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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank22
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads386356
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.149 %
As % of the category below56.19 %43.79 %
Salaries quoted328298
Average minimum salary£32,185£30,367
Average salary£34,503£32,795
% change on same period last year+5.20 %
Average maximum salary£36,821£35,223
UK excluding London average salary£34,837£35,204
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads687813
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.380 %0.341 %
Salaries quoted589692
Average minimum salary£31,792£31,056
Average salary£34,455£33,245
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Average maximum salary£37,118£35,434
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
SQL South EastSQL
South East

SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Kent SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Kent SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

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

Kent SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL 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
FolkestoneUp+351£41,984+85.22 %
Tunbridge WellsUp+450£30,185-2.83 %
MaidstoneNo change032£32,093+8.84 %
DartfordDown-229£34,552+17.12 %
CanterburyUp+113£40,222+60.88 %
RochesterUp+57£42,714+12.19 %
MargateUp+17£35,286-
SevenoaksDown-76£31,583-5.64 %
RamsgateNew entry-6£35,000-
ChathamNo change04--
WhitstableDown-24£29,375+17.50 %
LongfieldUp+13£25,000-12.28 %
DoverUp+42£23,000-19.29 %
West MallingDown-162£30,000-17.52 %
TonbridgeNo change02£35,000+11.11 %
StanstedNew entry-2£41,250-
SandwichNew entry-1£22,500-
EdenbridgeNew entry-1£25,000-
FavershamDown-11£27,500-
SQL South EastSQL
South East

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1283 (39.36 %).NET
2271 (37.69 %)SQL Server
3192 (26.70 %)XML
4185 (25.73 %)Microsoft
5174 (24.20 %)HTML
6169 (23.50 %)Windows
7154 (21.42 %)CSS
8150 (20.86 %)ASP.NET
9147 (20.45 %)JavaScript
10146 (20.31 %)C#
11133 (18.50 %)Oracle
12123 (17.11 %)ASP
13120 (16.69 %)Java
14117 (16.27 %)Linux
15112 (15.58 %)PL/SQL
16108 (15.02 %)Transact-SQL
17104 (14.46 %)PHP
18102 (14.19 %)WebServices
1998 (13.63 %)AJAX
2093 (12.93 %)Finance
2192 (12.80 %)MS Excel
2287 (12.10 %)ColdFusion
2385 (11.82 %)Windows Server 2003
2481 (11.27 %)MySQL
2578 (10.85 %)XHTML
2676 (10.57 %)Active Directory
2676 (10.57 %)IIS
2775 (10.43 %)VB
2874 (10.29 %)Web Development
2874 (10.29 %)Degree

