The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 20 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 4 5 3
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -2
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 204 184 315
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 17.48% 25.92% 30.46%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 60.71% 71.60% 68.48%
Number of salaries quoted 179 178 293
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -2.59%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,900 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £45,700 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
336 257 460
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 28.79% 36.20% 44.49%
Number of salaries quoted 294 248 424
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,100 £29,400
10% offered a salary of more than £64,000 £50,000 £45,000
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Kent SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Maidstone +2 27 £40,000 +28.00%
Tunbridge Wells 0 19 £45,000 +12.50%
Dartford -2 15 £40,000 -
Rochester +1 12 £26,250 +11.70%
Tonbridge - 8 £42,500 -
Chatham +4 6 £40,000 +60.00%
Folkestone -1 4 - -
West Malling -11 4 £40,000 -
Whitstable - 3 £35,000 -
Canterbury +6 2 £31,000 -22.60%
SQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

1 198 (53.95%) .NET
2 185 (50.41%) SQL
3 165 (44.96%) C#
4 151 (41.14%) ASP.NET
5 139 (37.87%) Microsoft
6 97 (26.43%) SQL Server 2008
7 86 (23.43%) CSS
8 85 (23.16%) MVC
9 77 (20.98%) WCF
10 74 (20.16%) Windows
10 74 (20.16%) HTML
11 70 (19.07%) Finance
12 68 (18.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 64 (17.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 61 (16.62%) Data Warehouse
14 61 (16.62%) Business Intelligence
15 60 (16.35%) XML
15 60 (16.35%) TDD
16 58 (15.80%) JavaScript
17 53 (14.44%) SharePoint
18 52 (14.17%) Agile Software Development
19 51 (13.90%) MS Excel
20 49 (13.35%) ASP.NET MVC
21 44 (11.99%) E-Commerce
21 44 (11.99%) Microsoft Certification
22 42 (11.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
23 40 (10.90%) T-SQL
23 40 (10.90%) Scrum
24 39 (10.63%) VB.NET
25 38 (10.35%) MCP

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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
1 198 (53.95%) .NET
2 151 (41.14%) ASP.NET
3 86 (23.43%) CSS
4 77 (20.98%) WCF
5 74 (20.16%) HTML
6 60 (16.35%) XML
7 49 (13.35%) ASP.NET MVC
8 34 (9.264%) jQuery
9 32 (8.719%) ASP.NET MVC 4
10 31 (8.447%) Razor View Engine
11 30 (8.174%) .NET Framework
12 28 (7.629%) LINQ
13 26 (7.084%) Ajax
14 22 (5.995%) NHibernate
14 22 (5.995%) ASP
15 21 (5.722%) XHTML
16 19 (5.177%) Web Services
16 19 (5.177%) WPF
17 18 (4.905%) HTML5
18 17 (4.632%) Castle Windsor
Application Platforms
1 53 (14.44%) SharePoint
2 29 (7.902%) IIS
3 25 (6.812%) MS Exchange
4 18 (4.905%) SharePoint 2010
5 12 (3.270%) Exchange Server 2010
6 11 (2.997%) Apache
7 10 (2.725%) SAS
8 9 (2.452%) Exchange Server 2007
8 9 (2.452%) Umbraco
9 8 (2.180%) Tomcat
10 7 (1.907%) CMS
10 7 (1.907%) Exchange Server 2003
10 7 (1.907%) Lync
11 6 (1.635%) BizTalk Server
12 3 (0.817%) GlassFish
12 3 (0.817%) CICS
13 2 (0.545%) MSMQ
13 2 (0.545%) MTS
13 2 (0.545%) Alfresco
13 2 (0.545%) DotNetNuke
Applications
1 51 (13.90%) MS Excel
2 16 (4.360%) MS Office
3 5 (1.362%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.817%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 8 (2.180%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.272%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.272%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.272%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.177%) Firewall
2 16 (4.360%) Internet
3 14 (3.815%) DHCP
4 13 (3.542%) DNS
5 11 (2.997%) SAN
6 10 (2.725%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.725%) VoIP
6 10 (2.725%) VLAN
7 9 (2.452%) WAN
7 9 (2.452%) LAN
8 8 (2.180%) VPN
9 7 (1.907%) IP Telephony
10 6 (1.635%) Cisco IPT
10 6 (1.635%) Ethernet
10 6 (1.635%) HTTP
11 5 (1.362%) NAS
12 4 (1.090%) Kerberos
12 4 (1.090%) SMTP
13 3 (0.817%) MPLS
14 2 (0.545%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (26.43%) SQL Server 2008
