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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Preston region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2729
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads2514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below12.38 %11.57 %
Salaries quoted2414
Average minimum salary£30,208£35,714
Average salary£32,708£38,286
% change on same period last year-14.56 %
Average maximum salary£35,208£40,857
UK excluding London average salary£35,341£35,845
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads202121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.051 %
Salaries quoted180110
Average minimum salary£27,704£30,590
Average salary£29,732£32,779
% change on same period last year-9.29 %
Average maximum salary£31,761£34,968
UK excluding London average salary£37,294£38,349
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
SQL Server 2005 LancashireSQL Server 2005
Lancashire

SQL Server 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Preston SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

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

Preston SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Preston region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Preston SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

147 (100.00 %)SQL Server
241 (87.23 %)SQL
340 (85.11 %)SQL Server 2000
425 (53.19 %).NET
524 (51.06 %)Transact-SQL
620 (42.55 %)ASP.NET
718 (38.30 %)Datawarehouse
817 (36.17 %)VB.NET
817 (36.17 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
916 (34.04 %)Microsoft
1015 (31.91 %)MS Excel
1113 (27.66 %)Crystal Reports
1212 (25.53 %)WinForms
1311 (23.40 %)WebServices
1311 (23.40 %)SharePoint
1410 (21.28 %)Health
158 (17.02 %)Retail
158 (17.02 %)CRM
158 (17.02 %)C#
167 (14.89 %)JavaScript
167 (14.89 %)VB
167 (14.89 %)Data Mining
167 (14.89 %)Pharmaceutical
167 (14.89 %)VB6
167 (14.89 %)AJAX
167 (14.89 %)ASP.NET 2.0
176 (12.77 %)Finance
176 (12.77 %)XML
185 (10.64 %)CSS
185 (10.64 %)Visual Studio

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (53.19 %).NET
220 (42.55 %)ASP.NET
312 (25.53 %)WinForms
411 (23.40 %)WebServices
57 (14.89 %)AJAX
57 (14.89 %)ASP.NET 2.0
66 (12.77 %)XML
75 (10.64 %)CSS
84 (8.511 %)COM
84 (8.511 %).NET Framework
93 (6.383 %)ASP
102 (4.255 %)HTML
102 (4.255 %)MDX
102 (4.255 %)ActiveX
102 (4.255 %)XHTML
102 (4.255 %)WAP
111 (2.128 %)XSLT
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (23.40 %)SharePoint
24 (8.511 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (31.91 %)MS Excel
Preston IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.255 %)Dynamics CRM
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.255 %)FTP
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
147 (100.00 %)SQL Server
240 (85.11 %)SQL Server 2000
318 (38.30 %)Datawarehouse
417 (36.17 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
513 (27.66 %)Crystal Reports
67 (14.89 %)Data Mining
75 (10.64 %)ETL
84 (8.511 %)DTS
93 (6.383 %)Data Mart
93 (6.383 %)SQL Server Integration Services
93 (6.383 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
93 (6.383 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
93 (6.383 %)Oracle 10g
102 (4.255 %)BusinessObjects
102 (4.255 %)OLAP
102 (4.255 %)Crystal Enterprise
111 (2.128 %)RDBMS
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.64 %)Visual Studio
15 (10.64 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (21.28 %)Health
28 (17.02 %)Retail
37 (14.89 %)Pharmaceutical
46 (12.77 %)Finance
52 (4.255 %)Pensions
52 (4.255 %)Video Editing
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (40.43 %)Developer
214 (29.79 %)Analyst
37 (14.89 %)DBA
37 (14.89 %)Analyst Programmer
37 (14.89 %)Programmer
37 (14.89 %)SQL Server DBA
37 (14.89 %)SQL DBA
37 (14.89 %)Server Analyst
37 (14.89 %)SQL Server Analyst
46 (12.77 %)Database Analyst
46 (12.77 %)Database Analyst Programmer
55 (10.64 %).NET Developer
55 (10.64 %)Web Developer
55 (10.64 %)SharePoint Developer
64 (8.511 %)Software Engineer
64 (8.511 %).NET Software Engineer
73 (6.383 %)Systems Analyst
73 (6.383 %)Applications Support
73 (6.383 %)MI Analyst
73 (6.383 %)MIS Manager
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (10.64 %)Management Information System
24 (8.511 %)N-Tier
31 (2.128 %)Replication
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (8.511 %)Windows
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (17.02 %)CRM
23 (6.383 %)Data Modelling
23 (6.383 %)Business Intelligence
32 (4.255 %)Data Analysis
41 (2.128 %)Unit Testing
41 (2.128 %)ITIL
41 (2.128 %)UML
41 (2.128 %)OO
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (87.23 %)SQL
224 (51.06 %)Transact-SQL
317 (36.17 %)VB.NET
48 (17.02 %)C#
57 (14.89 %)VB
57 (14.89 %)VB6
57 (14.89 %)JavaScript
61 (2.128 %)Delphi
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.511 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (8.511 %)Degree
23 (6.383 %)MCITP
23 (6.383 %)MCDBA
31 (2.128 %)MCAD
31 (2.128 %)MCTS
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (8.511 %)MSMQ
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (34.04 %)Microsoft
23 (6.383 %)Sage
23 (6.383 %)Primavera
23 (6.383 %)Oracle
32 (4.255 %)Business Objects