The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Home Counties region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 24 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 Home Counties region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank - 10 14
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 0 9 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Home Counties - 11.84% 6.915%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 56.25% 61.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 9 13
Average salary - £45,000 £72,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -37.93%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Home Counties
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
1 16 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Home Counties 5.263% 21.05% 11.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 11 21
Average salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -14.28%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) Business Objects
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) XML
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
1 1 (50.00%) SAN
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Basis
1 1 (50.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Linux

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Home Counties 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 1 (50.00%) .NET
1 1 (50.00%) XML
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Basis
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) BusinessObjects
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Basis Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) CRM
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) Business Objects
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat