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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Kent 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 2005 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5073
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads5833
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.014 %
As % of the category below13.88 %7.933 %
Salaries quoted5028
Average minimum salary£33,376£32,143
Average salary£36,469£33,375
% change on same period last year+9.26 %
Average maximum salary£39,561£34,607
UK excluding London average salary£35,341£35,845
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads418416
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.174 %
Salaries quoted364350
Average minimum salary£31,782£30,866
Average salary£34,643£32,885
% change on same period last year+5.34 %
Average maximum salary£37,505£34,904
UK excluding London average salary£37,294£38,349
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
SQL Server 2005 South EastSQL Server 2005
South East

SQL Server 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Kent SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Kent region.

Kent SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Kent region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Kent SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Kent region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
DartfordDown-117£37,647-5.88 %
Tunbridge WellsUp+26£32,500-6.69 %
SevenoaksUp+43£26,250-34.37 %
EdenbridgeNew entry-1£40,000-
StanstedNew entry-1£47,500-
CanterburyDown-71--
SQL Server 2005 South EastSQL Server 2005
South East

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

1112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
292 (82.14 %)SQL Server 2000
361 (54.46 %)Microsoft
361 (54.46 %).NET
456 (50.00 %)SQL
543 (38.39 %)ASP.NET
638 (33.93 %)VB
736 (32.14 %)XML
835 (31.25 %)Windows
934 (30.36 %)C#
934 (30.36 %)Microsoft Certification
1032 (28.57 %)VB.NET
1127 (24.11 %)Transact-SQL
1226 (23.21 %)MCAD
1226 (23.21 %)MCSD
1226 (23.21 %)Scrum
1323 (20.54 %)Windows Server 2003
1323 (20.54 %)MCP
1418 (16.07 %)TDD
1418 (16.07 %)Degree
1517 (15.18 %)Extreme Programming
1616 (14.29 %)Finance
1616 (14.29 %)Active Directory
1616 (14.29 %)MS Excel
1715 (13.39 %)ASP
1814 (12.50 %)Management Information System
1913 (11.61 %)MS Exchange
1913 (11.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
2012 (10.71 %)WPF
2012 (10.71 %)WebServices

