The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 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 2008 over the 3 months to 21 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 67 39 42
Rank change year-on-year
-28 +3
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 183 288 238
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 3.463% 5.198% 4.091%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 10.56% 15.64% 12.36%
Number of salaries quoted 165 263 221
Average salary £36,500 £35,000 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.28% +1.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,800 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
All Database & Business Intelligence
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
1733 1841 1926
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 32.80% 33.23% 33.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1536 1686 1719
Average salary £36,250 £36,000 £33,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+0.69% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2008
England

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
Bristol -5 58 £42,500 +6.25%
Gloucestershire -23 36 £35,000 -5.40%
Wiltshire -22 34 £37,500 +15.38%
Somerset -9 27 £45,000 +28.57%
Dorset -16 17 £32,500 -13.33%
Devon -8 11 £36,750 +26.72%
SQL Server 2008
England

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 434 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 268 (61.75%) .NET
3 261 (60.14%) SQL
4 255 (58.76%) C#
5 221 (50.92%) SQL Server 2005
6 183 (42.17%) ASP.NET
7 166 (38.25%) Microsoft
8 140 (32.26%) T-SQL
9 120 (27.65%) Windows
10 119 (27.42%) XML
11 116 (26.73%) JavaScript
12 110 (25.35%) VB.NET
13 108 (24.88%) HTML
14 102 (23.50%) CSS
15 97 (22.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 96 (22.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 95 (21.89%) MS Excel
18 84 (19.35%) VB
19 74 (17.05%) SharePoint
20 66 (15.21%) IIS
21 65 (14.98%) Visual Studio
22 64 (14.75%) MVC
23 63 (14.52%) .NET Framework
24 62 (14.29%) Finance
24 62 (14.29%) Web Services
25 61 (14.06%) Java
25 61 (14.06%) Windows Server 2008
26 60 (13.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
26 60 (13.82%) VB6
27 57 (13.13%) Business Intelligence

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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
1 268 (61.75%) .NET
2 183 (42.17%) ASP.NET
3 119 (27.42%) XML
4 108 (24.88%) HTML
5 102 (23.50%) CSS
6 63 (14.52%) .NET Framework
7 62 (14.29%) Web Services
8 53 (12.21%) Ajax
9 47 (10.83%) WCF
10 45 (10.37%) ASP.NET MVC
11 36 (8.295%) jQuery
12 25 (5.760%) ASP
13 24 (5.530%) ASP.NET MVC 4
14 23 (5.300%) Razor View Engine
15 21 (4.839%) WSDL
15 21 (4.839%) XSLT
16 19 (4.378%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
16 19 (4.378%) XHTML
17 17 (3.917%) NHibernate
17 17 (3.917%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 74 (17.05%) SharePoint
2 66 (15.21%) IIS
3 34 (7.834%) SharePoint 2010
4 31 (7.143%) MS Exchange
5 29 (6.682%) Exchange Server 2010
6 20 (4.608%) SAS
7 10 (2.304%) BizTalk Server
8 9 (2.074%) CMS
9 8 (1.843%) OpenROAD
10 7 (1.613%) Apache
11 6 (1.382%) SharePoint 2013
12 5 (1.152%) Magento
12 5 (1.152%) SharePoint Server
13 4 (0.922%) Exchange Server 2007
13 4 (0.922%) Sitecore CMS
14 3 (0.691%) Sitefinity
14 3 (0.691%) DotNetNuke
14 3 (0.691%) Tomcat
15 2 (0.461%) Umbraco
15 2 (0.461%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 95 (21.89%) MS Excel
2 18 (4.147%) SPSS
3 15 (3.456%) FastStats
4 8 (1.843%) MS Office
5 5 (1.152%) MS PowerPoint
6 4 (0.922%) MS Project
7 2 (0.461%) Fireworks
7 2 (0.461%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 13 (2.995%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.613%) Changepoint
3 1 (0.230%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.230%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.230%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.230%) Cognos Business Intelligence
3 1 (0.230%) Agresso
Communications & Networking
1 38 (8.756%) Internet
2 27 (6.221%) Firewall
3 21 (4.839%) VPN
4 19 (4.378%) DNS
5 17 (3.917%) TCP/IP
5 17 (3.917%) LAN
6 15 (3.456%) SAN
7 14 (3.226%) WAN
8 13 (2.995%) iSCSI
9 10 (2.304%) MPLS
9 10 (2.304%) NAS
10 8 (1.843%) SSL
11 6 (1.382%) SMTP
11 6 (1.382%) DHCP
11 6 (1.382%) FTP
12 5 (1.152%) Wireless
12 5 (1.152%) Intranet
13 4 (0.922%) Ethernet
14 3 (0.691%) Cisco ASA
15 1 (0.230%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 434 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 221 (50.92%) SQL Server 2005
3 97 (22.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 96 (22.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 60 (13.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 53 (12.21%) SQL Server 2000
7 31 (7.143%) SQL Server 2012
8 29 (6.682%) Data Warehouse
8 29 (6.682%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 24 (5.530%) MySQL
10 9 (2.074%) SAP BW
10 9 (2.074%) BusinessObjects
10 9 (2.074%) RDBMS
11 8 (1.843%) Oracle 8/8i
11 8 (1.843%) DTS
11 8 (1.843%) Ingres
12 5 (1.152%) Crystal Reports
13 4 (0.922%) GIS
13 4 (0.922%) Data Mining
14 3 (0.691%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 65 (14.98%) Visual Studio
2 32 (7.373%) Team Foundation Server
3 19 (4.378%) Subversion
4 13 (2.995%) NUnit
5 9 (2.074%) Eclipse
5 9 (2.074%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 7 (1.613%) Rhino Mocks
7 5 (1.152%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
7 5 (1.152%) Cucumber
7 5 (1.152%) Selenium
7 5 (1.152%) NetBeans
8 4 (0.922%) Dreamweaver
9 3 (0.691%) Git (software)
9 3 (0.691%) ClearCase
9 3 (0.691%) ClearQuest
10 2 (0.461%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 62 (14.29%) Finance
2 31 (7.143%) Marketing
3 27 (6.221%) Telecoms
4 17 (3.917%) Retail
5 11 (2.535%) Legal
6 9 (2.074%) Advertising
6 9 (2.074%) Law
7 7 (1.613%) Banking
8 3 (0.691%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.461%) Multimedia
9 2 (0.461%) Billing
9 2 (0.461%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 268 (61.75%) Developer
2 124 (28.57%) .NET Developer
3 68 (15.67%) Analyst
4 53 (12.21%) SQL Developer
5 48 (11.06%) C# Developer
6 45 (10.37%) Senior Developer
7 42 (9.677%) DBA
8 40 (9.217%) C# .NET Developer
9 37 (8.525%) SQL Server Developer
10 34 (7.834%) SQL DBA
11 27 (6.221%) Software Developer
12 26 (5.991%) ASP.NET Developer
13 25 (5.760%) Senior .NET Developer
13 25 (5.760%) Programmer
14 22 (5.069%) Database Developer
15 19 (4.378%) Web Developer
16 18 (4.147%) Administrator
17 16 (3.687%) Team Leader
17 16 (3.687%) C# Programmer
17 16 (3.687%) .NET Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.221%) Management Information System
2 21 (4.839%) Digital Media
3 15 (3.456%) Replication
4 13 (2.995%) SCORM
5 12 (2.765%) Clustering
6 9 (2.074%) Mobile App
6 9 (2.074%) Client/Server
7 8 (1.843%) Tandem
8 6 (1.382%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.152%) Social Media
10 4 (0.922%) iPad
10 4 (0.922%) iPhone
11 3 (0.691%) Data Integration
11 3 (0.691%) N-Tier
11 3 (0.691%) Blackberry
12 2 (0.461%) Animation
12 2 (0.461%) Visualisation
13 1 (0.230%) Statistics
13 1 (0.230%) Credit Risk
13 1 (0.230%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 120 (27.65%) Windows
2 61 (14.06%) Windows Server 2008
3 36 (8.295%) Windows Server 2003