2 68 (18.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 64 (17.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 61 (16.62%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (11.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 32 (8.719%) SQL Server 2012
6 32 (8.719%) SQL Server 2005
7 27 (7.357%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 26 (7.084%) MySQL
9 20 (5.450%) OLAP
10 18 (4.905%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
11 12 (3.270%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (2.180%) DTS
12 8 (2.180%) SQL Server 2000
13 7 (1.907%) DB2
14 6 (1.635%) Oracle OWB
15 5 (1.362%) MS Access
16 4 (1.090%) JasperReports
16 4 (1.090%) OLTP
16 4 (1.090%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 36 (9.809%) Visual Studio
2 33 (8.992%) NUnit
2 33 (8.992%) Rhino Mocks
3 27 (7.357%) Team Foundation Server
4 25 (6.812%) Moq
5 12 (3.270%) MSTest
6 8 (2.180%) Jenkins
7 6 (1.635%) Selenium
8 5 (1.362%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.090%) Mockito
9 4 (1.090%) Ant
9 4 (1.090%) EasyMock
9 4 (1.090%) DbUnit
9 4 (1.090%) CruiseControl
9 4 (1.090%) Subversion
9 4 (1.090%) Maven
9 4 (1.090%) JIRA
10 3 (0.817%) JUnit
10 3 (0.817%) JProfiler
11 1 (0.272%) TeamCity
General
1 70 (19.07%) Finance
2 26 (7.084%) Legal
3 22 (5.995%) Banking
4 17 (4.632%) Music
5 14 (3.815%) Retail
6 13 (3.542%) Music Industry
7 12 (3.270%) Investment Banking
8 9 (2.452%) Marketing
9 8 (2.180%) Advertising
10 7 (1.907%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.907%) Law
11 5 (1.362%) Automotive
12 4 (1.090%) Publishing
12 4 (1.090%) Games
13 3 (0.817%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 238 (64.85%) Developer
2 137 (37.33%) .NET Developer
3 62 (16.89%) ASP.NET Developer
4 50 (13.62%) Analyst
5 47 (12.81%) C# Developer
6 41 (11.17%) C# .NET Developer
7 38 (10.35%) Web Developer
8 32 (8.719%) C# ASP.NET Developer
9 30 (8.174%) DBA
10 28 (7.629%) SQL DBA
11 27 (7.357%) Architect
12 19 (5.177%) SQL Developer
13 18 (4.905%) Administrator
14 17 (4.632%) Support Analyst
15 16 (4.360%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 14 (3.815%) SQL Server DBA
17 13 (3.542%) Business Intelligence Developer
18 12 (3.270%) MI Analyst
18 12 (3.270%) ASP Developer
19 11 (2.997%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.722%) Mobile App
2 13 (3.542%) Inversion of Control
3 12 (3.270%) Management Information System
4 8 (2.180%) W3C
4 8 (2.180%) Computer Science
5 7 (1.907%) Replication
6 6 (1.635%) Clustering
7 4 (1.090%) EPoS
7 4 (1.090%) Mainframe
7 4 (1.090%) Mathematics
7 4 (1.090%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.090%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.090%) Social Media
7 4 (1.090%) Social Gaming
8 3 (0.817%) SaaS
8 3 (0.817%) Data Integration
8 3 (0.817%) iSeries
9 1 (0.272%) Credit Risk
9 1 (0.272%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.272%) Informatics
Operating Systems
1 74 (20.16%) Windows
2 25 (6.812%) UNIX
3 19 (5.177%) Linux
4 17 (4.632%) Windows Server 2008
5 15 (4.087%) Windows Server 2003
6 14 (3.815%) Windows 7
7 7 (1.907%) Windows XP
8 5 (1.362%) Solaris
9 4 (1.090%) AIX
9 4 (1.090%) Android
9 4 (1.090%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.545%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.272%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.272%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.272%) CentOS
11 1 (0.272%) Debian
11 1 (0.272%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.272%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (23.16%) MVC
2 61 (16.62%) Business Intelligence
3 60 (16.35%) TDD
4 52 (14.17%) Agile Software Development
5 44 (11.99%) E-Commerce
6 40 (10.90%) Scrum
7 32 (8.719%) Kanban
8 29 (7.902%) Web Application Development
9 28 (7.629%) Unit Testing
10 27 (7.357%) OO
11 24 (6.540%) Web Development
12 22 (5.995%) ITIL
12 22 (5.995%) ETL
12 22 (5.995%) BDD
13 21 (5.722%) Project Management
13 21 (5.722%) Business Analysis
14 16 (4.360%) CRM
14 16 (4.360%) SOA
15 15 (4.087%) Domain-Driven Design
15 15 (4.087%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 185 (50.41%) SQL