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Kent region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
161 (54.46 %).NET
243 (38.39 %)ASP.NET
336 (32.14 %)XML
415 (13.39 %)ASP
512 (10.71 %)WebServices
512 (10.71 %)WPF
611 (9.821 %)WF
611 (9.821 %)WCF
710 (8.929 %)WinForms
87 (6.250 %)AJAX
95 (4.464 %)HTML
104 (3.571 %).NET Framework
113 (2.679 %)CSS
122 (1.786 %)JDBC
122 (1.786 %)XSLT
122 (1.786 %)XHTML
122 (1.786 %)COM+
122 (1.786 %)EJB
122 (1.786 %)ADO
122 (1.786 %)JavaBeans
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (11.61 %)MS Exchange
113 (11.61 %)Exchange Server 2003
28 (7.143 %)IIS
35 (4.464 %)BizTalk Server
44 (3.571 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (3.571 %)SharePoint
52 (1.786 %)ColdFusion
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (14.29 %)MS Excel
22 (1.786 %)MS Office
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.786 %)SoftGrid
12 (1.786 %)SAP ERP
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (7.143 %)TCP/IP
26 (5.357 %)Wireless
32 (1.786 %)DHCP
32 (1.786 %)VPN
32 (1.786 %)DNS
32 (1.786 %)LAN
32 (1.786 %)Intranet
32 (1.786 %)Internet
41 (0.893 %)WAN
41 (0.893 %)SAN
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
292 (82.14 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (8.036 %)DTS
48 (7.143 %)Datawarehouse
48 (7.143 %)SQL Server Integration Services
57 (6.250 %)SQL Server 7
65 (4.464 %)ETL
73 (2.679 %)Oracle 9i
73 (2.679 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (1.786 %)DB2
82 (1.786 %)Crystal Reports
82 (1.786 %)PowerCenter
82 (1.786 %)SAP BW
91 (0.893 %)Oracle 11g
91 (0.893 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.893 %)PerformancePoint
91 (0.893 %)MS Access
91 (0.893 %)RDBMS
91 (0.893 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.893 %)BusinessObjects
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.357 %)VSS/SourceSafe
25 (4.464 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.893 %)Flash
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (14.29 %)Finance
29 (8.036 %)Education
29 (8.036 %)Marketing
36 (5.357 %)Insurance
43 (2.679 %)Health
51 (0.893 %)Banking
51 (0.893 %)Retail
51 (0.893 %)Pensions
51 (0.893 %)Music
51 (0.893 %)Music Industry
51 (0.893 %)Electronics
51 (0.893 %)Telecoms
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
168 (60.71 %)Developer
241 (36.61 %).NET Developer
319 (16.96 %)ASP.NET Developer
319 (16.96 %)DBA
417 (15.18 %)VB.NET Developer
515 (13.39 %)SQL DBA
614 (12.50 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
712 (10.71 %)C# Developer
811 (9.821 %)Administrator
811 (9.821 %)IT Manager
811 (9.821 %)Senior Developer
99 (8.036 %)SQL Server DBA
108 (7.143 %)Database Developer
108 (7.143 %)Service Manager
108 (7.143 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
108 (7.143 %)Senior .NET Developer
117 (6.250 %)SQL Developer
126 (5.357 %)IT Services Manager
135 (4.464 %)Support Manager
135 (4.464 %)SQL Database Developer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (12.50 %)Management Information System
29 (8.036 %)Tandem
33 (2.679 %)Computer Science
42 (1.786 %)Replication
42 (1.786 %)N-Tier
51 (0.893 %)Clustering
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (31.25 %)Windows
223 (20.54 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (8.929 %)Windows Server 2008
47 (6.250 %)Windows XP
52 (1.786 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.893 %)UNIX
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (23.21 %)Scrum
218 (16.07 %)TDD
317 (15.18 %)Extreme Programming
47 (6.250 %)Business Intelligence
47 (6.250 %)Project Management
56 (5.357 %)Security Management
56 (5.357 %)ITIL
56 (5.357 %)PRINCE2
64 (3.571 %)OO
73 (2.679 %)Migration
73 (2.679 %)Direct Marketing
82 (1.786 %)Web Development
82 (1.786 %)Agile Software Development
82 (1.786 %)ERP
82 (1.786 %)Data Management
91 (0.893 %)Software Engineering
91 (0.893 %)Business Analysis
91 (0.893 %)Validation
91 (0.893 %)Change Management
91 (0.893 %)Data Modelling
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (50.00 %)SQL
238 (33.93 %)VB
334 (30.36 %)C#
432 (28.57 %)VB.NET
527 (24.11 %)Transact-SQL
67 (6.250 %)VB6
73 (2.679 %)JavaScript
82 (1.786 %)Java
82 (1.786 %)VBScript
91 (0.893 %)DHTML
91 (0.893 %)ActionScript
91 (0.893 %)VBA
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (30.36 %)Microsoft Certification
226 (23.21 %)MCAD
226 (23.21 %)MCSD
323 (20.54 %)MCP
418 (16.07 %)Degree
57 (6.250 %)MCDBA
66 (5.357 %)MCITP
73 (2.679 %)MCPD
73 (2.679 %)MCTS
81 (0.893 %)HND
81 (0.893 %)MCSE
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.464 %)QA
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (14.29 %)Active Directory
26 (5.357 %)ISA Server
26 (5.357 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.786 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (0.893 %)Oracle RAC
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (54.46 %)Microsoft
28 (7.143 %)VMware
36 (5.357 %)Oracle
44 (3.571 %)Citrix
53 (2.679 %)SAP
62 (1.786 %)Informatica
71 (0.893 %)Business Objects
71 (0.893 %)ProClarity