server 2003 clustering/ TSQL/ Application support/ Access/SQL Server You will ensure that all database environments...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Basildon, South East
NET Developer (ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Desktop, Winforms, Windows, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, WCF, WPF, MVVM, Prism, Continuous...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
This is a great chance for someone to make the next step in their career where you will get extensive training and development... Computer People are an equal...
Computer People
Salary: £1.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Basildon, South East
You .Ideally you'll hold as many of the following skills as possible:*T-SQL Scripting experience*Microsoft MS SQL Service 2000, 2005, 2008 Database Administration Experience*Working...
JAM
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
Skills/Experience/Qualifications required to perform the role Essential: - DBA experience with Oracle 10g / 11g Standard Edition Databases on the Microsoft Windows platform. - Oracle Database Performance Tuning (manual) -...
Xuber
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 17 May 2013
Essex, South East
The systems are a mix of in-house developed, vendor developed and ASP deployed and utilise a number of underlying technologies including DB2, IMS, PL/1, Java, Websphere,...
Argyll Scott International
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013