The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 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 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 Hereford region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 1 1 3
Rank change year-on-year
0 +2
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 8 18 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hereford 72.73% 64.29% 33.33%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 100.00% 85.71% 44.44%
Number of salaries quoted 8 18 4
Average salary £36,750 £29,250 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.64% -11.36%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,126 £28,050 £29,300
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £34,000 £36,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Hereford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
8 21 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hereford 72.73% 75.00% 75.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 21 9
Average salary £28,500 £28,500 £29,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -1.72%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,126 £26,600 £22,750
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £35,400 £34,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
Herefordshire

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hereford 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 Hereford region.

Hereford SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

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

Hereford SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hereford 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 13 (54.17%) .NET
2 12 (50.00%) WCF
2 12 (50.00%) SQL Server 2008
3 11 (45.83%) C#
3 11 (45.83%) NHS
4 10 (41.67%) SQL
4 10 (41.67%) ASP.NET
5 8 (33.33%) CSS
5 8 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 8 (33.33%) MVC
6 7 (29.17%) Finance
6 7 (29.17%) Degree
6 7 (29.17%) Computer Science
6 7 (29.17%) Umbraco
6 7 (29.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (29.17%) SharePoint
6 7 (29.17%) HTML
6 7 (29.17%) JavaScript
7 6 (25.00%) Visual Studio
8 5 (20.83%) Windows
8 5 (20.83%) SQL Server 2005
8 5 (20.83%) QA
8 5 (20.83%) Web Application Development
9 4 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC 4
9 4 (16.67%) Mobile Payment
9 4 (16.67%) Unity DI Container
9 4 (16.67%) Apple iOS
9 4 (16.67%) Castle Windsor
9 4 (16.67%) Ninject
9 4 (16.67%) Continuous Integration

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hereford 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 13 (54.17%) .NET
2 12 (50.00%) WCF
3 10 (41.67%) ASP.NET
4 8 (33.33%) CSS
5 7 (29.17%) HTML
6 4 (16.67%) WinForms
6 4 (16.67%) Castle Windsor
6 4 (16.67%) Ninject
6 4 (16.67%) Razor View Engine
6 4 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC 4
6 4 (16.67%) Unity DI Container
6 4 (16.67%) WPF
6 4 (16.67%) Spring.NET
6 4 (16.67%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (12.50%) HTML5
7 3 (12.50%) ASP
8 1 (4.167%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 7 (29.17%) SharePoint
1 7 (29.17%) Umbraco
2 4 (16.67%) SharePoint 2010
2 4 (16.67%) DotNetNuke
3 3 (12.50%) CMS
4 2 (8.333%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (4.167%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (50.00%) SQL Server 2008
2 7 (29.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (20.83%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (12.50%) DTS
6 2 (8.333%) SQL Server 2000
6 2 (8.333%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (4.167%) ProClarity
Development Applications
1 6 (25.00%) Visual Studio
2 4 (16.67%) NUnit
2 4 (16.67%) MSTest
2 4 (16.67%) Rhino Mocks
2 4 (16.67%) Moq
General
1 7 (29.17%) Finance
2 1 (4.167%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 15 (62.50%) Developer
2 6 (25.00%) Analyst
2 6 (25.00%) Test Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) .NET Developer
4 4 (16.67%) Web Developer
5 3 (12.50%) Junior
5 3 (12.50%) Junior Developer
5 3 (12.50%) Junior Web Developer
5 3 (12.50%) Principal Developer
6 2 (8.333%) Software Engineer
6 2 (8.333%) Software Developer
7 1 (4.167%) Tester
7 1 (4.167%) Test Engineer
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Test Analyst
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Tester
7 1 (4.167%) ASP.NET Developer
7 1 (4.167%) SQL Developer
7 1 (4.167%) SQL DBA
7 1 (4.167%) DBA
7 1 (4.167%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (45.83%) NHS
2 7 (29.17%) Computer Science
3 4 (16.67%) Inversion of Control
3 4 (16.67%) Mobile Payment
4 1 (4.167%) Chip and PIN
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.83%) Windows
2 4 (16.67%) Android
2 4 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (33.33%) MVC
2 5 (20.83%) Web Application Development
3 4 (16.67%) Dependency Injection
3 4 (16.67%) MVVM
3 4 (16.67%) Kanban
3 4 (16.67%) Scrum
3 4 (16.67%) TDD
3 4 (16.67%) Automated Testing
3 4 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 4 (16.67%) Test Management
3 4 (16.67%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (12.50%) Manual Testing
4 3 (12.50%) OO
5 2 (8.333%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (4.167%) Product Management
6 1 (4.167%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (4.167%) OOP
6 1 (4.167%) System Testing
6 1 (4.167%) Performance Management
6 1 (4.167%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 11 (45.83%) C#
2 10 (41.67%) SQL
3 7 (29.17%) JavaScript
4 4 (16.67%) T-SQL
5 2 (8.333%) C++
6 1 (4.167%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 7 (29.17%) Degree
2 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (16.67%) MCTS
2 4 (16.67%) MCP
2 4 (16.67%) MCAD
2 4 (16.67%) MCSD
3 1 (4.167%) ISEB
3 1 (4.167%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (20.83%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (33.33%) Microsoft