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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Scotland 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3258
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads166150
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.064 %
As % of the category below14.27 %10.37 %
Salaries quoted123119
Average minimum salary£31,843£30,468
Average salary£35,306£33,851
% change on same period last year+4.30 %
Average maximum salary£38,770£37,234
UK excluding London average salary£35,356£35,624
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads11631447
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.669 %0.620 %
Salaries quoted807840
Average minimum salary£34,145£32,341
Average salary£37,508£35,336
% change on same period last year+6.14 %
Average maximum salary£40,871£38,331
UK excluding London average salary£37,429£38,398
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
SQL Server 2005 UKSQL Server 2005
UK

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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Scotland SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EdinburghUp+2367£34,234+0.91 %
GlasgowUp+1361£32,900+1.86 %
AberdeenUp+410£33,167-26.29 %
West LothianDown-28£37,500+9.14 %
DundeeDown-45£34,500-12.51 %
RenfrewshireNew entry-3£40,000-
East AyrshireNew entry-2£18,000-
AyrshireNew entry-1--
FifeNew entry-1£28,500-
SQL Server 2005 UKSQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1332 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2240 (72.29 %).NET
3205 (61.75 %)SQL Server 2000
4165 (49.70 %)ASP.NET
5157 (47.29 %)C#
6132 (39.76 %)Microsoft
788 (26.51 %)SQL
870 (21.08 %)VB.NET
965 (19.58 %)MS Excel
1062 (18.67 %)XML
1161 (18.37 %).NET Framework
1257 (17.17 %)Windows
1355 (16.57 %)Oracle
1453 (15.96 %)Business Intelligence
1552 (15.66 %)Visual Studio
1552 (15.66 %)JavaScript
1651 (15.36 %)VB
1651 (15.36 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1745 (13.55 %)Finance
1844 (13.25 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1939 (11.75 %)CSS
2034 (10.24 %)Data Modelling
2132 (9.639 %)AJAX
2230 (9.036 %)Web Development
2230 (9.036 %)SharePoint
2329 (8.735 %)HTML
2428 (8.434 %)Windows Server 2003
2428 (8.434 %)Degree
2428 (8.434 %)ASP.NET 2.0
2527 (8.133 %)Microsoft Certification

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1240 (72.29 %).NET
2165 (49.70 %)ASP.NET
362 (18.67 %)XML
461 (18.37 %).NET Framework
539 (11.75 %)CSS
632 (9.639 %)AJAX
729 (8.735 %)HTML
828 (8.434 %)ASP.NET 2.0
923 (6.928 %)ASP
1021 (6.325 %)XHTML
1119 (5.723 %)XSL
1216 (4.819 %)WebServices
1315 (4.518 %)MDX
1413 (3.916 %)ADO.NET
1512 (3.614 %)MVC
169 (2.711 %)XSLT
178 (2.410 %)NHibernate
178 (2.410 %)Windows SharePoint Services
186 (1.807 %)jQuery
193 (0.904 %)WinForms
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (9.036 %)SharePoint
217 (5.120 %)IIS
311 (3.313 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (2.108 %)SharePoint Portal Server
47 (2.108 %)BizTalk Server
53 (0.904 %)MS Exchange
53 (0.904 %)JBoss
53 (0.904 %)Jetty
61 (0.301 %)Office Project Server
61 (0.301 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (0.301 %)Lotus Notes
61 (0.301 %)Apache
61 (0.301 %)Content Management Server
61 (0.301 %)Exchange Server 2003
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (19.58 %)MS Excel
221 (6.325 %)MS Office
37 (2.108 %)MS Visio
42 (0.602 %)Photoshop
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.904 %)Navision
22 (0.602 %)Dynamics NAV
22 (0.602 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.301 %)LongView
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (3.916 %)Firewall
212 (3.614 %)Internet
311 (3.313 %)TCP/IP
47 (2.108 %)SAN
54 (1.205 %)Intranet
63 (0.904 %)iSCSI
72 (0.602 %)Wireless
72 (0.602 %)WAN
72 (0.602 %)LAN
81 (0.301 %)SMS
81 (0.301 %)LDAP
81 (0.301 %)ADSL
81 (0.301 %)DHCP
81 (0.301 %)VPN
81 (0.301 %)DNS
81 (0.301 %)Cisco PIX
81 (0.301 %)Network Security
81 (0.301 %)MPLS
81 (0.301 %)Cisco ASA
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1332 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2205 (61.75 %)SQL Server 2000
351 (15.36 %)SQL Server Integration Services
444 (13.25 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
523 (6.928 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
620 (6.024 %)DTS
719 (5.723 %)Oracle 10g
719 (5.723 %)Datawarehouse
719 (5.723 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
719 (5.723 %)Oracle 9i
816 (4.819 %)OLAP
915 (4.518 %)BusinessObjects
1011 (3.313 %)PerformancePoint
1110 (3.012 %)Oracle 11g
129 (2.711 %)ETL
138 (2.410 %)RDBMS
147 (2.108 %)Oracle Reports
155 (1.506 %)MS Access
155 (1.506 %)Oracle OLAP
164 (1.205 %)BusinessObjects XI
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
152 (15.66 %)Visual Studio
211 (3.313 %)VSS/SourceSafe
38 (2.410 %)Subversion
46 (1.807 %)Log4Net
53 (0.904 %)Flash
62 (0.602 %)InstallShield
71 (0.301 %)FrontPage
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (13.55 %)Finance
226 (7.831 %)Health
323 (6.928 %)Pensions
415 (4.518 %)Insurance
513 (3.916 %)Legal
610 (3.012 %)Government
77 (2.108 %)Manufacturing
77 (2.108 %)Telecoms
86 (1.807 %)Education
86 (1.807 %)Music
95 (1.506 %)Banking
104 (1.205 %)Retail
113 (0.904 %)Marketing
122 (0.602 %)Law
122 (0.602 %)Construction
131 (0.301 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.301 %)Electronics
131 (0.301 %)Investment Banking
131 (0.301 %)Advertising
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1196 (59.04 %)Developer
297 (29.22 %).NET Developer
345 (13.55 %)ASP.NET Developer
438 (11.45 %)C# Developer
532 (9.639 %)DBA
627 (8.133 %)Senior Developer
724 (7.229 %)Web Developer
724 (7.229 %)Consultant
724 (7.229 %)Analyst
821 (6.325 %)SQL DBA
918 (5.422 %)Software Developer
1017 (5.120 %).NET Web Developer
1017 (5.120 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1116 (4.819 %)Oracle DBA
1215 (4.518 %)SQL Developer
1313 (3.916 %)Administrator
1412 (3.614 %)SQL Server DBA
1511 (3.313 %)Business Intelligence Developer
1610 (3.012 %)Lead Developer
1610 (3.012 %)Programmer
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (1.807 %)Replication
16 (1.807 %)Computer Science
24 (1.205 %)Management Information System
33 (0.904 %)Clustering
33 (0.904 %)NHS
42 (0.602 %)N-Tier
42 (0.602 %)Statistics
42 (0.602 %)Tandem
42 (0.602 %)CMDB
42 (0.602 %)Data Integration
51 (0.301 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.301 %)Taxonomies
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
157 (17.17 %)Windows
228 (8.434 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (2.108 %)UNIX
46 (1.807 %)Windows XP
46 (1.807 %)Linux
55 (1.506 %)Solaris
55 (1.506 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (1.506 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.301 %)Windows NT
61 (0.301 %)VMS
61 (0.301 %)OpenVMS
61 (0.301 %)Windows Mobile
61 (0.301 %)Windows Vista
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
153 (15.96 %)Business Intelligence
234 (10.24 %)Data Modelling
330 (9.036 %)Web Development
417 (5.120 %)Investment Management
417 (5.120 %)Project Management
514 (4.217 %)OO
610 (3.012 %)Business Continuity
610 (3.012 %)TDD
79 (2.711 %)Agile Software Development
79 (2.711 %)ERP
88 (2.410 %)ITIL
97 (2.108 %)Information Security
97 (2.108 %)Information Security Management
97 (2.108 %)Security Management
97 (2.108 %)Continuous Integration
106 (1.807 %)Migration
106 (1.807 %)Content Management
106 (1.807 %)Disaster Recovery
106 (1.807 %)Configuration Management
115 (1.506 %)UML
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1157 (47.29 %)C#
288 (26.51 %)SQL
370 (21.08 %)VB.NET
452 (15.66 %)JavaScript
551 (15.36 %)VB
622 (6.627 %)Transact-SQL
718 (5.422 %)VB6
815 (4.518 %)VBScript
98 (2.410 %)PL/SQL
105 (1.506 %)DHTML
105 (1.506 %)VBA
114 (1.205 %)ActionScript
123 (0.904 %)Java
123 (0.904 %)C++
123 (0.904 %)C
132 (0.602 %)PHP
141 (0.301 %)VC++
141 (0.301 %)XQuery
141 (0.301 %)Shell Script
141 (0.301 %)XPath
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (8.434 %)Degree
227 (8.133 %)Microsoft Certification
314 (4.217 %)MCSD
45 (1.506 %)CCNA
45 (1.506 %)Cisco Certification
45 (1.506 %)OCP
45 (1.506 %)OCA
45 (1.506 %)Oracle Certification
54 (1.205 %)RHCE
54 (1.205 %)MCSE
63 (0.904 %)MCSA
63 (0.904 %)MCP
72 (0.602 %)MCAD
81 (0.301 %)MCDBA
81 (0.301 %)MCITP
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (5.120 %)Active Directory
26 (1.807 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.301 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.301 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.301 %)ISA Server
31 (0.301 %)Backup Exec
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.301 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 (0.301 %)ARCserve
11 (0.301 %)Foglight
11 (0.301 %)HP Data Protector
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1132 (39.76 %)Microsoft
255 (16.57 %)Oracle
315 (4.518 %)Business Objects
49 (2.711 %)ProClarity
58 (2.410 %)CheckPoint
67 (2.108 %)Dell
76 (1.807 %)Cognos
85 (1.506 %)Sun
85 (1.506 %)VERITAS
85 (1.506 %)Red Hat
94 (1.205 %)Avaya
103 (0.904 %)Hyperion
103 (0.904 %)Informatica
103 (0.904 %)Ab Initio
112 (0.602 %)VMware
112 (0.602 %)NCR
112 (0.602 %)Cisco
112 (0.602 %)Sybase
121 (0.301 %)HP
121 (0.301 %)EMC