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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Solihull 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 over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank33
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads9590
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.038 %
As % of the category below77.87 %69.23 %
Salaries quoted9090
Average minimum salary£28,100£28,267
Average salary£31,794£32,494
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum salary£35,489£36,722
UK excluding London average salary£34,795£34,786
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Solihull IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Solihull
Matching permanent IT job ads122130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.055 %
Salaries quoted110126
Average minimum salary£30,218£28,328
Average salary£33,484£32,442
% change on same period last year+3.21 %
Average maximum salary£36,750£36,557
UK excluding London average salary£37,220£38,319
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
SQL Server West MidlandsSQL Server
West Midlands

SQL Server
Demand Trend

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

Solihull SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

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

Solihull SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Solihull region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Solihull SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull region citing SQL Server 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.

1149 (68.98 %).NET
2111 (51.39 %)ASP.NET
3106 (49.07 %)C#
487 (40.28 %)VB.NET
572 (33.33 %)SQL
662 (28.70 %)JavaScript
758 (26.85 %)Windows
855 (25.46 %)Microsoft
945 (20.83 %)HTML
1041 (18.98 %)XML
1140 (18.52 %)VB
1239 (18.06 %)CSS
1337 (17.13 %)Oracle
1432 (14.81 %)SQL Server 2000
1432 (14.81 %)AJAX
1530 (13.89 %)Transact-SQL
1530 (13.89 %)ASP
1628 (12.96 %)Web Development
1727 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
1826 (12.04 %)Microsoft Certification
1925 (11.57 %)Active Directory
1925 (11.57 %)Java
2024 (11.11 %)MCP
2123 (10.65 %)UML
2123 (10.65 %)MS Exchange
2222 (10.19 %)MCSE
2321 (9.722 %)MS Excel
2420 (9.259 %)DB2
2420 (9.259 %)Exchange Server 2003
2420 (9.259 %)Finance

