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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank43
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads7075
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.033 %
As % of the category below39.55 %51.02 %
Salaries quoted1973
Average minimum salary£25,342£42,986
Average salary£26,908£45,226
% change on same period last year-40.50 %
Average maximum salary£28,474£47,466
UK excluding London average salary£35,271£35,419
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching permanent IT job ads177147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.118 %0.066 %
Salaries quoted60139
Average minimum salary£26,029£35,823
Average salary£27,941£38,273
% change on same period last year-26.99 %
Average maximum salary£29,852£40,722
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
SQL StaffordshireSQL
Staffordshire

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

151 (47.66 %)C#
242 (39.25 %)SQL Server
340 (37.38 %).NET
437 (34.58 %)VB
528 (26.17 %)Crystal Reports
528 (26.17 %)Finance
625 (23.36 %)Datawarehouse
724 (22.43 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
817 (15.89 %)QA
916 (14.95 %)ISEB
1012 (11.21 %)Information Security
1012 (11.21 %)Paros
1012 (11.21 %)Auditing
1012 (11.21 %)Fiddler
1012 (11.21 %)HTTP
1012 (11.21 %)Transact-SQL
1110 (9.346 %)Degree
1110 (9.346 %)Performance Testing
1110 (9.346 %)Test Scripting
1110 (9.346 %)Project Management
129 (8.411 %)Microsoft
129 (8.411 %)Windows
129 (8.411 %)Oracle
129 (8.411 %)Windows XP
138 (7.477 %)ASP.NET
138 (7.477 %)MS Office
147 (6.542 %)WebServices
147 (6.542 %)SQL Server 2005
156 (5.607 %)Software Testing
156 (5.607 %)Penetration Testing

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (37.38 %).NET
28 (7.477 %)ASP.NET
37 (6.542 %)WebServices
46 (5.607 %)XML
55 (4.673 %)HTML
64 (3.738 %)J2EE
73 (2.804 %)ASP
73 (2.804 %)JSP
73 (2.804 %)AJAX
82 (1.869 %)JDBC
82 (1.869 %)XHTML
91 (0.935 %)EDI
91 (0.935 %)CSS
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.869 %)IIS
21 (0.935 %)SharePoint
21 (0.935 %)MS Exchange
21 (0.935 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (0.935 %)Office Project Server
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (7.477 %)MS Office
21 (0.935 %)MS Excel
21 (0.935 %)MS Visio
21 (0.935 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (0.935 %)MS Project
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (11.21 %)HTTP
22 (1.869 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.935 %)VPN
31 (0.935 %)Firewall
31 (0.935 %)LAN
31 (0.935 %)WAN
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (39.25 %)SQL Server
228 (26.17 %)Crystal Reports
325 (23.36 %)Datawarehouse
424 (22.43 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
57 (6.542 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (2.804 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.935 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.935 %)BusinessObjects XI
71 (0.935 %)Cognos Powerplay
71 (0.935 %)Cognos Impromptu
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (11.21 %)Paros
112 (11.21 %)Fiddler
25 (4.673 %)TestDirector
25 (4.673 %)TestPartner
33 (2.804 %)Oracle Forms
42 (1.869 %)JDeveloper
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (26.17 %)Finance
212 (11.21 %)Auditing
33 (2.804 %)Education
33 (2.804 %)Insurance
42 (1.869 %)Retail
51 (0.935 %)Pensions
51 (0.935 %)Telecoms
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
167 (62.62 %)Developer
231 (28.97 %)Tester
315 (14.02 %)C# Developer
411 (10.28 %)Software Tester
411 (10.28 %)Report Developer
510 (9.346 %).NET Developer
510 (9.346 %)Report Analyst
510 (9.346 %)Graduate
510 (9.346 %)Analyst
510 (9.346 %)Penetration Tester
69 (8.411 %)Senior Tester
69 (8.411 %)Web Developer
69 (8.411 %)Web Tester
77 (6.542 %)Report Writer
86 (5.607 %)Software Developer
86 (5.607 %)Software Engineer
95 (4.673 %)C# Software Engineer
95 (4.673 %)SQL Developer
95 (4.673 %)Junior Developer
95 (4.673 %)Applications Tester
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.935 %)AS400
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (8.411 %)Windows
19 (8.411 %)Windows XP
22 (1.869 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (1.869 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.935 %)Windows Vista
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (11.21 %)Information Security
210 (9.346 %)Project Management
210 (9.346 %)Performance Testing
210 (9.346 %)Test Scripting
36 (5.607 %)Penetration Testing
36 (5.607 %)Software Testing
42 (1.869 %)Web Development
42 (1.869 %)Ethical Hacking
42 (1.869 %)Business Intelligence
51 (0.935 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (0.935 %)Logistics
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (47.66 %)C#
237 (34.58 %)VB
312 (11.21 %)Transact-SQL
45 (4.673 %)VB.NET
45 (4.673 %)Java
54 (3.738 %)JavaScript
54 (3.738 %)PL/SQL
62 (1.869 %)VB6
71 (0.935 %)VBScript
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (14.95 %)ISEB
210 (9.346 %)Degree
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (15.89 %)QA
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.869 %)Active Directory
21 (0.935 %)MetaFrame
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.935 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.935 %)ARCserve
11 (0.935 %)WSUS
11 (0.935 %)BMC Marimba
Stoke-on-Trent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (8.411 %)Microsoft
19 (8.411 %)Oracle
25 (4.673 %)Compuware
33 (2.804 %)Business Objects
41 (0.935 %)Cognos
41 (0.935 %)Citrix
41 (0.935 %)McAfee Security