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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Street 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank26
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads2217
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.008 %
As % of the category below44.90 %34.69 %
Salaries quoted2113
Average minimum salary£36,048£36,846
Average salary£40,095£39,500
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Average maximum salary£44,143£42,154
UK excluding London average salary£35,254£35,506
% change on same period last year-0.70 %
Street IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Street
Matching permanent IT job ads4949
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted4641
Average minimum salary£40,917£37,345
Average salary£45,500£46,877
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum salary£50,083£56,409
UK excluding London average salary£35,693£35,932
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
SQL SomersetSQL
Somerset

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Street 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 Street region.

Street SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Street region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Street SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

126 (74.29 %)SQL Server
222 (62.86 %).NET
318 (51.43 %)C#
416 (45.71 %)Transact-SQL
416 (45.71 %)ASP.NET
514 (40.00 %)WebServices
514 (40.00 %)Microsoft
612 (34.29 %)Visual Studio
612 (34.29 %)HTML
612 (34.29 %)SQL Server 2000
612 (34.29 %)SQL Server 2005
711 (31.43 %)Finance
810 (28.57 %)Windows
97 (20.00 %)VB.NET
105 (14.29 %)Oracle
105 (14.29 %)VB
105 (14.29 %)VB6
114 (11.43 %)Investment Banking
114 (11.43 %)Banking
114 (11.43 %)XML
114 (11.43 %)Windows Server 2003
123 (8.571 %)Legal
123 (8.571 %)Internet
123 (8.571 %)VPN
123 (8.571 %)MS Exchange
123 (8.571 %)VSS/SourceSafe
123 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 2000
123 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 2003
123 (8.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
123 (8.571 %)Back Office

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Street 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.

Street IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (62.86 %).NET
216 (45.71 %)ASP.NET
314 (40.00 %)WebServices
412 (34.29 %)HTML
54 (11.43 %)XML
62 (5.714 %)XSL
62 (5.714 %)WinForms
71 (2.857 %)COM+
Street IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.571 %)MS Exchange
13 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 2000
13 (8.571 %)Exchange Server 2003
Street IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.571 %)Internet
13 (8.571 %)VPN
Street IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (74.29 %)SQL Server
212 (34.29 %)SQL Server 2000
212 (34.29 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (5.714 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (5.714 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (5.714 %)MySQL
32 (5.714 %)ETL
32 (5.714 %)Datawarehouse
32 (5.714 %)BusinessObjects
41 (2.857 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.857 %)Oracle 9i
41 (2.857 %)RDBMS
41 (2.857 %)Oracle 10g
41 (2.857 %)Crystal Reports
Street IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (34.29 %)Visual Studio
23 (8.571 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (5.714 %)AppScan
Street IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (31.43 %)Finance
24 (11.43 %)Investment Banking
24 (11.43 %)Banking
33 (8.571 %)Legal
33 (8.571 %)Back Office
42 (5.714 %)Insurance
42 (5.714 %)Pensions
42 (5.714 %)Health
51 (2.857 %)Law
Street IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (34.29 %)Software Engineer
112 (34.29 %)C# Software Engineer
27 (20.00 %)Developer
35 (14.29 %)Analyst
44 (11.43 %).NET Developer
53 (8.571 %)Consultant
53 (8.571 %)Sales Consultant
53 (8.571 %)SQL Server Analyst
53 (8.571 %)Presales Consultant
53 (8.571 %)Server Analyst
62 (5.714 %)Team Leader
62 (5.714 %)SQL DBA
62 (5.714 %)Security Specialist
62 (5.714 %)Information Security Specialist
62 (5.714 %)Senior Developer
62 (5.714 %)Analyst Programmer
62 (5.714 %)Programmer
62 (5.714 %)DBA
62 (5.714 %)Lead Developer
71 (2.857 %)Data Analyst
Street IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.857 %)Replication
11 (2.857 %)N-Tier
11 (2.857 %)Statistics
Street IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (28.57 %)Windows
24 (11.43 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (8.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (5.714 %)UNIX
51 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
Street IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (5.714 %)UML
12 (5.714 %)OO
12 (5.714 %)Risk Assessment
12 (5.714 %)Information Security
21 (2.857 %)Change Management
21 (2.857 %)Business Intelligence
21 (2.857 %)Data Analysis
21 (2.857 %)Business Analysis
21 (2.857 %)Supplier Management
Street IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (51.43 %)C#
216 (45.71 %)Transact-SQL
37 (20.00 %)VB.NET
45 (14.29 %)VB
45 (14.29 %)VB6
52 (5.714 %)Java
61 (2.857 %)PL/SQL
Street IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.714 %)Degree
12 (5.714 %)CISSP
12 (5.714 %)GIAC
12 (5.714 %)CISA
21 (2.857 %)ISEB
Street IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.714 %)QA
Street IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (40.00 %)Microsoft
25 (14.29 %)Oracle
32 (5.714 %)Sybase
32 (5.714 %)Business Objects