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1283 (39.36 %).NET
2192 (26.70 %)XML
3174 (24.20 %)HTML
4154 (21.42 %)CSS
5150 (20.86 %)ASP.NET
6123 (17.11 %)ASP
7102 (14.19 %)WebServices
898 (13.63 %)AJAX
978 (10.85 %)XHTML
1032 (4.451 %)Swing
1130 (4.172 %)Adobe Flex
1228 (3.894 %)J2EE
1323 (3.199 %)Java SE
1419 (2.643 %).NET Framework
1518 (2.503 %)Struts
1518 (2.503 %)RSS
1616 (2.225 %)EJB
1712 (1.669 %)JSP
1712 (1.669 %)script.aculo.us
1811 (1.530 %)WinForms
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
187 (12.10 %)ColdFusion
276 (10.57 %)IIS
340 (5.563 %)MS Exchange
428 (3.894 %)SharePoint
527 (3.755 %)Exchange Server 2003
625 (3.477 %)CMS
625 (3.477 %)Apache
79 (1.252 %)BizTalk Server
79 (1.252 %)SharePoint Server 2007
87 (0.974 %)SAS
96 (0.834 %)JBoss
96 (0.834 %)Oracle Workflow
96 (0.834 %)Oracle Application Server
105 (0.695 %)Exchange Server 2007
113 (0.417 %)Lotus Notes
122 (0.278 %)WebLogic
122 (0.278 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
131 (0.139 %)Tomcat
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
192 (12.80 %)MS Excel
235 (4.868 %)MS Office
319 (2.643 %)Photoshop
412 (1.669 %)ImageReady
57 (0.974 %)Fireworks
65 (0.695 %)MS Visio
74 (0.556 %)MS PowerPoint
83 (0.417 %)Spreadsheet
83 (0.417 %)MS Project
91 (0.139 %)SPSS
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.556 %)Oracle ERP
22 (0.278 %)Oracle Applications
22 (0.278 %)Oracle Payroll
22 (0.278 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (0.278 %)Navision
22 (0.278 %)Oracle EBS
22 (0.278 %)GoldMine
22 (0.278 %)SAP ERP
31 (0.139 %)CODA Dream
31 (0.139 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
31 (0.139 %)Academy Housing
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
157 (7.928 %)TCP/IP
250 (6.954 %)Internet
339 (5.424 %)LAN
435 (4.868 %)WAN
532 (4.451 %)DNS
630 (4.172 %)Intranet
726 (3.616 %)Wireless
814 (1.947 %)MPLS
913 (1.808 %)SAN
1012 (1.669 %)Firewall
118 (1.113 %)FTP
118 (1.113 %)VPN
121 (0.139 %)DHCP
121 (0.139 %)PBX
121 (0.139 %)TELNET
121 (0.139 %)Cisco PIX
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1271 (37.69 %)SQL Server
281 (11.27 %)MySQL
368 (9.458 %)SQL Server 2000
456 (7.789 %)SQL Server 2005
529 (4.033 %)DTS
626 (3.616 %)Crystal Reports
724 (3.338 %)Datawarehouse
724 (3.338 %)Oracle 10g
821 (2.921 %)Oracle 9i
918 (2.503 %)DB2
1014 (1.947 %)BusinessObjects
1111 (1.530 %)Oracle Reports
1111 (1.530 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1210 (1.391 %)MS Access
138 (1.113 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
147 (0.974 %)SQL Server 7
154 (0.556 %)ETL
154 (0.556 %)Oracle Discoverer
154 (0.556 %)Data Mart
163 (0.417 %)Base SAS
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (4.868 %)Flash
224 (3.338 %)Visual Studio
320 (2.782 %)Oracle Forms
415 (2.086 %)Dreamweaver
512 (1.669 %)Eclipse
512 (1.669 %)Log4j
69 (1.252 %)PowerBuilder
74 (0.556 %)Subversion
83 (0.417 %)VSS/SourceSafe
92 (0.278 %)ClearQuest
92 (0.278 %)MSI
92 (0.278 %)InstallShield
92 (0.278 %)Oracle APEX
101 (0.139 %)JIRA
101 (0.139 %)JUnit
101 (0.139 %)ProC
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
193 (12.93 %)Finance
261 (8.484 %)Insurance
339 (5.424 %)Health
431 (4.312 %)Pensions
522 (3.060 %)Education
620 (2.782 %)Marketing
716 (2.225 %)Manufacturing
813 (1.808 %)Retail
912 (1.669 %)Financial Institution
912 (1.669 %)Graphic Design
1011 (1.530 %)Telecoms
1011 (1.530 %)Banking
117 (0.974 %)Games
124 (0.556 %)Billing
133 (0.417 %)Telemarketing
142 (0.278 %)Music
142 (0.278 %)Music Industry
142 (0.278 %)Government
142 (0.278 %)Law
142 (0.278 %)Legal
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1385 (53.55 %)Developer
2142 (19.75 %)Web Developer
3128 (17.80 %)Analyst
484 (11.68 %).NET Developer
574 (10.29 %)DBA
660 (8.345 %)Programmer
755 (7.650 %)SQL DBA
849 (6.815 %)Java Developer