4 33 (7.604%) Windows XP
4 33 (7.604%) Windows 7
5 20 (4.608%) Linux
6 17 (3.917%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (2.535%) Ubuntu
8 10 (2.304%) UNIX
9 8 (1.843%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.691%) Windows 2000 Server
10 3 (0.691%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.691%) Android
10 3 (0.691%) Solaris
11 2 (0.461%) Windows 2000
11 2 (0.461%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.230%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (14.75%) MVC
2 57 (13.13%) Business Intelligence
3 49 (11.29%) Data Modelling
4 47 (10.83%) Scrum
5 34 (7.834%) TDD
6 31 (7.143%) CRM
7 30 (6.912%) OO
8 27 (6.221%) Migration
9 24 (5.530%) Web Application Development
10 23 (5.300%) Agile Software Development
11 22 (5.069%) BDD
12 20 (4.608%) Analytics
13 19 (4.378%) ITIL
14 18 (4.147%) Content Management
14 18 (4.147%) Data Analysis
15 15 (3.456%) Performance Management
15 15 (3.456%) Domain-Driven Design
16 14 (3.226%) User Acceptance Testing
16 14 (3.226%) Performance Testing
17 13 (2.995%) Load Testing
Programming Languages
1 261 (60.14%) SQL
2 255 (58.76%) C#
3 140 (32.26%) T-SQL
4 116 (26.73%) JavaScript
5 110 (25.35%) VB.NET
6 84 (19.35%) VB
7 61 (14.06%) Java
8 60 (13.82%) VB6
9 53 (12.21%) C++
10 24 (5.530%) PHP
11 10 (2.304%) VBA
12 7 (1.613%) C
13 6 (1.382%) XQuery
13 6 (1.382%) XPath
13 6 (1.382%) Bash shell
14 4 (0.922%) VBScript
15 3 (0.691%) Tcl
16 2 (0.461%) Python
16 2 (0.461%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (12.90%) Microsoft Certification
2 36 (8.295%) Security Cleared
3 33 (7.604%) MCTS
4 26 (5.991%) MCP
5 23 (5.300%) SC Cleared
5 23 (5.300%) MCSE
6 19 (4.378%) MCITP
6 19 (4.378%) MCSD
7 18 (4.147%) MCAD
8 14 (3.226%) MCSA
9 9 (2.074%) DV Cleared
9 9 (2.074%) Degree
10 5 (1.152%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.922%) HND
12 2 (0.461%) CCA
12 2 (0.461%) Citrix Certification
12 2 (0.461%) ISEB
13 1 (0.230%) CITP
13 1 (0.230%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (9.447%) SLA
2 11 (2.535%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.691%) QA
System Software
1 22 (5.069%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.687%) vSphere
3 14 (3.226%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.152%) XenApp
5 4 (0.922%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.691%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.461%) XenServer
8 1 (0.230%) UAG
8 1 (0.230%) Forefront TMG
8 1 (0.230%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 11 (2.535%) SCCM
2 10 (2.304%) SCOM
3 6 (1.382%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 6 (1.382%) Puppet
4 5 (1.152%) Backup Exec
5 3 (0.691%) WSUS
6 1 (0.230%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 166 (38.25%) Microsoft
2 40 (9.217%) Oracle
3 32 (7.373%) VMware
4 17 (3.917%) Red Hat
5 13 (2.995%) HP
6 12 (2.765%) Business Objects
7 11 (2.535%) NetSuite
7 11 (2.535%) SAP
8 9 (2.074%) Google
9 6 (1.382%) ArcSight
9 6 (1.382%) F5
10 5 (1.152%) Facebook
10 5 (1.152%) Citrix
10 5 (1.152%) Symantec
11 4 (0.922%) ESRI
11 4 (0.922%) Dell
11 4 (0.922%) Sitecore
12 3 (0.691%) SolarWinds
12 3 (0.691%) Red Gate
12 3 (0.691%) Cisco
Bath, Avon
SQL / Developer / T-SQL / SSRS / SSIS / Design / Database / BI Responsible for providing database solutions and business information across a range of blue chip clients and sectors... - Design and...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bath, South West
SQL SERVER DEVELOPER - Bath - £35,000SQL / Developer / T-SQL / SSRS / SSIS / Design / Database / BI Responsible for providing database solutions and business information across a range of blue chip...
OPUS
Salary: GBP35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
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
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
You will also need design and integration experience using MS SQL Server (2008 ideally)... Key Skills : Minimum of three years' Solid and demonstrable "hands on" software application development...
ninesharp
Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Newton Abbot, Devon
Building SQL Queries using T-SQL and SSRS to fulfil requirements... You must have: - Experience of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, T-SQL & Stored Procedures... Experience of VB.net...
Pro-Direct Sport Ltd
Salary: From £17,000 to £22,000 per annum dependent on meeting role criteria
Posted: 14 May 2013
Dorset, South West
Working in an established team, you will be fully engaged and involved in the full project life cycle of bespoke software solutions from design, development, testing, maintenance and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £22000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset
Working in an established team, you will be fully engaged and involved in the full project life cycle of bespoke software solutions from design, development, testing, maintenance and...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £22000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
The successful candidate will have strong experience working on SQL databases, using SQL Server 2008 and a good working knowledge of T-SQL and SQL Server 2008 SSIS...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 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
Dorset, South West
Working in an established team, you will be fully engaged and involved in the full project life cycle of bespoke software solutions from design, development, testing, maintenance and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 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
Bristol, Avon
Key words associated with this role: ASP.NET/ SQL Server 2008 / C# / .Net 3.5 / Oracle... Net Developer C# / ASP.Net / MVC / WCF) Analyst Programmer / Software Engineer / Microsoft...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £35,000 to £38,000 per annum
Posted: 15 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
Bristol, South West
SQL Server Data Warehouse Developer Team LeadOpportunity Skills: SQL Server 2008R2, Stored procedures, Data warehouse Development, ETL Development, data loading. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a leading...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £45000 - £75000 per annum + Bonus, Benefits, Pension
Posted: 20 May 2013
Exeter, Devon
Good commercial experience of using .Net (C#) * Good commercial experience of SQL Server 2005/2008. * Good commercial experience using Windows XP and/or Windows 7... *Experience of using...
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38500 per annum + ben
Posted: 16 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
Chippenham, Wiltshire
We are actively seeking strong candidates with PHP 5, Javascript, TDD & Agile experience or a desire to learn fast... MySQL 5. Javascript... JQuery. LAMP installation and management. ASP...
Mayden House Ltd
Salary: Up to £37,000 per annum depending on experience plus great benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Bristol, Avon
Administering all Dyson Group databases, you will use internally hosted SAP, SharePoint, Dyson applications and 3rd party systems to support the Service Delivery and Business Applications Team... You...
Webrecruit
Salary: Up to £32,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Messaging Engineer / £35,000-£40,000 - Bristol Messaging Engineer / Exchange 2010/2013 / Hyper-V / SQL Server 2008/2012 / Domino We are looking for a Messaging Engineer to work...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Training & Benefits.
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Network & Messaging Engineer / £35,000-£40,000 - Bristol Messaging Engineer / Exchange 2010/2013 / Hyper-V / SQL Server 2008/2012 / Domino We are looking for a Messaging Engineer to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Training & Benefits.
Posted: 15 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: 15 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
It's critical to have proven Microsoft Business Intelligence including tools used to tailor the solution for customers - SharePoint 2010 Performance Point, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £47,000 + car allowance + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
The successful candidate will have good experience of Exchange 2010 and/or 2013, Hyper-V, SQL Server 2008 and/or 2012 and Domino based projects, which is highly...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Training & Benefits.
Posted: 15 May 2013
Radstock, Avon
The successful candidate will need to have experience in two of the following: - Windows Server (Essential) - Windows 7 & XP (Essential - Office 2010 (Essential) - Exchange 2010 - SharePoint 2010 - SQL...
Sanderson
Salary: £22 - £26000 per annum + Contributory pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key Skills: SQL Server 2008. SQL Server monitoring, performance management. Stored procedures, indexes, statistics... You will be working with SQL Server 2008, being very hands on, using software...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £30,000 to £37,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key Skills: SQL Server 2008 High availability environments Performance tuning, replication, mirroring Back-ups, disaster recovery A well established financial information provider is seeking a SQL Server production...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013