The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hereford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Hereford region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 2 16 4
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -12
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 4 3 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hereford 40.00% 7.143% 28.57%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 57.14% 10.71% 40.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 4
Average salary £45,000 £31,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+45.16% +3.33%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Database & Business Intelligence
Hereford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
7 28 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hereford 70.00% 66.67% 71.43%
Number of salaries quoted 7 28 10
Average salary £45,000 £28,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+57.89% -5.00%
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
SQL Server 2008
Herefordshire

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Hereford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Hereford SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Hereford region.

Hereford SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hereford region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

1 9 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 8 (88.89%) NHS
3 5 (55.56%) ASP.NET
3 5 (55.56%) CSS
3 5 (55.56%) .NET
3 5 (55.56%) C#
4 4 (44.44%) HTML
4 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
4 4 (44.44%) SQL
4 4 (44.44%) Visual Studio
4 4 (44.44%) SharePoint
4 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
4 4 (44.44%) MVC
4 4 (44.44%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (44.44%) Degree
4 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
4 4 (44.44%) WCF
4 4 (44.44%) DotNetNuke
4 4 (44.44%) Test Management
4 4 (44.44%) Umbraco
4 4 (44.44%) Automated Testing
4 4 (44.44%) Android
4 4 (44.44%) SharePoint 2010
4 4 (44.44%) Apple iOS
4 4 (44.44%) Mobile Payment
5 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
5 3 (33.33%) Manual Testing
5 3 (33.33%) QA
6 1 (11.11%) Finance
6 1 (11.11%) IIS

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hereford region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (55.56%) .NET
1 5 (55.56%) ASP.NET
1 5 (55.56%) CSS
2 4 (44.44%) WCF
2 4 (44.44%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 4 (44.44%) SharePoint
1 4 (44.44%) DotNetNuke
1 4 (44.44%) Umbraco
1 4 (44.44%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (11.11%) IIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 4 (44.44%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (11.11%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Developer
2 4 (44.44%) Analyst
2 4 (44.44%) Test Analyst
3 3 (33.33%) Principal Developer
4 1 (11.11%) Web Developer
4 1 (11.11%) .NET Developer
4 1 (11.11%) ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) NHS
2 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
2 4 (44.44%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 4 (44.44%) Android
1 4 (44.44%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) MVC
1 4 (44.44%) Automated Testing
1 4 (44.44%) Test Management
2 3 (33.33%) Manual Testing
2 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) C#
2 4 (44.44%) JavaScript
2 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft