The first table below looks at the demand for PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PostgreSQL (Postgres)
Rank 214 184 225
Rank change year-on-year
-30 +41
Permanent jobs citing PostgreSQL 35 52 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.490% 0.731% 0.172%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.276% 1.852% 0.507%
Number of salaries quoted 30 27 10
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -7.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,250 £28,800 £29,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,400 £39,350
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
All Database & Business Intelligence
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
2742 2808 2365
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 38.37% 39.46% 33.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2376 2514 2185
Average salary £35,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.42% -
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £55,000 £48,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
PostgreSQL
England

PostgreSQL
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West PostgreSQL Jobs Demand Trend

PostgreSQL
Salary Trend

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

North West PostgreSQL Salary Trend

PostgreSQL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PostgreSQL within the North West region over the 3 months to 23 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
Merseyside +20 14 £37,500 -
Manchester -40 11 £37,500 +13.63%
Cheshire - 10 £38,500 -
PostgreSQL
England

PostgreSQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL.

1 44 (44.90%) Linux
2 41 (41.84%) SQL
3 31 (31.63%) Git (software)
4 26 (26.53%) Perl
5 25 (25.51%) Ruby
5 25 (25.51%) Ruby on Rails
6 24 (24.49%) XML
7 22 (22.45%) Oracle
7 22 (22.45%) Kanban
7 22 (22.45%) Riak
8 21 (21.43%) Web Services
8 21 (21.43%) PHP
8 21 (21.43%) C++
9 20 (20.41%) SQL Server
9 20 (20.41%) nginx
10 19 (19.39%) Digital Marketing
10 19 (19.39%) Marketing
10 19 (19.39%) .NET
10 19 (19.39%) Data Warehouse
10 19 (19.39%) TDD
11 18 (18.37%) Windows
11 18 (18.37%) Subversion
12 17 (17.35%) Agile Software Development
13 16 (16.33%) MySQL
13 16 (16.33%) Continuous Integration
14 15 (15.31%) Java
14 15 (15.31%) ETL
15 14 (14.29%) C#
15 14 (14.29%) Replication
15 14 (14.29%) Load Balancing

PostgreSQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (25.51%) Ruby on Rails
2 24 (24.49%) XML
3 21 (21.43%) Web Services
4 19 (19.39%) .NET
5 10 (10.20%) CSS
6 9 (9.184%) STL
6 9 (9.184%) HTML
6 9 (9.184%) XML Messaging
6 9 (9.184%) Boost C++ Libraries
6 9 (9.184%) Qt
7 7 (7.143%) jQuery
8 5 (5.102%) MFC
9 4 (4.082%) Ajax
9 4 (4.082%) ASP.NET
10 3 (3.061%) J2SE
10 3 (3.061%) SOAP
10 3 (3.061%) Sass
10 3 (3.061%) PostGIS
10 3 (3.061%) Django
10 3 (3.061%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 20 (20.41%) nginx
2 11 (11.22%) SharePoint
3 7 (7.143%) Apache
4 6 (6.122%) IIS
4 6 (6.122%) MS Exchange
5 3 (3.061%) SAS
5 3 (3.061%) ArcGIS
5 3 (3.061%) ArchestrA
5 3 (3.061%) Oracle Spatial
6 1 (1.020%) Tomcat
6 1 (1.020%) CMS
6 1 (1.020%) Umbraco
Applications
1 3 (3.061%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 8 (8.163%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (6.122%) assyst
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.143%) DNS
2 6 (6.122%) SSH
2 6 (6.122%) MRTG
2 6 (6.122%) Firewall
2 6 (6.122%) TACACS
2 6 (6.122%) VoIP
3 5 (5.102%) Internet
4 1 (1.020%) FTP
4 1 (1.020%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (22.45%) Riak
2 20 (20.41%) SQL Server
3 19 (19.39%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (16.33%) MySQL
5 10 (10.20%) MongoDB
6 8 (8.163%) SQL Server 2008
6 8 (8.163%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (8.163%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (8.163%) SQL Server 2012
6 8 (8.163%) OLAP
7 7 (7.143%) MS Access
7 7 (7.143%) BusinessObjects
7 7 (7.143%) SAP Data Services
8 6 (6.122%) OLTP
9 5 (5.102%) RDBMS
10 4 (4.082%) Oracle 8/8i
11 3 (3.061%) GIS
Development Applications
1 31 (31.63%) Git (software)
2 18 (18.37%) Subversion
3 10 (10.20%) Cucumber
4 5 (5.102%) Visual Studio
5 3 (3.061%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (3.061%) PEAR
5 3 (3.061%) RSpec
6 1 (1.020%) Eclipse
General
1 19 (19.39%) Marketing
2 11 (11.22%) Telecoms
3 7 (7.143%) Retail
4 6 (6.122%) Billing
4 6 (6.122%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.082%) Finance
6 3 (3.061%) Advertising
6 3 (3.061%) Military
7 2 (2.041%) Dutch Language
7 2 (2.041%) Electronics
7 2 (2.041%) Aerospace
7 2 (2.041%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 53 (54.08%) Developer
2 23 (23.47%) Software Engineer
3 19 (19.39%) DBA
4 15 (15.31%) Ruby on Rails Developer
5 10 (10.20%) Development DBA
5 10 (10.20%) Database Developer
6 9 (9.184%) C++ Developer
7 8 (8.163%) SQL Server DBA
7 8 (8.163%) SQL DBA
7 8 (8.163%) Senior Developer
8 7 (7.143%) SQL Server Development DBA
9 6 (6.122%) Linux Support
9 6 (6.122%) Database Team Leader
9 6 (6.122%) Team Leader
10 5 (5.102%) Analyst
10 5 (5.102%) Support Analyst
10 5 (5.102%) Service Manager
11 4 (4.082%) Administrator
11 4 (4.082%) Web Developer
12 3 (3.061%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 14 (14.29%) Replication
2 12 (12.24%) New Media
2 12 (12.24%) Clustering
3 7 (7.143%) Computer Science
4 5 (5.102%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (5.102%) Mathematics
5 4 (4.082%) Client/Server
6 3 (3.061%) Open Source
6 3 (3.061%) CCTV
6 3 (3.061%) SCADA
7 1 (1.020%) EqualLogic
Operating Systems
1 44 (44.90%) Linux
2 18 (18.37%) Windows
3 7 (7.143%) UNIX
4 6 (6.122%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (5.102%) Windows 2000 Server
5 5 (5.102%) CentOS
5 5 (5.102%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (5.102%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (2.041%) Debian
6 2 (2.041%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (22.45%) Kanban
2 19 (19.39%) Digital Marketing
2 19 (19.39%) TDD
3 17 (17.35%) Agile Software Development
4 16 (16.33%) Continuous Integration
5 15 (15.31%) ETL
6 14 (14.29%) Load Balancing
7 12 (12.24%) OO
8 9 (9.184%) UML
8 9 (9.184%) Multithreading
9 8 (8.163%) Data Architecture
9 8 (8.163%) CRM
10 7 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
10 7 (7.143%) Online Marketing
10 7 (7.143%) Information Management
11 6 (6.122%) Time Management
11 6 (6.122%) Project Management
11 6 (6.122%) E-Commerce
12 4 (4.082%) Data Migration
12 4 (4.082%) Database Security
Programming Languages
1 41 (41.84%) SQL
2 26 (26.53%) Perl
3 25 (25.51%) Ruby
4 21 (21.43%) PHP
4 21 (21.43%) C++
5 15 (15.31%) Java
6 14 (14.29%) C#
7 9 (9.184%) JavaScript
8 7 (7.143%) VB
9 6 (6.122%) C
10 4 (4.082%) PL/SQL
10 4 (4.082%) Python
11 3 (3.061%) VB.NET
11 3 (3.061%) VBA
11 3 (3.061%) Shell Script
11 3 (3.061%) Scala
12 1 (1.020%) XPath
12 1 (1.020%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 11 (11.22%) Degree
2 1 (1.020%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.184%) QA
System Software
1 6 (6.122%) Sendmail
1 6 (6.122%) SpamAssassin
1 6 (6.122%) FreeRADIUS
1 6 (6.122%) Active Directory
1 6 (6.122%) NFS
Systems Management
1 6 (6.122%) SolarWinds Orion
1 6 (6.122%) Cacti
1 6 (6.122%) OpenView
1 6 (6.122%) Nagios
Vendors
1 22 (22.45%) Oracle
2 10 (10.20%) Microsoft
3 7 (7.143%) HP
3 7 (7.143%) Business Objects
3 7 (7.143%) SAP
4 6 (6.122%) SolarWinds
4 6 (6.122%) Cisco
5 5 (5.102%) Red Hat
6 3 (3.061%) Cognos
6 3 (3.061%) ESRI
6 3 (3.061%) Wonderware
6 3 (3.061%) Netezza
7 1 (1.020%) NetApp
7 1 (1.020%) Dell
7 1 (1.020%) EMC
7 1 (1.020%) Intel
7 1 (1.020%) Google
7 1 (1.020%) Zend
7 1 (1.020%) 3PAR
7 1 (1.020%) Facebook
Liverpool, North West
Identify trouble queries and guide SQL optimisation 4... Help design future PostgreSQL architecture 6. Familiarity with PostgreSQL replication technologies (such as Slony-I or native ) 7. Familiarity with...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Identify trouble queries and guide SQL optimisation 4... Help design future PostgreSQL architecture 6. Familiarity with PostgreSQL replication technologies (such as Slony-I or native ) 7. Familiarity with...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Liverpool, Merseyside
Identify trouble queries and guide SQL optimization 4... Help design future PostgreSQL architecture 6. Familiarity with PostgreSQL replication technologies (such as Slony-I or native ) 7. Familiarity with...
Foresight Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: From £28,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 11 May 2013
Liverpool, North West
Requirements Essential: 5 years in C++, linux development Skilled in STL, template and design pattern use. OO development skills. Database skills, specifically with PostgreSQL. Experience with multi-threading...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Bens
Posted: 8 May 2013
Northwich Cheshire, North West
Job Title: Database Administrator - DBA - PostgreSQL , PL/pgSQL, OLTPSkills: Cheshire, PostgreSQL Database Administrator, DBA, with ideally experience of PL/pgSQL, OLTP, PL/proxy, PgBouncer, Linux, Perl, PostgreSQL 9,...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: £0 - £45,000 per year + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Northwich, Cheshire
Job Title: Database Administrator - DBA - PostgreSQL , PL/pgSQL, OLTP Skills: Cheshire, PostgreSQL Database Administrator, DBA, with ideally experience of PL/pgSQL, OLTP, PL/proxy, PgBouncer, Linux, Perl, PostgreSQL...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum + Pension+ Medical + Life Assurance
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Relational Database (Oracle, Postgres) Object Oriented Design and Development. Windows and UNIX operating systems... OO... OO design, UML. OO programming ( Java. or C++)... Oracle or Postgres database systems /...
Aria Select Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013