The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the St Helens region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 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 St Helens region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 2 2 4
Rank change year-on-year
0 +2
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 5 13 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in St Helens 41.67% 43.33% 51.61%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 83.33% 72.22% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 13 16
Average salary £40,000 £27,500 £38,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+45.45% -29.03%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
St Helens
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
6 18 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in St Helens 50.00% 60.00% 51.61%
Number of salaries quoted 6 18 16
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -12.50%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
Merseyside

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

St Helens SQL Server Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

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

St Helens SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the St Helens 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.

1 14 (93.33%) HTML
1 14 (93.33%) CSS
2 10 (66.67%) Java
2 10 (66.67%) SQL
2 10 (66.67%) Swing
2 10 (66.67%) TDD
2 10 (66.67%) Spring
3 8 (53.33%) Twitter
4 5 (33.33%) C#
4 5 (33.33%) VB.NET
4 5 (33.33%) .NET
4 5 (33.33%) ASP.NET
5 4 (26.67%) JavaScript
5 4 (26.67%) jQuery
5 4 (26.67%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (26.67%) ASP.NET MVC
5 4 (26.67%) HTML5
5 4 (26.67%) Web Application Development
5 4 (26.67%) Web Development
5 4 (26.67%) WCF
5 4 (26.67%) SQL Server 2005
5 4 (26.67%) MVC
6 1 (6.667%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (6.667%) Project Management
6 1 (6.667%) Windows

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the St Helens 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.

Application Development
1 14 (93.33%) HTML
1 14 (93.33%) CSS
2 10 (66.67%) Swing
2 10 (66.67%) Spring
3 5 (33.33%) .NET
3 5 (33.33%) ASP.NET
4 4 (26.67%) jQuery
4 4 (26.67%) ASP.NET MVC
4 4 (26.67%) HTML5
4 4 (26.67%) WCF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) SQL Server 2008
1 4 (26.67%) SQL Server 2005
Job Titles
1 15 (100.00%) Developer
2 10 (66.67%) Software Developer
3 5 (33.33%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
3 5 (33.33%) C# ASP.NET Developer
3 5 (33.33%) .NET Developer
3 5 (33.33%) C# Developer
3 5 (33.33%) VB.NET Developer
3 5 (33.33%) ASP.NET Developer
3 5 (33.33%) C# .NET Developer
4 4 (26.67%) Senior C# Developer
4 4 (26.67%) Senior .NET Developer
4 4 (26.67%) Senior VB.NET Developer
4 4 (26.67%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
4 4 (26.67%) Senior Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.667%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) TDD
2 4 (26.67%) Web Application Development
2 4 (26.67%) Web Development
2 4 (26.67%) MVC
3 1 (6.667%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (6.667%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (66.67%) Java
1 10 (66.67%) SQL
2 5 (33.33%) C#
2 5 (33.33%) VB.NET
3 4 (26.67%) JavaScript
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Twitter
St. Helens, North West
NET Software Developers- St Helens C# ASP.NET VB.NET £35K-£45K... Skills required/desired: C# or VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server.The company offers progression to...
Salary: £35000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + bens
Posted: 1 May 2013