The first table below looks at the demand for Azure SQL Database skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Azure SQL Database 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing Azure SQL Database 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West - - -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-15.78% +28.37%
All Database & Business Intelligence
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
2739 2800 2341
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 38.42% 39.71% 34.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2365 2511 2153
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
Azure SQL Database
England

Azure SQL Database
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Azure SQL Database Jobs Demand Trend

Azure SQL Database
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database across the North West region.

North West Azure SQL Database Salary Trend

Azure SQL Database
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Azure SQL Database 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 Azure SQL Database.

1 8 (100.00%) C#
1 8 (100.00%) HTML
1 8 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
1 8 (100.00%) .NET
1 8 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 8 (100.00%) CSS
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
1 8 (100.00%) Windows Azure
2 6 (75.00%) Web Application Development
2 6 (75.00%) Unit Testing
2 6 (75.00%) Web Services
3 5 (62.50%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (62.50%) TDD
4 3 (37.50%) HTML5
5 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
5 2 (25.00%) Degree
6 1 (12.50%) Subversion
6 1 (12.50%) SQL Server

Azure SQL Database
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing Azure SQL Database 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 Azure SQL Database. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (100.00%) HTML
1 8 (100.00%) .NET
1 8 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 8 (100.00%) CSS
2 6 (75.00%) Web Services
3 3 (37.50%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 8 (100.00%) Windows Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Subversion
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Developer
1 8 (100.00%) C# Developer
1 8 (100.00%) C# ASP.NET Developer
1 8 (100.00%) C# .NET Developer
2 5 (62.50%) Agile C# Developer
2 5 (62.50%) Senior C# Developer
2 5 (62.50%) Senior Developer
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Unit Testing
1 6 (75.00%) Web Application Development
2 5 (62.50%) Agile Software Development
2 5 (62.50%) TDD
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C#
1 8 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree