The first table below looks at the demand for SQL skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 18 June 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 Programming Languages category for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 3 3 2
Rank change year-on-year
0 -1
Permanent jobs citing SQL 787 756 845
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 23.81% 22.17% 23.49%
As % of the Programming Languages category 40.84% 46.52% 50.57%
Number of salaries quoted 486 573 611
Average salary £39,000 £37,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.00% +1.35%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,750 £25,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-1.36% +4.28%
All Programming Languages
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
1927 1625 1671
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 58.31% 47.65% 46.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1230 1226 1222
Average salary £39,000 £36,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £26,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £48,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
SQL
UK

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Scotland SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Scotland SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Scotland SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Glasgow 0 391 £40,000 +14.28% 47
Edinburgh -2 213 £37,500 - 36
Aberdeen +1 60 £40,000 +6.66% 6
West Lothian 0 53 £36,000 +4.34% 5
Stirling +1 14 £46,500 +16.25% 6
Fife -6 7 £26,500 -24.28% 2
Dundee -11 4 £31,000 -14.48% 4
Renfrewshire +13 3 - -
Moray +4 3 - -
Aberdeenshire +3 3 £40,000 -5.88%
North Lanarkshire +3 2 £30,000 -
West Dunbartonshire - 2 £45,000 -
Angus - 2 £35,000 -
South Lanarkshire +2 1 - -
Scottish Borders 0 1 £22,750 -35.00% 1
Dumfries and Galloway - 1 £20,000 -
SQL
UK

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing SQL 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.

1 581 (36.87%) Oracle
2 536 (34.01%) Java
3 534 (33.88%) Finance
4 460 (29.19%) SQL Server
5 412 (26.14%) C#
6 405 (25.70%) .NET
7 355 (22.53%) UNIX
8 317 (20.11%) Microsoft
9 288 (18.27%) Degree
10 285 (18.08%) Linux
11 280 (17.77%) PL/SQL
12 248 (15.74%) JavaScript
13 241 (15.29%) Banking
14 234 (14.85%) XML
15 232 (14.72%) Business Intelligence
16 215 (13.64%) HTML
17 213 (13.52%) Windows
18 209 (13.26%) Agile Software Development
19 206 (13.07%) Data Warehouse
20 191 (12.12%) CSS
21 181 (11.48%) Spring
22 179 (11.36%) T-SQL
23 165 (10.47%) ASP.NET
24 164 (10.41%) MS Excel
25 152 (9.645%) jQuery
26 146 (9.264%) RDBMS
27 145 (9.201%) OO
28 131 (8.312%) Sybase
29 128 (8.122%) ETL
29 128 (8.122%) Hibernate

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing SQL 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 405 (25.70%) .NET
2 234 (14.85%) XML
3 215 (13.64%) HTML
4 191 (12.12%) CSS
5 181 (11.48%) Spring
6 165 (10.47%) ASP.NET
7 152 (9.645%) jQuery
8 128 (8.122%) Hibernate
9 104 (6.599%) XSLT
10 97 (6.155%) Web Services
11 86 (5.457%) J2EE
12 84 (5.330%) Ajax
13 67 (4.251%) JMS
14 65 (4.124%) JSP
14 65 (4.124%) .NET Framework
15 56 (3.553%) SOAP
16 52 (3.299%) Servlets
17 47 (2.982%) HTML5
18 46 (2.919%) ASP
18 46 (2.919%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 94 (5.964%) SharePoint
2 87 (5.520%) Apache
3 85 (5.393%) Tomcat
4 69 (4.378%) SAS
5 53 (3.363%) IIS
6 33 (2.094%) SharePoint 2010
7 31 (1.967%) WebLogic
8 14 (0.888%) BizTalk Server
8 14 (0.888%) Windows Azure
9 13 (0.825%) MQSeries
10 12 (0.761%) ESB
11 10 (0.635%) MS Exchange
12 9 (0.571%) WebSphere Portal
13 8 (0.508%) Apache Solr
13 8 (0.508%) Site Server
13 8 (0.508%) Oracle Workflow
13 8 (0.508%) WebSphere Application Server
14 7 (0.444%) Exchange Server 2003
14 7 (0.444%) OpenStack
15 6 (0.381%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 164 (10.41%) MS Excel
2 61 (3.871%) MS Office
3 17 (1.079%) InfoPath
4 7 (0.444%) Windchill
4 7 (0.444%) MS Project
5 6 (0.381%) SPSS
6 5 (0.317%) MS PowerPoint
7 2 (0.127%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.127%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.063%) PowerPivot
Business Applications
1 20 (1.269%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (0.952%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (0.698%) Oracle Applications
4 10 (0.635%) BusinessWorks
4 10 (0.635%) Endur
4 10 (0.635%) Oracle EBS R12
5 9 (0.571%) Oracle 11i
6 7 (0.444%) Dynamics AX
7 5 (0.317%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.190%) Siebel Analytics
9 2 (0.127%) Oracle iProcurement
9 2 (0.127%) SalesLogix
9 2 (0.127%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.127%) Cognos Planning
9 2 (0.127%) Cognos Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.127%) Oracle SCM
9 2 (0.127%) Murex MxG2000
9 2 (0.127%) Maximo
10 1 (0.063%) Oracle iRecruitment
10 1 (0.063%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 35 (2.221%) Broadband
2 30 (1.904%) HTTP
2 30 (1.904%) Internet
3 27 (1.713%) SAN
4 24 (1.523%) DNS
5 23 (1.459%) TCP/IP
6 14 (0.888%) DHCP
7 13 (0.825%) NAS
8 12 (0.761%) SNMP
9 10 (0.635%) Firewall
10 9 (0.571%) SSH
10 9 (0.571%) ATM
11 4 (0.254%) LAN
11 4 (0.254%) VPN
11 4 (0.254%) Intranet
11 4 (0.254%) Modbus
12 3 (0.190%) WAN
12 3 (0.190%) CDMA
13 2 (0.127%) VoIP
13 2 (0.127%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 460 (29.19%) SQL Server
2 206 (13.07%) Data Warehouse
3 146 (9.264%) RDBMS
4 110 (6.980%) MySQL
5 101 (6.409%) SQL Server 2008
6 95 (6.028%) Oracle 11g
7 87 (5.520%) SQL Server 2005
8 86 (5.457%) Oracle 10g
9 84 (5.330%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 77 (4.886%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 60 (3.807%) Oracle 8/8i
12 42 (2.665%) MS Access
13 39 (2.475%) DB2
14 36 (2.284%) Oracle Reports
15 34 (2.157%) TOAD
15 34 (2.157%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 27 (1.713%) Crystal Reports
17 24 (1.523%) Informix
17 24 (1.523%) Data Mining
18 21 (1.332%) Oracle 9i
Development Applications
1 97 (6.155%) Subversion
2 55 (3.490%) Visual Studio
3 49 (3.109%) Eclipse
4 48 (3.046%) JUnit
5 39 (2.475%) QuickTest Pro
6 32 (2.030%) Ant
7 30 (1.904%) Maven
7 30 (1.904%) Oracle APEX
8 20 (1.269%) JIRA
8 20 (1.269%) Hudson
9 19 (1.206%) Selenium
10 16 (1.015%) JMeter
11 15 (0.952%) Team Foundation Server
12 14 (0.888%) CruiseControl
13 13 (0.825%) ClearCase
14 12 (0.761%) Oracle Forms
14 12 (0.761%) Git (software)
15 10 (0.635%) Jenkins
15 10 (0.635%) JDeveloper
16 9 (0.571%) MagicDraw
General
1 534 (33.88%) Finance
2 241 (15.29%) Banking
3 93 (5.901%) Investment Banking
4 42 (2.665%) Telecoms
5 37 (2.348%) Retail
6 34 (2.157%) Financial Institution
7 30 (1.904%) Marketing
8 29 (1.840%) Front Office
9 16 (1.015%) Legal
10 15 (0.952%) Back Office
11 14 (0.888%) Retail Banking
12 11 (0.698%) Private Banking
13 10 (0.635%) Manufacturing
13 10 (0.635%) Advertising
14 8 (0.508%) Aerospace
15 7 (0.444%) Billing
16 6 (0.381%) Games
16 6 (0.381%) French Language
16 6 (0.381%) German Language
16 6 (0.381%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 730 (46.32%) Developer
2 334 (21.19%) Analyst
3 156 (9.898%) Java Developer
4 104 (6.599%) Software Developer
5 94 (5.964%) Support Analyst
6 93 (5.901%) Consultant
6 93 (5.901%) SQL Developer
7 92 (5.838%) Senior Developer
8 85 (5.393%) Software Engineer
9 81 (5.140%) .NET Developer
10 77 (4.886%) Applications Support
11 76 (4.822%) Business Analyst
12 68 (4.315%) DBA
13 65 (4.124%) Oracle Developer
14 48 (3.046%) Test Analyst
15 46 (2.919%) Senior Analyst
15 46 (2.919%) Applications Support Analyst
16 42 (2.665%) Technical Analyst
16 42 (2.665%) Database Developer
17 40 (2.538%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 93 (5.901%) Computer Science
2 57 (3.617%) Derivative
3 37 (2.348%) Replication
4 29 (1.840%) Open Source
5 28 (1.777%) Equities
6 27 (1.713%) Credit Risk
7 24 (1.523%) Management Information System
8 21 (1.332%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 18 (1.142%) Clustering
9 18 (1.142%) Enterprise Software
10 17 (1.079%) Equity Derivative
10 17 (1.079%) Mathematics
11 16 (1.015%) Mobile App
12 14 (0.888%) N-Tier
13 13 (0.825%) Symmetrix
13 13 (0.825%) Fixed Income
13 13 (0.825%) Symmetrix DMX
14 12 (0.761%) Mainframe
15 11 (0.698%) Grid Computing
15 11 (0.698%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 355 (22.53%) UNIX
2 285 (18.08%) Linux
3 213 (13.52%) Windows
4 46 (2.919%) Windows Server 2003
5 44 (2.792%) Windows Server 2008
6 26 (1.650%) Solaris
7 20 (1.269%) Android
8 17 (1.079%) Apple iOS
9 16 (1.015%) Windows 7
9 16 (1.015%) Windows XP
10 15 (0.952%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 9 (0.571%) Oracle Linux
12 7 (0.444%) Windows Phone
12 7 (0.444%) AIX
13 4 (0.254%) HPUX
13 4 (0.254%) Embedded Linux
13 4 (0.254%) Windows Server 2012
14 3 (0.190%) Windows Vista
15 2 (0.127%) Windows Mobile
15 2 (0.127%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (14.72%) Business Intelligence
2 209 (13.26%) Agile Software Development
3 145 (9.201%) OO
4 128 (8.122%) ETL
5 116 (7.360%) Data Modelling
6 108 (6.853%) Web Development
7 98 (6.218%) TDD
8 87 (5.520%) Project Management
9 84 (5.330%) Data Management
10 80 (5.076%) Business Analysis
11 68 (4.315%) OOD
12 67 (4.251%) SOA
13 66 (4.188%) Continuous Improvement
13 66 (4.188%) Analytics
14 63 (3.997%) UML
15 60 (3.807%) Software Engineering
16 58 (3.680%) MVC
17 57 (3.617%) ITIL
18 55 (3.490%) Stakeholder Management
19 54 (3.426%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 536 (34.01%) Java
2 412 (26.14%) C#
3 280 (17.77%) PL/SQL
4 248 (15.74%) JavaScript
5 179 (11.36%) T-SQL
6 126 (7.995%) Perl
7 98 (6.218%) C++
8 91 (5.774%) PHP
9 89 (5.647%) Shell Script
10 72 (4.569%) Python
11 65 (4.124%) VB.NET
12 50 (3.173%) VB
13 39 (2.475%) VBA
14 38 (2.411%) Korn
15 36 (2.284%) VBScript
15 36 (2.284%) Ruby
16 35 (2.221%) C
17 15 (0.952%) XQuery
18 11 (0.698%) PowerShell
19 10 (0.635%) XPath
Qualifications
1 288 (18.27%) Degree
2 37 (2.348%) ISEB
3 27 (1.713%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (1.396%) Security Cleared
5 16 (1.015%) SC Cleared
5 16 (1.015%) MCTS
6 11 (0.698%) MCITP
7 9 (0.571%) MCSE
8 7 (0.444%) MCSA
9 6 (0.381%) MCPD
10 5 (0.317%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.254%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.190%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.127%) PMP
13 2 (0.127%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.127%) MCP
13 2 (0.127%) HND
14 1 (0.063%) VCP4
14 1 (0.063%) MCSD
14 1 (0.063%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (5.140%) QA
2 46 (2.919%) SLA
3 19 (1.206%) Basel II
4 13 (0.825%) Solvency II
5 11 (0.698%) ISO 9001
6 7 (0.444%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 6 (0.381%) Basel III
8 4 (0.254%) FATCA
9 2 (0.127%) GAAP
9 2 (0.127%) HL7
9 2 (0.127%) DICOM
10 1 (0.063%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.063%) WCAG
System Software
1 40 (2.538%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.967%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (0.952%) Oracle RAC
4 11 (0.698%) Oracle RMAN
5 8 (0.508%) NFS
5 8 (0.508%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.508%) SRDF
6 4 (0.254%) Terminal Server
7 3 (0.190%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 2 (0.127%) vSphere
8 2 (0.127%) VMware Workstation
8 2 (0.127%) XenApp
9 1 (0.063%) Xen
Systems Management
1 17 (1.079%) SCCM
2 16 (1.015%) HP Quality Center
3 11 (0.698%) WSUS
4 9 (0.571%) WMI
4 9 (0.571%) EMC TimeFinder
5 8 (0.508%) Data Guard
5 8 (0.508%) BMC PATROL
5 8 (0.508%) Ionix
6 7 (0.444%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 7 (0.444%) NetBackup
7 5 (0.317%) Tivoli
8 4 (0.254%) SCOM
8 4 (0.254%) Oracle Identity Manager
9 3 (0.190%) Backup Exec
9 3 (0.190%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 2 (0.127%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 2 (0.127%) MOM
11 1 (0.063%) Legato
11 1 (0.063%) OpenView Configuration Management
11 1 (0.063%) Control-M
Vendors
1 581 (36.87%) Oracle
2 317 (20.11%) Microsoft
3 131 (8.312%) Sybase
4 94 (5.964%) Business Objects
5 83 (5.266%) Informatica
6 48 (3.046%) Ab Initio
6 48 (3.046%) VMware
7 46 (2.919%) Netezza
7 46 (2.919%) JBoss
8 41 (2.602%) IBM
9 30 (1.904%) SAP
10 28 (1.777%) Citrix
10 28 (1.777%) Teradata
11 21 (1.332%) HP
11 21 (1.332%) Cognos
12 16 (1.015%) EMC
12 16 (1.015%) TIBCO
13 15 (0.952%) Sun
13 15 (0.952%) Cisco
14 14 (0.888%) NetApp
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Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
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Salary: £20000 - £45000 per annum
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Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
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Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
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Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
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