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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Fife region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank811
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads252
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.001 %
As % of the category below59.52 %11.11 %
Salaries quoted192
Average minimum salary£26,158£20,500
Average salary£29,316£24,500
% change on same period last year+19.65 %
Average maximum salary£32,474£28,500
UK excluding London average salary£34,791£34,747
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Fife IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Fife
Matching permanent IT job ads4218
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted3012
Average minimum salary£29,209£31,714
Average salary£32,140£32,952
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum salary£35,070£34,190
UK excluding London average salary£37,227£38,311
% change on same period last year-2.82 %
SQL Server ScotlandSQL Server
Scotland

SQL Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Fife region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Fife SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

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

Fife SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Fife region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Fife SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Fife region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DunfermlineDown-61£30,000+20.00 %
SQL Server ScotlandSQL Server
Scotland

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

116 (44.44 %)VB
214 (38.89 %).NET
313 (36.11 %)VB6
411 (30.56 %)MySQL
411 (30.56 %)SQL
510 (27.78 %)ASP
69 (25.00 %)Microsoft
69 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
69 (25.00 %)Oracle
69 (25.00 %)C#
69 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
69 (25.00 %)Marketing
78 (22.22 %)Unit Testing
78 (22.22 %)System Testing
78 (22.22 %)MCP
78 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
78 (22.22 %)SAN
78 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
78 (22.22 %)Clustering
87 (19.44 %)VB.NET
95 (13.89 %)UNIX
95 (13.89 %)ERP
95 (13.89 %)Telecoms
104 (11.11 %)Subversion
104 (11.11 %)Epicor
104 (11.11 %)Degree
113 (8.333 %)Symfony
113 (8.333 %)CakePHP
113 (8.333 %)PostgreSQL
113 (8.333 %)SharePoint

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

Fife IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (38.89 %).NET
210 (27.78 %)ASP
39 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
43 (8.333 %)MVC
43 (8.333 %)Symfony
43 (8.333 %)CakePHP
52 (5.556 %)Ruby on Rails
61 (2.778 %)AJAX
Fife IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.333 %)Apache
13 (8.333 %)SharePoint
21 (2.778 %)IIS
Fife IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.556 %)MS Excel
21 (2.778 %)AutoCAD
Fife IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.22 %)SAN
21 (2.778 %)ATM
Fife IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (30.56 %)MySQL
29 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (8.333 %)PostgreSQL
41 (2.778 %)Crystal Reports
41 (2.778 %)Informix
Fife IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
24 (11.11 %)Subversion
Fife IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.00 %)Marketing
25 (13.89 %)Telecoms
33 (8.333 %)Finance
42 (5.556 %)Manufacturing
51 (2.778 %)Pensions
51 (2.778 %)Education
51 (2.778 %)Health
Fife IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (52.78 %)Developer
210 (27.78 %)Software Developer
38 (22.22 %)Server Engineer
45 (13.89 %)Analyst
53 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
53 (8.333 %)Database Developer
62 (5.556 %)Programmer
71 (2.778 %).NET Developer
71 (2.778 %)C++ Developer
71 (2.778 %)SQL Server DBA
71 (2.778 %)ASP.NET Developer
71 (2.778 %)DBA
71 (2.778 %)Analyst Programmer
71 (2.778 %)SQL DBA
71 (2.778 %)PHP Developer
71 (2.778 %)Graduate Developer
71 (2.778 %)C Developer
71 (2.778 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
71 (2.778 %)Graduate .NET Developer
71 (2.778 %)Graduate
Fife IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (22.22 %)Clustering
22 (5.556 %)Computer Science
31 (2.778 %)EPoS
31 (2.778 %)Mathematics
Fife IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (13.89 %)UNIX
23 (8.333 %)Linux
32 (5.556 %)Windows
41 (2.778 %)Windows Server 2003
Fife IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (22.22 %)Unit Testing
18 (22.22 %)System Testing
25 (13.89 %)ERP
33 (8.333 %)OO
42 (5.556 %)Systems Analysis
51 (2.778 %)Service Delivery
51 (2.778 %)Software Engineering
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (44.44 %)VB
213 (36.11 %)VB6
311 (30.56 %)SQL
49 (25.00 %)C#
57 (19.44 %)VB.NET
63 (8.333 %)PHP
63 (8.333 %)Java
72 (5.556 %)Perl
72 (5.556 %)C++
72 (5.556 %)C
72 (5.556 %)Ruby
81 (2.778 %)Progress 4GL
Fife IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (22.22 %)MCP
18 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (11.11 %)Degree
Fife IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.778 %)Active Directory
Fife IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (25.00 %)Oracle
19 (25.00 %)Microsoft
24 (11.11 %)Epicor
33 (8.333 %)SAP