The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 18 27 17
Rank change year-on-year
+9 -10
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 9 14 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Midlands 4.500% 4.516% 8.136%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 25.71% 17.72% 36.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5 13 17
Average salary £35,000 £42,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.64% -15.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,500 £35,000 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £63,000 £44,700 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
35 79 66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Midlands 17.50% 25.48% 22.37%
Number of salaries quoted 16 70 50
Average salary £65,000 £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+44.44% -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £40,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £55,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

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

Midlands SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlands 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 27 (71.05%) .NET
2 26 (68.42%) C#
3 22 (57.89%) ASP.NET
4 20 (52.63%) Web Services
5 19 (50.00%) MVC
5 19 (50.00%) CSS
5 19 (50.00%) HTML
5 19 (50.00%) jQuery
5 19 (50.00%) Silverlight
5 19 (50.00%) ASP.NET MVC
6 7 (18.42%) IIS
7 6 (15.79%) Microsoft
8 5 (13.16%) Windows
9 4 (10.53%) ITIL
9 4 (10.53%) SharePoint
10 3 (7.895%) NetBackup
10 3 (7.895%) Symantec
10 3 (7.895%) Hitachi
10 3 (7.895%) QuickTest Pro
10 3 (7.895%) Red Hat
10 3 (7.895%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (7.895%) ETL
10 3 (7.895%) Linux
10 3 (7.895%) OOP
10 3 (7.895%) Oracle
10 3 (7.895%) Business Transformation
10 3 (7.895%) Mobile App
10 3 (7.895%) Problem Management
10 3 (7.895%) Selenium
10 3 (7.895%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlands 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 27 (71.05%) .NET
2 22 (57.89%) ASP.NET
3 20 (52.63%) Web Services
4 19 (50.00%) CSS
4 19 (50.00%) Silverlight
4 19 (50.00%) jQuery
4 19 (50.00%) ASP.NET MVC
4 19 (50.00%) HTML
5 2 (5.263%) SAP Basis
5 2 (5.263%) .NET Framework
6 1 (2.632%) SAML
6 1 (2.632%) J2EE
6 1 (2.632%) ADO.NET
6 1 (2.632%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 7 (18.42%) IIS
2 4 (10.53%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.632%) MS Exchange
3 1 (2.632%) WebLogic Portal
3 1 (2.632%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (2.632%) Amazon AWS
3 1 (2.632%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (2.632%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (2.632%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 2 (5.263%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.263%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.632%) VPN
2 1 (2.632%) DNS
2 1 (2.632%) HTTPS
2 1 (2.632%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.895%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (7.895%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 3 (7.895%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (5.263%) Oracle 11g
3 1 (2.632%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (2.632%) MySQL
3 1 (2.632%) DB2
3 1 (2.632%) Informix
Development Applications
1 3 (7.895%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (7.895%) Selenium
Job Titles
1 20 (52.63%) Developer
2 17 (44.74%) .NET Developer
3 4 (10.53%) Analyst
4 3 (7.895%) Technical Analyst
4 3 (7.895%) Web Developer
4 3 (7.895%) Tester
4 3 (7.895%) Senior Analyst
4 3 (7.895%) Senior Technical Analyst
4 3 (7.895%) Automation Tester
5 2 (5.263%) Team Leader
5 2 (5.263%) Architect
5 2 (5.263%) Software Architect
5 2 (5.263%) DBA
6 1 (2.632%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (2.632%) Support Engineer
6 1 (2.632%) Technical Consultant
6 1 (2.632%) Project Manager
6 1 (2.632%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (2.632%) Technical Manager
6 1 (2.632%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.895%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.632%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (13.16%) Windows
2 3 (7.895%) Linux
2 3 (7.895%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (2.632%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.632%) Windows Mobile
3 1 (2.632%) Android
3 1 (2.632%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (50.00%) MVC
2 4 (10.53%) ITIL
3 3 (7.895%) OOP
3 3 (7.895%) ETL
3 3 (7.895%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (7.895%) Problem Management
3 3 (7.895%) Business Transformation
4 2 (5.263%) Scrum
4 2 (5.263%) RUP
4 2 (5.263%) ERP
5 1 (2.632%) Data Modelling
5 1 (2.632%) Systems Analysis
5 1 (2.632%) eTOM
5 1 (2.632%) Software Testing
5 1 (2.632%) Web Development
5 1 (2.632%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (2.632%) CMMI
5 1 (2.632%) Change Management
5 1 (2.632%) Identity Management
5 1 (2.632%) OO
Programming Languages
1 26 (68.42%) C#
2 2 (5.263%) SQL
3 1 (2.632%) VBScript
3 1 (2.632%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.632%) C++
3 1 (2.632%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (5.263%) Degree
2 1 (2.632%) MCSE
2 1 (2.632%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.632%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.895%) QA
2 1 (2.632%) TickIT
System Software
1 2 (5.263%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.632%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.632%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.632%) Shibboleth
Systems Management
1 3 (7.895%) NetBackup
2 1 (2.632%) SCCM
2 1 (2.632%) SCOM
Vendors
1 6 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.895%) Hitachi
2 3 (7.895%) Red Hat
2 3 (7.895%) Symantec
2 3 (7.895%) Oracle
3 2 (5.263%) SAP
4 1 (2.632%) Sybase
4 1 (2.632%) Business Objects
4 1 (2.632%) VMware