2 165 (44.96%) C#
3 58 (15.80%) JavaScript
4 40 (10.90%) T-SQL
5 39 (10.63%) VB.NET
6 36 (9.809%) VB
7 31 (8.447%) PHP
8 13 (3.542%) PL/SQL
9 12 (3.270%) Java
10 8 (2.180%) XAML
11 6 (1.635%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.362%) VB6
13 4 (1.090%) Python
14 3 (0.817%) PL/1
14 3 (0.817%) VBScript
14 3 (0.817%) COBOL
15 2 (0.545%) IronPython
16 1 (0.272%) SAS Macro
16 1 (0.272%) Perl
16 1 (0.272%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 44 (11.99%) Microsoft Certification
2 38 (10.35%) MCP
3 36 (9.809%) MCAD
3 36 (9.809%) MCSD
3 36 (9.809%) MCTS
4 16 (4.360%) Degree
5 4 (1.090%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.090%) Sun Certification
5 4 (1.090%) PhD
6 3 (0.817%) CISSP
6 3 (0.817%) ACCA
6 3 (0.817%) CISA
7 2 (0.545%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 2 (0.545%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.272%) MCSE
8 1 (0.272%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.180%) SLA
2 7 (1.907%) QA
3 2 (0.545%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.272%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 23 (6.267%) Active Directory
2 21 (5.722%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.997%) Terminal Services
4 8 (2.180%) XenApp
5 6 (1.635%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.362%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 4 (1.090%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.817%) vSphere
9 2 (0.545%) XenDesktop
9 2 (0.545%) Terminal Server
9 2 (0.545%) VMware ESX
9 2 (0.545%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.272%) Xen
10 1 (0.272%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 7 (1.907%) Backup Exec
2 3 (0.817%) BladeLogic
2 3 (0.817%) SCOM
3 2 (0.545%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.272%) WSUS
Vendors
1 139 (37.87%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.357%) VMware
3 25 (6.812%) Oracle
4 24 (6.540%) Citrix
5 21 (5.722%) Cisco
6 12 (3.270%) HP
7 8 (2.180%) Sybase
7 8 (2.180%) Business Objects
8 7 (1.907%) Dell
8 7 (1.907%) JBoss
8 7 (1.907%) Sitecore
9 5 (1.362%) 3PAR
9 5 (1.362%) WatchGuard
9 5 (1.362%) Juniper
9 5 (1.362%) BMC
9 5 (1.362%) IBM
10 4 (1.090%) NetApp
10 4 (1.090%) Salesforce.com
10 4 (1.090%) Pega
10 4 (1.090%) Facebook
Kent
Global company specialising in cutting-edge technology for the finance industry is looking for a Silverlight Developer!... Skills in Silverlight, C#, ASP.Net, WCF & MS SQL are essential.
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £55,000 to £65,000 per annum + superb benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Technical Skills Required: .NET/ASP.NET/C# development skills. C#, ideally .NET 4 framework with WPF WCF. Understanding of VB.NET for conversion of legacy applications to C#...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kent
As a .Net Developer you have experience in developing bespoke web and client based applications using VB.Net and ASP.Net... Keywords - .Net Developer, ASP.Net, VB.Net,...
SLS Services Ltd
Salary: Up to £35000 + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Kent
Development using ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, preferably version 4.0. Maintaining SQL Server 2008R2 / 2010... Keywords - .Net Developer, ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, SQL Server 2008R2/2010,...
SLS Services Ltd
Salary: Up to £35000 + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Kent, South East
Excellent communication skills and customer focus Strong analytical and development skills To be able to work with the business in establishing requirements and specifications To be able to...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
You will have around 4 yrs C# and 3 yrs Asp.Net development background and a strong understanding of SQL server 2005/08. A good understanding of HTML,...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35,000 - 42,000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kent
C#/ASP.NET Software Developer... You will be developing in C# using Asp.net, MS SQL Database. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in two or more...
