The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 24 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 Northern Ireland region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 42 34 41
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +7
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2005 3 5 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 1.167% 2.146% 0.433%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 4.286% 7.042% 1.754%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 0
Average salary £32,500 £27,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.18% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.71% -6.66%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Northern Ireland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
70 71 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 27.24% 30.47% 24.68%
Number of salaries quoted 50 38 24
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £32,500 £29,100
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £45,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Northern Ireland SQL Server 2005 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 24 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
County Antrim -6 3 £32,500 +18.18%
SQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

1 18 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 18 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 13 (72.22%) .NET
2 13 (72.22%) ASP.NET
3 11 (61.11%) C#
3 11 (61.11%) SQL Server 2008
4 10 (55.56%) Windows
5 9 (50.00%) SQL
6 8 (44.44%) MS Excel
7 7 (38.89%) Security Cleared
8 6 (33.33%) .NET Framework
8 6 (33.33%) VB.NET
9 5 (27.78%) BizTalk Server
9 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
10 4 (22.22%) SharePoint 2010
10 4 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (22.22%) Oracle 11g
10 4 (22.22%) Network Security
10 4 (22.22%) SharePoint Server
10 4 (22.22%) HP
10 4 (22.22%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (22.22%) Visual Studio
10 4 (22.22%) Progress
10 4 (22.22%) Oracle
10 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
10 4 (22.22%) IIS
11 3 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (11.11%) Subversion
12 2 (11.11%) JIRA

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (72.22%) .NET
1 13 (72.22%) ASP.NET
2 6 (33.33%) .NET Framework
3 2 (11.11%) jQuery
3 2 (11.11%) CSS
4 1 (5.556%) COM
4 1 (5.556%) WCF
4 1 (5.556%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 5 (27.78%) BizTalk Server
2 4 (22.22%) SharePoint 2010
2 4 (22.22%) SharePoint Server
2 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
2 4 (22.22%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (44.44%) MS Excel
2 1 (5.556%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (22.22%) Network Security
2 1 (5.556%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 11 (61.11%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (22.22%) Oracle 11g
4 3 (16.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 3 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (11.11%) GIS
6 1 (5.556%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (5.556%) Data Mining
6 1 (5.556%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Visual Studio
2 2 (11.11%) Subversion
2 2 (11.11%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 10 (55.56%) Developer
2 6 (33.33%) Support Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Developer
3 4 (22.22%) Lead Developer
4 2 (11.11%) Software Developer
5 1 (5.556%) Architect
5 1 (5.556%) Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) Data Architect
5 1 (5.556%) Support Analyst
5 1 (5.556%) IT Support
5 1 (5.556%) IT Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.556%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.556%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 10 (55.56%) Windows
2 4 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
2 4 (22.22%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.11%) MVC
2 1 (5.556%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (5.556%) Data Modelling
2 1 (5.556%) Time Management
2 1 (5.556%) Data Protection
2 1 (5.556%) Information Security
2 1 (5.556%) Data Management
2 1 (5.556%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 11 (61.11%) C#
2 9 (50.00%) SQL
3 6 (33.33%) VB.NET
4 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) Security Cleared
2 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 18 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (22.22%) HP
2 4 (22.22%) Progress
2 4 (22.22%) Oracle
3 2 (11.11%) Business Objects
3 2 (11.11%) ESRI
4 1 (5.556%) LogiXML