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull region citing SQL Server 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Solihull IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1149 (68.98 %).NET
2111 (51.39 %)ASP.NET
345 (20.83 %)HTML
441 (18.98 %)XML
539 (18.06 %)CSS
632 (14.81 %)AJAX
730 (13.89 %)ASP
815 (6.944 %).NET Framework
98 (3.704 %)J2EE
107 (3.241 %)XHTML
116 (2.778 %)XSLT
116 (2.778 %)WebServices
125 (2.315 %)XML Schema
134 (1.852 %)WinForms
143 (1.389 %)WCF
143 (1.389 %)WPF
143 (1.389 %)ASP.NET 2.0
143 (1.389 %)JSP
152 (0.926 %)ADO.NET
152 (0.926 %)JDBC
Solihull IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (10.65 %)MS Exchange
220 (9.259 %)Exchange Server 2003
319 (8.796 %)Exchange Server 2000
414 (6.481 %)IIS
54 (1.852 %)Tomcat
63 (1.389 %)Apache
72 (0.926 %)WebSphere Application Server
72 (0.926 %)CMS
81 (0.463 %)SharePoint
81 (0.463 %)Exchange Server 2007
Solihull IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (9.722 %)MS Excel
28 (3.704 %)MS PowerPoint
36 (2.778 %)Photoshop
45 (2.315 %)MS Office
52 (0.926 %)MS Visio
Solihull IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.463 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (0.463 %)Axapta
11 (0.463 %)Dynamics CRM
Solihull IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (5.556 %)Firewall
29 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
29 (4.167 %)LAN
29 (4.167 %)VoIP
29 (4.167 %)WAN
38 (3.704 %)DNS
44 (1.852 %)Intranet
52 (0.926 %)Internet
52 (0.926 %)Extranet
52 (0.926 %)VPN
52 (0.926 %)PPP
61 (0.463 %)DHCP
61 (0.463 %)HTTP
Solihull IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (14.81 %)SQL Server 2000
227 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (9.259 %)DB2
418 (8.333 %)Informix
58 (3.704 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
66 (2.778 %)BusinessObjects
75 (2.315 %)Crystal Reports
75 (2.315 %)Oracle 8/8i
75 (2.315 %)DTS
83 (1.389 %)MS Access
83 (1.389 %)Datawarehouse
92 (0.926 %)ETL
92 (0.926 %)Oracle Reports
Solihull IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
27 (3.241 %)VSS/SourceSafe
27 (3.241 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.463 %)Flash
31 (0.463 %)JUnit
Solihull IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (9.259 %)Finance
219 (8.796 %)Insurance
36 (2.778 %)Retail
44 (1.852 %)Government
44 (1.852 %)Health
44 (1.852 %)Front Office
44 (1.852 %)Local Government
44 (1.852 %)Pensions
53 (1.389 %)Back Office
53 (1.389 %)Education
61 (0.463 %)Banking
61 (0.463 %)Electronics
61 (0.463 %)Automotive
Solihull IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1135 (62.50 %)Developer
277 (35.65 %).NET Developer
355 (25.46 %)ASP.NET Developer
424 (11.11 %)Architect
520 (9.259 %)Support Engineer
619 (8.796 %)Technical Architect
619 (8.796 %)Web Developer
619 (8.796 %)IT Support Engineer
716 (7.407 %)VB.NET Developer
815 (6.944 %)Software Developer
914 (6.481 %)C# Developer
1011 (5.093 %)Senior Developer
1011 (5.093 %)Analyst
119 (4.167 %)Consultant
119 (4.167 %)Applications Support
127 (3.241 %)ASP Developer
127 (3.241 %)Team Leader
127 (3.241 %)Support Analyst
127 (3.241 %).NET Team Leader
127 (3.241 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Solihull IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.389 %)EPoS
22 (0.926 %)Management Information System
22 (0.926 %)PDA
31 (0.463 %)Blackberry
31 (0.463 %)Client/Server
31 (0.463 %)N-Tier
Solihull IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
158 (26.85 %)Windows
218 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (6.019 %)Windows 2000 Server
49 (4.167 %)Windows 2000
58 (3.704 %)Windows XP
61 (0.463 %)UNIX
Solihull IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (12.96 %)Web Development
223 (10.65 %)UML
314 (6.481 %)CRM
412 (5.556 %)Integration Testing
412 (5.556 %)System Testing
59 (4.167 %)OO
59 (4.167 %)E-business
68 (3.704 %)Business Development
77 (3.241 %)Project Management
86 (2.778 %)Business Intelligence
86 (2.778 %)Use Case
95 (2.315 %)E-Commerce
104 (1.852 %)Content Management
104 (1.852 %)Unit Testing
113 (1.389 %)OOP
122 (0.926 %)B2B
122 (0.926 %)ERP
122 (0.926 %)OOD
122 (0.926 %)Document Management
122 (0.926 %)Network Design
Solihull IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1106 (49.07 %)C#
287 (40.28 %)VB.NET
372 (33.33 %)SQL
462 (28.70 %)JavaScript
540 (18.52 %)VB
630 (13.89 %)Transact-SQL
725 (11.57 %)Java
816 (7.407 %)VB6
914 (6.481 %)VBScript
108 (3.704 %)C
117 (3.241 %)PL/SQL
125 (2.315 %)Delphi
131 (0.463 %)VBA
Solihull IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (12.04 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (11.11 %)MCP
322 (10.19 %)MCSE
44 (1.852 %)Degree
52 (0.926 %)MCAD
52 (0.926 %)MCSD
61 (0.463 %)Sun Certification
Solihull IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (11.57 %)Active Directory
21 (0.463 %)ISA Server
21 (0.463 %)VMware Infrastructure
Solihull IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.926 %)MAILsweeper
Solihull IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
155 (25.46 %)Microsoft
237 (17.13 %)Oracle
39 (4.167 %)Avaya
47 (3.241 %)RedDot
56 (2.778 %)Business Objects
64 (1.852 %)Northgate
72 (0.926 %)Cisco
81 (0.463 %)IBM
81 (0.463 %)Siebel
81 (0.463 %)Sun
81 (0.463 %)HP
81 (0.463 %)Dell
81 (0.463 %)Citrix
81 (0.463 %)VMware
81 (0.463 %)Sage
81 (0.463 %)Symantec