Creative Personnel
Salary: £35000 to £45000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Rochester, Kent, South East
Essential Skills: - Strong commercial experience of developing database-driven web site development - Good knowledge of the Microsoft .NET framework, especially using ASP.NET - Experience of developing in C# -...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £20,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 18 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Silverlight .Net developer - Tonbridge - My client is a leading organisation who are looking for a new Silverlight .Net developer to come on board to join their well-established...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 45,000 - 60,000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Silverlight .Net developer - Tonbridge - My client is a leading organisation who are looking for a new Silverlight .Net developer to come on board to join their well-established...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 45,000 - 60,000
Posted: 17 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
New opportunity for an ASP.Net C# Developer with a minimum 2 years commercial experience to join this Financial Services company based out of their offices in Tunbridge...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + Pension + Medical Ins + LA + other
Posted: 17 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
T-SQL and SQL Server with Excel, XML skills to join the development team where you will be involved in: - Customer implementations o Data integration projects o Report...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 25,000 - 30,000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Rochester, Kent , South East
The primary purpose of this role is to provide customer support for a range of mainly web based complex bespoke solutions built on a range of Microsoft technologies...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 18 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
SQL Server DBA - Tunbridge Wells, Kent - £50K-£60K - SQL 2008/R2/2012, SSIS... A good understanding of integration and the BI stack is also required, SSIS and SSRS (...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, 25 days
Posted: 13 May 2013
Whitstable, South East
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile, TDD, BDD, DDD, OSS, ALT...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
Experience using SSIS and SSRS THE BENEFITS: * Up to £40,000 per annum * A comprehensive benefits package KEYWORDS:SAS, SAS Web Reports Studio, SAS Information Map Studio, OLAP...
Harnham
Salary: £27000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Dartford, South East
Our client will provide you with training into: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq), BDD...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Leading company specialising in financial technology is looking for an SQL Server DBA!... Essential experience: Educated to degree level... Advanced T-SQL. SSRS, SSAS. Beneficial experience: SSIS. Business...
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £45,000 to £63,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Ashford, Kent
Photoshop. - HTML5. - Flash/Silverlight. - CSS3. - jQuery/Javascript. - Apache/IIS. - Strong OO knowledge... - .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 (or greater) Desirable Skills: - Team Foundation Server/Git source...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Ashford, Kent, South East
Reporting To: Development ManagerMain Purpose of the UX/UI DeveloperWe are seeking a User Experience/User Interface Developer who shares a passion for exciting user interface/user experience...
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Salary: £0 - £35,000 per year DOE
Posted: 10 May 2013
Ashford, Kent, South East
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1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £0 - £35,000 per year DOE
Posted: 10 May 2013
Ashford, Kent
Data security... - SSIS Design & Administration... - SQL Server Migrations... - SQL Sentry. - SSRS Administration. - Compellent / Equallogic. - VMware / HyperV virtualisation. - Application Development (.net) - PowerShell scripting / automation... - MCSA / MCSE SQL. - MCTS / MCITP.
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Kent, South East
Data Warehouse Consultant sought by leading financial services firm based in Kent.Job Specific Skills*Excellent SAS DI Studio Skills; At least 5 years role development*Excellent SQL...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
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My client is a reputable end user looking for a driven and ambitious consultant who is particularly interested in the opportunity to progress in their career and to...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Kent
Essential Skills: 2+ years ERP support experience (ideally NAV/ Navision) Microsoft Office... Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Navision. Project Management (Prince 2) experience. Degree educated... Keywords: Dynamics Navision/ Dynamics NAV/...
Conspicuous
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Surrey, West Sussex, Reigate, Crawley, Epsom,...
PERSON SKILLS - proven track record of managing and supporting Microsoft solutions, including MS Server 2003/08R2, MS Exchange 2003-2010, Active Directory. - VMWare V-sphere experience... - any experience...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 + generous bonus + bens
Posted: 29 April 2013
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You must have knowledge of Windows Server 2008 R2 or above as well as desktop versions XP, Vista and above at an advanced administration level - holding knowledge in...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Circa 40k+ plus benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Tonbridge, Kent
You will need strong and advanced expertise and knowledge of Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, Multi-site IIS / web farms including ARR, AD / Active Directory, Windows Networking, DNS,...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Circa 40-60k
Posted: 17 May 2013