The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Shropshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 19 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 Database & Business Intelligence category for the Shropshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 30 20 33
Rank change year-on-year
-10 +13
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 5 13 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 2.674% 7.738% 1.081%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 16.13% 16.88% 3.175%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 1
Average salary £40,750 £31,000 £26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.45% +16.98%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Database & Business Intelligence
Shropshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
31 77 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Shropshire 16.58% 45.83% 34.05%
Number of salaries quoted 18 64 56
Average salary £31,500 £32,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.07% -13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,300 £22,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £70,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2008
West Midlands

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Shropshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Shropshire SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Shropshire region.

Shropshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Shropshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 19 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
Telford -10 5 £40,750 +31.45%
SQL Server 2008
West Midlands

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 7 (87.50%) SQL Server 2000
3 6 (75.00%) Active Directory
3 6 (75.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 6 (75.00%) Windows
3 6 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2003
4 5 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2010
4 5 (62.50%) MS Exchange
4 5 (62.50%) DNS
4 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
4 5 (62.50%) Citrix
5 4 (50.00%) EMC
5 4 (50.00%) Veritas
5 4 (50.00%) ISA Server
5 4 (50.00%) SharePoint
5 4 (50.00%) DHCP
5 4 (50.00%) SQL
5 4 (50.00%) Business Continuity
5 4 (50.00%) SharePoint 2010
5 4 (50.00%) XenApp
5 4 (50.00%) SCCM
5 4 (50.00%) SCOM
5 4 (50.00%) VCP5
6 3 (37.50%) SAN
7 2 (25.00%) .NET
7 2 (25.00%) ASP.NET
7 2 (25.00%) C#
7 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
7 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Shropshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (25.00%) .NET
1 2 (25.00%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 5 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2003
1 5 (62.50%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (62.50%) MS Exchange
2 4 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (50.00%) SharePoint 2010
3 2 (25.00%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (12.50%) Exchange Server 2007
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) DNS
2 4 (50.00%) DHCP
3 3 (37.50%) SAN
4 1 (12.50%) NAS
4 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
4 1 (12.50%) VPN
4 1 (12.50%) Firewall
4 1 (12.50%) DDNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 7 (87.50%) SQL Server 2000
3 1 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) Server Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Infrastructure Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) C# .NET Developer
2 2 (25.00%) 3rd Line Server Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) .NET Developer
2 2 (25.00%) C# Developer
2 2 (25.00%) ASP.NET Developer
2 2 (25.00%) Windows Server Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) C# ASP.NET Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Server Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Server Support
3 1 (12.50%) Support Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Windows Server 2003
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
1 6 (75.00%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (12.50%) Windows 2000 Server
2 1 (12.50%) Linux
2 1 (12.50%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (25.00%) Logistics
2 2 (25.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) SQL
2 2 (25.00%) C#
2 2 (25.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) VCP5
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) MCITP
3 1 (12.50%) MCSE
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 6 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (50.00%) ISA Server
2 4 (50.00%) XenApp
3 1 (12.50%) Citrix Presentation Server
3 1 (12.50%) VMware Server
3 1 (12.50%) XenServer
3 1 (12.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (12.50%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) SCCM
1 4 (50.00%) SCOM
2 2 (25.00%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
1 5 (62.50%) Citrix
2 4 (50.00%) EMC
2 4 (50.00%) Veritas
3 2 (25.00%) VMware
3 2 (25.00%) Altiris