The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 20 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 Preston region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 21 12 13
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2005 8 21 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 6.838% 16.67% 4.348%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 17.39% 30.43% 14.29%
Number of salaries quoted 8 21 2
Average salary £31,500 £29,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.77% -19.17%
UK excluding London average salary £37,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.71% -6.66%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Preston
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
46 69 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 39.32% 54.76% 30.43%
Number of salaries quoted 44 69 11
Average salary £35,000 £33,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.47% -8.21%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £46,000 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2005
Lancashire

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 Preston region.

Preston SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, 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.

1 19 (100.00%) VB.NET
1 19 (100.00%) .NET
1 19 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 17 (89.47%) C#
3 16 (84.21%) Microsoft
4 14 (73.68%) ASP.NET
5 12 (63.16%) JavaScript
5 12 (63.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 12 (63.16%) SQL Server 2008
6 11 (57.89%) HTML
6 11 (57.89%) CSS
7 9 (47.37%) T-SQL
7 9 (47.37%) MS Excel
7 9 (47.37%) WinForms
7 9 (47.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 9 (47.37%) Team Foundation Server
8 7 (36.84%) .NET Framework
9 5 (26.32%) Web Development
9 5 (26.32%) Finance
9 5 (26.32%) XML
9 5 (26.32%) Windows
9 5 (26.32%) OO
9 5 (26.32%) SQL
10 3 (15.79%) IIS
10 3 (15.79%) Ajax
10 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (15.79%) LINQ
10 3 (15.79%) jQuery
11 2 (10.53%) WCF
11 2 (10.53%) VB6

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 19 (100.00%) .NET
2 14 (73.68%) ASP.NET
3 11 (57.89%) CSS
3 11 (57.89%) HTML
4 9 (47.37%) WinForms
5 7 (36.84%) .NET Framework
6 5 (26.32%) XML
7 3 (15.79%) Ajax
7 3 (15.79%) LINQ
7 3 (15.79%) jQuery
8 2 (10.53%) WCF
8 2 (10.53%) SOAP
8 2 (10.53%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 3 (15.79%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (47.37%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 12 (63.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 12 (63.16%) SQL Server 2008
3 9 (47.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (10.53%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 9 (47.37%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (10.53%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (26.32%) Finance
Job Titles
1 17 (89.47%) Developer
2 14 (73.68%) Software Developer
3 8 (42.11%) C# .NET Developer
3 8 (42.11%) .NET Developer
3 8 (42.11%) C# Developer
3 8 (42.11%) VB.NET Developer
4 5 (26.32%) .NET Software Developer
4 5 (26.32%) C# Software Developer
5 3 (15.79%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
5 3 (15.79%) C# ASP.NET Developer
5 3 (15.79%) ASP.NET Developer
6 2 (10.53%) Analyst
6 2 (10.53%) Analyst Programmer
6 2 (10.53%) Programmer
7 1 (5.263%) VB Analyst Programmer
7 1 (5.263%) VB6 Analyst Programmer
7 1 (5.263%) VB Programmer
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Windows
2 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (26.32%) OO
1 5 (26.32%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 19 (100.00%) VB.NET
2 17 (89.47%) C#
3 12 (63.16%) JavaScript
4 9 (47.37%) T-SQL
5 5 (26.32%) SQL
6 2 (10.53%) VB
6 2 (10.53%) VB6
Vendors
1 16 (84.21%) Microsoft
Preston, Lancashire
My Client based in Lancashire and South Wales are looking for an experienced Analyst Programmer who will be required to specify and make changes to existing systems and...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013