The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Stirling region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 24 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 Stirling region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 10 10 8
Rank change year-on-year
0 -2
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2 23 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stirling 6.061% 20.54% 14.81%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 15.38% 62.16% 47.06%
Number of salaries quoted 0 21 8
Average salary - £36,000 £53,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -33.02%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Stirling
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
13 37 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Stirling 39.39% 33.04% 31.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6 28 15
Average salary £46,500 £40,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.25% +11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £29,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £94,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
Scotland

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Stirling 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 Stirling region.

Stirling SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stirling 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 16 (76.19%) SQL
2 11 (52.38%) Microsoft
3 10 (47.62%) Investment Management
4 9 (42.86%) SQL Server 2005
4 9 (42.86%) Finance
5 8 (38.10%) Data Modelling
6 7 (33.33%) Asset Management
6 7 (33.33%) Cadis
7 5 (23.81%) T-SQL
7 5 (23.81%) C#
7 5 (23.81%) .NET
8 4 (19.05%) CSS
8 4 (19.05%) HTML
8 4 (19.05%) JavaScript
8 4 (19.05%) Windows
8 4 (19.05%) MVC
9 3 (14.29%) Ajax
9 3 (14.29%) Linux
9 3 (14.29%) Apache
9 3 (14.29%) Python
9 3 (14.29%) Client/Server
9 3 (14.29%) PHP
9 3 (14.29%) VB
9 3 (14.29%) XML
9 3 (14.29%) MySQL
9 3 (14.29%) IIS
9 3 (14.29%) Symfony
9 3 (14.29%) Django
9 3 (14.29%) jQuery
9 3 (14.29%) Time Management

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Stirling 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 5 (23.81%) .NET
2 4 (19.05%) CSS
2 4 (19.05%) HTML
3 3 (14.29%) Ajax
3 3 (14.29%) XML
3 3 (14.29%) Symfony
3 3 (14.29%) Django
3 3 (14.29%) jQuery
3 3 (14.29%) .NET Framework
4 1 (4.762%) Spring
4 1 (4.762%) Hibernate
4 1 (4.762%) ASP.NET
4 1 (4.762%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (4.762%) Java SE
4 1 (4.762%) Java EE
4 1 (4.762%) WCF
4 1 (4.762%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 3 (14.29%) Apache
1 3 (14.29%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (4.762%) MS Excel
1 1 (4.762%) MS Project
1 1 (4.762%) Open Workbench
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.762%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (42.86%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (14.29%) MySQL
3 2 (9.524%) DTS
4 1 (4.762%) Data Mart
4 1 (4.762%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (4.762%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (4.762%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 9 (42.86%) Finance
2 2 (9.524%) Banking
3 1 (4.762%) Investment Banking
3 1 (4.762%) Games
3 1 (4.762%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Developer
2 6 (28.57%) Designer
2 6 (28.57%) Database Designer
3 4 (19.05%) Software Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Database Developer
4 3 (14.29%) SQL Developer
4 3 (14.29%) SQL Database Developer
4 3 (14.29%) Architect
4 3 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (9.524%) Senior SQL Developer
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Developer
5 2 (9.524%) Software Developer
5 2 (9.524%) Analyst
5 2 (9.524%) Senior Database Developer
5 2 (9.524%) .NET Developer
6 1 (4.762%) Junior Developer
6 1 (4.762%) Technical Project Leader
6 1 (4.762%) .NET Software Engineer
6 1 (4.762%) Test Analyst
6 1 (4.762%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Client/Server
2 1 (4.762%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.762%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (4.762%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Windows
2 3 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (4.762%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (47.62%) Investment Management
2 8 (38.10%) Data Modelling
3 7 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 4 (19.05%) MVC
5 3 (14.29%) Time Management
6 1 (4.762%) Data Management
6 1 (4.762%) Automated Testing
6 1 (4.762%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (4.762%) ETL
6 1 (4.762%) BCP
6 1 (4.762%) Project Management
6 1 (4.762%) PRINCE2
6 1 (4.762%) Test Strategy
6 1 (4.762%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (4.762%) Test Management
6 1 (4.762%) Test Scripting
6 1 (4.762%) Multithreading
6 1 (4.762%) Wealth Management
6 1 (4.762%) Test Automation
6 1 (4.762%) Fund Accounting
Programming Languages
1 16 (76.19%) SQL
2 5 (23.81%) T-SQL
2 5 (23.81%) C#
3 4 (19.05%) JavaScript
4 3 (14.29%) Python
4 3 (14.29%) PHP
4 3 (14.29%) VB
5 1 (4.762%) VB.NET
5 1 (4.762%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (4.762%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (4.762%) PMP
1 1 (4.762%) PMI Certification
1 1 (4.762%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Systems Management
1 1 (4.762%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 11 (52.38%) Microsoft
2 7 (33.33%) Cadis
3 1 (4.762%) HP
3 1 (4.762%) Citrix
3 1 (4.762%) Fiserv