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This section looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Southampton region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank66
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads106141
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.059 %
As % of the category below32.72 %35.16 %
Salaries quoted82138
Average minimum salary£29,329£28,471
Average salary£32,024£31,453
% change on same period last year+1.81 %
Average maximum salary£34,720£34,435
UK excluding London average salary£34,738£35,187
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Southampton
Matching permanent IT job ads324401
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.174 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted261369
Average minimum salary£32,094£30,352
Average salary£35,155£33,615
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
Average maximum salary£38,215£36,878
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
SQL HampshireSQL
Hampshire

SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL across the Southampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Southampton SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Southampton SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Southampton SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

1144 (50.35 %).NET
2141 (49.30 %)SQL Server
385 (29.72 %)ASP.NET
483 (29.02 %)XML
577 (26.92 %)Oracle
676 (26.57 %)JavaScript
768 (23.78 %)Windows
866 (23.08 %)VB.NET
949 (17.13 %)HTML
949 (17.13 %)CSS
1048 (16.78 %)C#
1146 (16.08 %)Java
1146 (16.08 %)VB
1245 (15.73 %)Degree
1344 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
1442 (14.69 %)Finance
1538 (13.29 %)Transact-SQL
1538 (13.29 %)AJAX
1636 (12.59 %)Microsoft
1735 (12.24 %)UML
1831 (10.84 %)WebServices
1831 (10.84 %)PL/SQL
1831 (10.84 %)E-Commerce
1930 (10.49 %)IIS
2028 (9.790 %)MS Excel
2028 (9.790 %)Web Development
2127 (9.441 %)VB6
2225 (8.741 %)SOA
2324 (8.392 %)UNIX
2324 (8.392 %)Pensions

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Southampton 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.

Southampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1144 (50.35 %).NET
285 (29.72 %)ASP.NET
383 (29.02 %)XML
449 (17.13 %)HTML
449 (17.13 %)CSS
538 (13.29 %)AJAX
631 (10.84 %)WebServices
723 (8.042 %)ASP
822 (7.692 %)J2EE
822 (7.692 %).NET Framework
918 (6.294 %)JSP
1010 (3.497 %)Servlets
1010 (3.497 %)WebSphere
119 (3.147 %)Adobe Flex
127 (2.448 %)ASP.NET 2.0
127 (2.448 %)XSLT
136 (2.098 %)EJB
136 (2.098 %)SOAP
145 (1.748 %)Swing
145 (1.748 %)MDX
Southampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (10.49 %)IIS
215 (5.245 %)CMS
39 (3.147 %)Lotus Notes
46 (2.098 %)SharePoint
55 (1.748 %)WebSphere Application Server
55 (1.748 %)WebLogic
64 (1.399 %)ArcGIS
64 (1.399 %)ArcIMS
64 (1.399 %)ArcSDE
73 (1.049 %)MS Exchange
73 (1.049 %)SAS
82 (0.699 %)ColdFusion
82 (0.699 %)Lotus Domino
82 (0.699 %)Apache
91 (0.350 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.350 %)Oracle Workflow
91 (0.350 %)JBoss
Southampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (9.790 %)MS Excel
29 (3.147 %)MS Office
38 (2.797 %)Fireworks
43 (1.049 %)SPSS
51 (0.350 %)Photoshop
51 (0.350 %)MS PowerPoint
Southampton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.049 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.350 %)Line 50
21 (0.350 %)Great Plains
Southampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (2.797 %)SSL
27 (2.448 %)TCP/IP
36 (2.098 %)Internet
42 (0.699 %)FTP
42 (0.699 %)HTTP
51 (0.350 %)WAN
51 (0.350 %)Intranet
Southampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1141 (49.30 %)SQL Server
244 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
319 (6.643 %)Oracle 10g
319 (6.643 %)Oracle 9i
417 (5.944 %)MS Access
417 (5.944 %)SQL Server 2005
516 (5.594 %)Crystal Reports
615 (5.245 %)Oracle Reports
713 (4.545 %)DTS
812 (4.196 %)MySQL
911 (3.846 %)Oracle 8/8i
1010 (3.497 %)TOAD
119 (3.147 %)DB2
119 (3.147 %)Ingres
127 (2.448 %)BusinessObjects
127 (2.448 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
127 (2.448 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
136 (2.098 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
136 (2.098 %)ETL
136 (2.098 %)Datawarehouse
Southampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (4.196 %)Visual Studio
112 (4.196 %)Oracle Forms
210 (3.497 %)Flash
39 (3.147 %)Dreamweaver
46 (2.098 %)QuickTest Pro
46 (2.098 %)LoadRunner
46 (2.098 %)ProC
53 (1.049 %)Eclipse
53 (1.049 %)JUnit
62 (0.699 %)Ant
62 (0.699 %)ClearCase
62 (0.699 %)Subversion
62 (0.699 %)ERwin
71 (0.350 %)WinRunner
71 (0.350 %)TestDirector
Southampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (14.69 %)Finance
224 (8.392 %)Pensions
321 (7.343 %)Health
415 (5.245 %)Marketing
57 (2.448 %)Retail
57 (2.448 %)Back Office
66 (2.098 %)Financial Institution
66 (2.098 %)Insurance
75 (1.748 %)Auditing
75 (1.748 %)Telecoms
82 (0.699 %)Education
82 (0.699 %)Legal
82 (0.699 %)Banking
82 (0.699 %)Wholesale Banking
91 (0.350 %)Publishing
91 (0.350 %)Automotive
Southampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1152 (53.15 %)Developer
264 (22.38 %)Analyst
347 (16.43 %).NET Developer
425 (8.741 %)Web Developer
521 (7.343 %)DBA
614 (4.895 %)Tester
614 (4.895 %)Oracle Developer
614 (4.895 %)SQL DBA
713 (4.545 %)SQL Server DBA
713 (4.545 %)Administrator
812 (4.196 %)Software Developer
812 (4.196 %)Architect
812 (4.196 %)Systems Developer
911 (3.846 %)VB.NET Developer
911 (3.846 %)Software Tester
911 (3.846 %)Java Developer
1010 (3.497 %)Server Administrator
118 (2.797 %)Support Engineer
127 (2.448 %)Support Analyst
127 (2.448 %)Data Analyst
Southampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (6.643 %)Client/Server
213 (4.545 %)Computer Science
311 (3.846 %)AS400
46 (2.098 %)Replication
55 (1.748 %)IVR
55 (1.748 %)IPTV
63 (1.049 %)Mathematics
63 (1.049 %)Economics
72 (0.699 %)NHS
72 (0.699 %)PACS
72 (0.699 %)N-Tier
72 (0.699 %)Multithreading
81 (0.350 %)German Language
81 (0.350 %)CMDB
81 (0.350 %)Credit Risk
81 (0.350 %)EPoS
81 (0.350 %)E-Learning
Southampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (23.78 %)Windows
224 (8.392 %)UNIX
314 (4.895 %)Linux
413 (4.545 %)Solaris
511 (3.846 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (1.748 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (1.399 %)Windows Mobile
74 (1.399 %)HPUX
82 (0.699 %)Windows XP
91 (0.350 %)Tru64
91 (0.350 %)AIX
Southampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (12.24 %)UML
231 (10.84 %)E-Commerce
328 (9.790 %)Web Development
425 (8.741 %)SOA
521 (7.343 %)OO
619 (6.643 %)SEO
714 (4.895 %)Software Testing
813 (4.545 %)Data Modelling
911 (3.846 %)Content Management
1010 (3.497 %)Web Design
1010 (3.497 %)RUP
119 (3.147 %)Project Management
128 (2.797 %)CRM
128 (2.797 %)Logistics
128 (2.797 %)Automated Testing
128 (2.797 %)Internet Marketing
136 (2.098 %)ITIL
145 (1.748 %)Service Delivery
145 (1.748 %)Test Scripting
154 (1.399 %)Manual Testing
Southampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
176 (26.57 %)JavaScript
266 (23.08 %)VB.NET
348 (16.78 %)C#
446 (16.08 %)Java
446 (16.08 %)VB
538 (13.29 %)Transact-SQL
631 (10.84 %)PL/SQL
727 (9.441 %)VB6
819 (6.643 %)VBA
917 (5.944 %)Shell Script
1013 (4.545 %)DHTML
1013 (4.545 %)Korn
119 (3.147 %)Perl
128 (2.797 %)C++
128 (2.797 %)VBScript
137 (2.448 %)Delphi
146 (2.098 %)VC++
155 (1.748 %)RPG
164 (1.399 %)XPath
173 (1.049 %)PHP
Southampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
145 (15.73 %)Degree
211 (3.846 %)HND
310 (3.497 %)ISEB
41 (0.350 %)ISTQB
Southampton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (3.147 %)QA
22 (0.699 %)SLA
31 (0.350 %)ISO9001
Southampton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (1.748 %)Oracle RMAN
24 (1.399 %)Active Directory
24 (1.399 %)NetBackup
31 (0.350 %)Backup Exec
Southampton IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.049 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.350 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.350 %)Oracle Statspack
Southampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
177 (26.92 %)Oracle
236 (12.59 %)Microsoft
317 (5.944 %)IBM
49 (3.147 %)Lotus
49 (3.147 %)Adobe
58 (2.797 %)SAP
67 (2.448 %)Business Objects
75 (1.748 %)Citrix
75 (1.748 %)BEA
84 (1.399 %)ESRI
84 (1.399 %)Siebel
93 (1.049 %)Sun
93 (1.049 %)HP
93 (1.049 %)Google
93 (1.049 %)Sage
102 (0.699 %)Informatica
102 (0.699 %)PeopleSoft
111 (0.350 %)Macromedia
111 (0.350 %)Symantec
111 (0.350 %)Anite