945 (6.259 %)Administrator
1040 (5.563 %)Support Analyst
1134 (4.729 %)Senior Developer
1230 (4.172 %)Consultant
1230 (4.172 %)SQL Developer
1328 (3.894 %)ASP.NET Developer
1423 (3.199 %)ASP Developer
1423 (3.199 %)IT Manager
1423 (3.199 %)Graduate
1423 (3.199 %)Analyst Programmer
1423 (3.199 %)ColdFusion Developer
1522 (3.060 %)SQL Server DBA
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (3.477 %)Web 2.0
223 (3.199 %)Management Information System
320 (2.782 %)AS400
415 (2.086 %)Computer Science
514 (1.947 %)Client/Server
610 (1.391 %)W3C
79 (1.252 %)Mathematics
88 (1.113 %)N-Tier
97 (0.974 %)Data Extraction
105 (0.695 %)Statistics
114 (0.556 %)Blackberry
123 (0.417 %)NHS
132 (0.278 %)Tandem
132 (0.278 %)French Language
132 (0.278 %)Replication
141 (0.139 %)Clustering
141 (0.139 %)EPoS
141 (0.139 %)Multithreading
141 (0.139 %)Data Integration
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1169 (23.50 %)Windows
2117 (16.27 %)Linux
385 (11.82 %)Windows Server 2003
439 (5.424 %)Windows XP
534 (4.729 %)UNIX
631 (4.312 %)Windows 2000
730 (4.172 %)Solaris
822 (3.060 %)Windows 2000 Server
921 (2.921 %)Windows NT
1020 (2.782 %)Windows Vista
1113 (1.808 %)Red Hat Linux
1212 (1.669 %)Windows Server 2008
131 (0.139 %)SUSE
131 (0.139 %)Fedora
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
174 (10.29 %)Web Development
263 (8.762 %)OO
362 (8.623 %)E-Commerce
438 (5.285 %)Unit Testing
535 (4.868 %)OOP
632 (4.451 %)SOA
728 (3.894 %)Business Analysis
826 (3.616 %)Systems Analysis
925 (3.477 %)Migration
1024 (3.338 %)PRINCE2
1123 (3.199 %)System Testing
1222 (3.060 %)ERP
1320 (2.782 %)ITIL
1416 (2.225 %)Scrum
1416 (2.225 %)Web Design
1515 (2.086 %)CRM
1614 (1.947 %)Change Management
1713 (1.808 %)Project Management
1812 (1.669 %)RUP
1812 (1.669 %)SEO
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1147 (20.45 %)JavaScript
2146 (20.31 %)C#
3120 (16.69 %)Java
4112 (15.58 %)PL/SQL
5108 (15.02 %)Transact-SQL
6104 (14.46 %)PHP
775 (10.43 %)VB
842 (5.841 %)VB.NET
936 (5.007 %)DHTML
1031 (4.312 %)RPG
1120 (2.782 %)C++
1217 (2.364 %)ActionScript
1314 (1.947 %)Perl
1314 (1.947 %)VB6
1410 (1.391 %)PHP5
1410 (1.391 %)C
159 (1.252 %)VC++
168 (1.113 %)VBScript
176 (0.834 %)Delphi
184 (0.556 %)VBA
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
174 (10.29 %)Degree
238 (5.285 %)Microsoft Certification
318 (2.503 %)MCSE
412 (1.669 %)MCP
511 (1.530 %)MCAD
511 (1.530 %)MCSD
68 (1.113 %)MCDBA
76 (0.834 %)Cisco Certification
76 (0.834 %)MCITP
85 (0.695 %)MCSA
94 (0.556 %)CCNA
94 (0.556 %)MCPD
94 (0.556 %)HND
94 (0.556 %)MCTS
103 (0.417 %)HNC
111 (0.139 %)ACCA
111 (0.139 %)CIMA
111 (0.139 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (0.834 %)QA
21 (0.139 %)SLA
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
176 (10.57 %)Active Directory
222 (3.060 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (0.695 %)ISA Server
44 (0.556 %)Terminal Services
53 (0.417 %)Backup Exec
53 (0.417 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (0.417 %)VMware Server
62 (0.278 %)Oracle RMAN
62 (0.278 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.278 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.139 %)NetBackup
71 (0.139 %)Terminal Server
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.556 %)WSUS
23 (0.417 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (0.278 %)MIMEsweeper
32 (0.278 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1185 (25.73 %)Microsoft
2133 (18.50 %)Oracle
333 (4.590 %)VMware
430 (4.172 %)Cisco
526 (3.616 %)Citrix
621 (2.921 %)Adobe
714 (1.947 %)Business Objects
714 (1.947 %)Red Hat
811 (1.530 %)SAP
99 (1.252 %)HP
108 (1.113 %)IBM
108 (1.113 %)Mapinfo
115 (0.695 %)Sony
115 (0.695 %)Altiris
115 (0.695 %)Borland
115 (0.695 %)VERITAS
124 (0.556 %)Cognos
133 (0.417 %)Lotus
133 (0.417 %)Avaya
133 (0.417 %)WatchGuard