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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 4 3 10
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +7
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 24 28 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oldham 47.06% 56.00% 6.061%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 80.00% 80.00% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 11 28 2
Average salary £32,500 £26,500 £21,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.64% +23.25%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Oldham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
30 35 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oldham 58.82% 70.00% 42.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17 35 14
Average salary £35,000 £26,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+32.07% -29.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £25,000 £23,900
10% offered a salary of more than £46,813 £37,500 £32,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
Manchester

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Oldham 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 Oldham region.

Oldham SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Oldham region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Oldham SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oldham 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 32 (76.19%) SQL
1 32 (76.19%) .NET
2 18 (42.86%) ASP.NET
2 18 (42.86%) C#
3 17 (40.48%) JavaScript
4 15 (35.71%) T-SQL
5 14 (33.33%) Retail
6 13 (30.95%) VB6
6 13 (30.95%) VB
6 13 (30.95%) VB.NET
6 13 (30.95%) Manufacturing
6 13 (30.95%) Games
7 12 (28.57%) Subversion
8 11 (26.19%) MS Excel
9 10 (23.81%) SQL Server 2008
10 8 (19.05%) Oracle
10 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
11 7 (16.67%) Oracle 8/8i
12 6 (14.29%) OO
12 6 (14.29%) HTML
12 6 (14.29%) Degree
13 5 (11.90%) VMware
13 5 (11.90%) Exchange Server 2010
13 5 (11.90%) Windows Server 2008
13 5 (11.90%) PHP
13 5 (11.90%) ITIL
13 5 (11.90%) Windows
13 5 (11.90%) MS Exchange
13 5 (11.90%) SharePoint
13 5 (11.90%) E-Commerce

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oldham 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 32 (76.19%) .NET
2 18 (42.86%) ASP.NET
3 6 (14.29%) HTML
4 3 (7.143%) ASP.NET MVC
4 3 (7.143%) XML
5 2 (4.762%) CSS
5 2 (4.762%) Web Services
5 2 (4.762%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 5 (11.90%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (11.90%) MS Exchange
1 5 (11.90%) SharePoint
2 4 (9.524%) SharePoint 2010
2 4 (9.524%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (2.381%) Lync
3 1 (2.381%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 11 (26.19%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.762%) Intranet
1 2 (4.762%) Extranet
2 1 (2.381%) NAS
2 1 (2.381%) VLAN
2 1 (2.381%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (23.81%) SQL Server 2008
2 7 (16.67%) Oracle 8/8i
3 4 (9.524%) SQL Server 2012
3 4 (9.524%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (4.762%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (2.381%) RDBMS
5 1 (2.381%) DTS
Development Applications
1 12 (28.57%) Subversion
General
1 14 (33.33%) Retail
2 13 (30.95%) Manufacturing
2 13 (30.95%) Games
Job Titles
1 29 (69.05%) Developer
2 13 (30.95%) Systems Developer
3 12 (28.57%) C# Developer
4 5 (11.90%) Graduate Developer
4 5 (11.90%) Graduate
4 5 (11.90%) Senior Developer
4 5 (11.90%) Lead Developer
5 4 (9.524%) Consultant
5 4 (9.524%) Software Consultant
6 3 (7.143%) C# Web Developer
6 3 (7.143%) .NET Developer
6 3 (7.143%) 3rd Line Support
6 3 (7.143%) Web Developer
7 2 (4.762%) ASP.NET Developer
7 2 (4.762%) Team Leader
7 2 (4.762%) Development Team Leader
7 2 (4.762%) C# .NET Developer
7 2 (4.762%) Software Development Team Leader
7 2 (4.762%) .NET Team Leader
7 2 (4.762%) C# ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.524%) Clustering
2 3 (7.143%) N-Tier
3 2 (4.762%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.762%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.381%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.90%) Windows Server 2008
1 5 (11.90%) Windows
2 4 (9.524%) Solaris
2 4 (9.524%) UNIX
3 1 (2.381%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (14.29%) OO
2 5 (11.90%) ITIL
2 5 (11.90%) E-Commerce
3 4 (9.524%) Change Management
3 4 (9.524%) Waterfall
4 3 (7.143%) Unit Testing
4 3 (7.143%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (7.143%) TDD
4 3 (7.143%) OOA/OOD
4 3 (7.143%) PRINCE2
4 3 (7.143%) MVC
5 2 (4.762%) Configuration Management
5 2 (4.762%) CRM
6 1 (2.381%) Data Migration
6 1 (2.381%) Resource Management
6 1 (2.381%) Database Security
6 1 (2.381%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 32 (76.19%) SQL
2 18 (42.86%) C#
3 17 (40.48%) JavaScript
4 15 (35.71%) T-SQL
5 13 (30.95%) VB6
5 13 (30.95%) VB
5 13 (30.95%) VB.NET
6 5 (11.90%) PHP
7 1 (2.381%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (14.29%) Degree
2 2 (4.762%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.381%) MCTS
3 1 (2.381%) MCITP
3 1 (2.381%) MCSA
3 1 (2.381%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.381%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (2.381%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (9.524%) Active Directory
1 4 (9.524%) XenApp
1 4 (9.524%) vSphere
1 4 (9.524%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.381%) Forefront TMG
2 1 (2.381%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (4.762%) SCCM
1 2 (4.762%) SCOM
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) Oracle
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.90%) VMware
3 4 (9.524%) Sun
3 4 (9.524%) Citrix
3 4 (9.524%) NetApp
3 4 (9.524%) AppSense
4 2 (4.762%) Cisco
Oldham, Lancashire
C# Developers x 5 - Oldham - £30K-£40K - ASP.NET , SQL Server... Applicants will ideally possess a strong understanding of application programming, database and system design using the following...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Flexi-time
Posted: 18 May 2013
Oldham, Lancashire
You will have experience in programming/ querying SQL Server or possible Oracle databases using T-SQL and ideally you will be working with Delphi Development 2010 edition onwards (...
Coburg Banks IT
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + 10% Bonus, Pension
Posted: 23 May 2013
Derker Street, Oldham, Manchester OL1 4EQ
Design and develop new applications for distribution, warehousing, production and sales order processing Develop integrations between internal and third-party business applications Maintenance and improvement of existing applications,...
Innovative Technology
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 24 May 2013
Derker Street, Oldham, Manchester OL1 4EQ
Main Responsibilities Assist in the development of new applications for production; distribution; warehousing and sales order processing systems Support the senior engineers through design, implementation and test phases...
Innovative Technology
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 24 May 2013