The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 23 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 90 59 49
Rank change year-on-year
-31 -10
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2005 133 216 234
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 2.535% 3.889% 3.827%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 7.701% 11.76% 11.65%
Number of salaries quoted 126 196 215
Average salary £36,000 £34,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.88% +1.49%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.71% -6.66%
All Database & Business Intelligence
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
1727 1837 2009
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 32.91% 33.08% 32.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1522 1673 1792
Average salary £36,250 £36,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-0.68% +7.35%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2005
England

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 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
Wiltshire +12 37 £37,000 +29.82%
Bristol -24 32 £37,500 +10.29%
Gloucestershire -12 28 £30,750 -9.55%
Dorset -17 17 £31,250 -16.66%
Devon +1 12 £36,750 +8.08%
Somerset -37 8 £45,000 +28.57%
SQL Server 2005
England

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 296 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 214 (72.30%) .NET
3 204 (68.92%) SQL Server 2008
4 187 (63.18%) C#
5 163 (55.07%) SQL
6 126 (42.57%) ASP.NET
7 118 (39.86%) Microsoft
8 103 (34.80%) VB.NET
9 97 (32.77%) T-SQL
10 88 (29.73%) VB
11 83 (28.04%) XML
12 79 (26.69%) Windows
13 78 (26.35%) SQL Server 2000
14 70 (23.65%) HTML
15 69 (23.31%) MS Excel
16 67 (22.64%) VB6
17 65 (21.96%) JavaScript
18 56 (18.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
19 53 (17.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 53 (17.91%) C++
20 51 (17.23%) Web Services
21 50 (16.89%) CSS
21 50 (16.89%) .NET Framework
22 47 (15.88%) IIS
23 44 (14.86%) Java
23 44 (14.86%) SharePoint
23 44 (14.86%) MVC
24 38 (12.84%) SLA
24 38 (12.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
25 36 (12.16%) Finance

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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
1 214 (72.30%) .NET
2 126 (42.57%) ASP.NET
3 83 (28.04%) XML
4 70 (23.65%) HTML
5 51 (17.23%) Web Services
6 50 (16.89%) CSS
6 50 (16.89%) .NET Framework
7 30 (10.14%) jQuery
7 30 (10.14%) WCF
8 29 (9.797%) ASP.NET MVC
9 28 (9.459%) Ajax
10 24 (8.108%) SOAP
10 24 (8.108%) WPF
11 21 (7.095%) XSLT
12 20 (6.757%) Silverlight
13 18 (6.081%) WSDL
14 17 (5.743%) COM+
14 17 (5.743%) ASP
15 12 (4.054%) LINQ
15 12 (4.054%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 47 (15.88%) IIS
2 44 (14.86%) SharePoint
3 15 (5.068%) MS Exchange
4 14 (4.730%) SharePoint 2010
5 12 (4.054%) Exchange Server 2010
6 10 (3.378%) BizTalk Server
7 8 (2.703%) Apache
7 8 (2.703%) WordPress
8 7 (2.365%) OpenROAD
9 6 (2.027%) CMS
10 5 (1.689%) SharePoint 2013
10 5 (1.689%) Magento
10 5 (1.689%) Exchange Server 2007
11 4 (1.351%) Kentico
12 3 (1.014%) SAS
13 2 (0.676%) ESB
13 2 (0.676%) Exchange Server 5.5
14 1 (0.338%) Drupal
14 1 (0.338%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 69 (23.31%) MS Excel
2 15 (5.068%) MS Office
3 5 (1.689%) InfoPath
4 4 (1.351%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.676%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.338%) MS Project
6 1 (0.338%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (3.378%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (2.365%) Changepoint
3 6 (2.027%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.338%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.338%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.730%) SAN
2 11 (3.716%) Internet
3 10 (3.378%) Firewall
4 9 (3.041%) NAS
4 9 (3.041%) MPLS
4 9 (3.041%) VPN
5 4 (1.351%) Wireless
5 4 (1.351%) LAN
5 4 (1.351%) DNS
5 4 (1.351%) DHCP
5 4 (1.351%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.014%) WAN
6 3 (1.014%) Intranet
7 2 (0.676%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.676%) iSCSI
8 1 (0.338%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.338%) Network Security
8 1 (0.338%) VoIP
8 1 (0.338%) TETRA
8 1 (0.338%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 296 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 204 (68.92%) SQL Server 2008
3 78 (26.35%) SQL Server 2000
4 56 (18.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 53 (17.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 38 (12.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 21 (7.095%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 18 (6.081%) SQL Server 2012
9 16 (5.405%) MySQL
10 13 (4.392%) Data Warehouse
10 13 (4.392%) DTS
11 10 (3.378%) RDBMS
12 9 (3.041%) MS Access
13 7 (2.365%) Ingres
13 7 (2.365%) ProClarity
14 4 (1.351%) OLAP
14 4 (1.351%) Oracle 8/8i
14 4 (1.351%) SQLite
15 3 (1.014%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
15 3 (1.014%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 33 (11.15%) Visual Studio
2 25 (8.446%) Team Foundation Server
3 13 (4.392%) Eclipse
4 8 (2.703%) Subversion
5 6 (2.027%) Dreamweaver
6 5 (1.689%) NetBeans
7 4 (1.351%) Xcode
7 4 (1.351%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 3 (1.014%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.676%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 36 (12.16%) Finance
2 13 (4.392%) Retail
3 11 (3.716%) Advertising
4 8 (2.703%) Banking
4 8 (2.703%) Telecoms
4 8 (2.703%) Marketing
5 5 (1.689%) Legal
6 4 (1.351%) Law
7 3 (1.014%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.338%) Billing
Job Titles
1 198 (66.89%) Developer
2 85 (28.72%) .NET Developer
3 39 (13.18%) Analyst
4 34 (11.49%) Senior Developer
5 32 (10.81%) Programmer
5 32 (10.81%) DBA
6 30 (10.14%) C# Developer
7 29 (9.797%) SQL Developer
8 28 (9.459%) Software Developer
9 27 (9.122%) C# .NET Developer
10 24 (8.108%) SQL DBA
11 22 (7.432%) .NET Programmer
12 17 (5.743%) Senior .NET Developer
12 17 (5.743%) SQL Server Developer
12 17 (5.743%) Web Developer
13 16 (5.405%) C# Programmer
14 15 (5.068%) Administrator
15 14 (4.730%) VB.NET Developer
16 13 (4.392%) Database Developer
17 12 (4.054%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.054%) Clustering
1 12 (4.054%) Management Information System
1 12 (4.054%) Client/Server
2 11 (3.716%) Replication
3 8 (2.703%) Digital Media
4 6 (2.027%) N-Tier
4 6 (2.027%) RIA
5 4 (1.351%) Social Network
5 4 (1.351%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.014%) Data Integration
7 2 (0.676%) Computer Science
7 2 (0.676%) Social Media
7 2 (0.676%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.338%) Visualisation
8 1 (0.338%) FMCG
8 1 (0.338%) Credit Risk
8 1 (0.338%) Statistics
8 1 (0.338%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 79 (26.69%) Windows
2 31 (10.47%) Windows Server 2008
3 29 (9.797%) Windows 7
4 27 (9.122%) Windows XP
5 23 (7.770%) Windows Server 2003
6 9 (3.041%) UNIX
7 7 (2.365%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (1.689%) Apple iOS
9 4 (1.351%) Linux
9 4 (1.351%) Android
9 4 (1.351%) Windows 2000 Server
10 2 (0.676%) Windows 2000
10 2 (0.676%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.338%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (14.86%) MVC
2 31 (10.47%) Business Intelligence
3 28 (9.459%) Data Modelling
3 28 (9.459%) OO
4 22 (7.432%) Migration
5 18 (6.081%) Agile Software Development
6 16 (5.405%) CRM
7 13 (4.392%) Unit Testing
7 13 (4.392%) Performance Management
7 13 (4.392%) ITIL
8 11 (3.716%) Performance Testing
8 11 (3.716%) B2B
8 11 (3.716%) Business Analysis
9 10 (3.378%) UML
9 10 (3.378%) OOD
9 10 (3.378%) Load Testing
9 10 (3.378%) User Acceptance Testing
10 9 (3.041%) Validation
11 8 (2.703%) TDD
11 8 (2.703%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 187 (63.18%) C#
2 163 (55.07%) SQL
3 103 (34.80%) VB.NET
4 97 (32.77%) T-SQL
5 88 (29.73%) VB
6 67 (22.64%) VB6
7 65 (21.96%) JavaScript
8 53 (17.91%) C++
9 44 (14.86%) Java
10 25 (8.446%) PHP
11 10 (3.378%) VBA
12 4 (1.351%) C
13 3 (1.014%) Tcl
14 2 (0.676%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.338%) XAML
Qualifications
1 24 (8.108%) Microsoft Certification
2 13 (4.392%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.716%) Degree
4 10 (3.378%) MCSE
5 8 (2.703%) MCITP
6 4 (1.351%) MCTS
7 3 (1.014%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.014%) MCP
8 2 (0.676%) ISEB
8 2 (0.676%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.338%) CITP
9 1 (0.338%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.338%) MCSA
9 1 (0.338%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (12.84%) SLA
2 1 (0.338%) QA
System Software
1 17 (5.743%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.378%) vSphere
3 2 (0.676%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.338%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.338%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 9 (3.041%) SCCM
1 9 (3.041%) SCOM
2 2 (0.676%) WSUS
Vendors
1 118 (39.86%) Microsoft
2 35 (11.82%) Oracle
3 15 (5.068%) VMware
4 10 (3.378%) HP
5 8 (2.703%) Cognos
6 7 (2.365%) Hyperion
6 7 (2.365%) Business Objects
7 6 (2.027%) Google
7 6 (2.027%) Adobe
8 3 (1.014%) SAP
8 3 (1.014%) Citrix
9 2 (0.676%) ESRI
9 2 (0.676%) Appcelerator
10 1 (0.338%) Acronis
10 1 (0.338%) IBM
10 1 (0.338%) Dell
10 1 (0.338%) Intel
10 1 (0.338%) Juniper
10 1 (0.338%) Websense
10 1 (0.338%) Alias
Swindon, South West
Computer Futures are currently seeking an experienced .Net developer to join an exciting business whose head office is in the Newport area, however you will be required to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Wiltshire
The systems worked on and developed use Microsoft .NET technologies and SQL Server 2008/2005/2000 databases... Key skills: C#.Net, VB.Net, ASP.Net, SQL Server, CSS,...
ComputerWorld Personnel Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Software Developer, Engineer, C#, Object Orientated, Bristol) The Company... C# .Net framework... XML including Web Services. SQL Server 2005 onwards... VB.Net. BSc in computer science or other...
Parker White Consulting Ltd
Salary: From £22,500 to £25,000 per annum Plus good benefits and bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Essential Skills and experience: Fully competent in Data Warehouse design and development using Microsoft technologies.SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012T-SQLIntegration ServicesReporting ServicesAnalysis Services (ideally) Worked in a...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £38000 - £43000 per annum + Inc Pension, Health etc
Posted: 10 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Technical Skills Crystal Reports MSSQL 2005, 2008 TSQL (demonstrable use of Stored procedures, Triggers etc.) Some VB6 and/or C# knowledge .NET 3.5/4.0 XML Main...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Experienced in change management procedures... Experienced in all relevant phases of software testing and validation... Technical Skills MSSQL 2005, 2008 (2012 would be an added bonus) Transact SQL (...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bournemouth
You'll have a minimum of 5 years proven practical experience developing within the SQL Server (2005-2012) toolset using SSIS, SSAS and SSRS and have been the...
Ageas 50
Salary: Up to £50,000 plus benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Essential Skills and experience: Fully competent in Data Warehouse design and development using Microsoft technologies. SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 T-SQL Integration Services Reporting Services Analysis Services (...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £38000 - £43000 per annum + Inc Pension, Health etc
Posted: 20 May 2013
Exeter, Devon
As a c#./.net Developer you will have: Good commercial experience of using .Net (C#) * Good commercial experience of SQL Server 2005/2008 * Good commercial experience using Windows...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38500 per annum + ben
Posted: 22 May 2013
Somerset
In order to be considered for this position knowledge of most of the following is essential: C#/VB.Net/Java/PHP ASP.Net/Web Development SQL Server 2005...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Newton Abbot, Devon
The successful candidate will report directly to the Senior Developer and will be responsible for the design, build, testing and delivery of ASP.net, C# and PHP based...
Berry Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Ideally the technical support consultant will have experience with implementation of new systems into existing infrastructures as well as the following skills / experience- * a good working knowledge of...
Acorn
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013