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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Suffolk 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank56
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads165188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.079 %
As % of the category below34.74 %37.60 %
Salaries quoted144163
Average minimum salary£31,913£30,668
Average salary£33,641£33,003
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Average maximum salary£35,369£35,338
UK excluding London average salary£34,837£35,204
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads475500
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.210 %
Salaries quoted402407
Average minimum salary£33,097£32,716
Average salary£35,674£35,853
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Average maximum salary£38,251£38,989
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
SQL East of EnglandSQL
East of England

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Suffolk SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
IpswichUp+7104£36,028+11.02 %
Bury St EdmundsDown-87£34,083+10.43 %
NewmarketDown-56£34,000+22.52 %
StowmarketNew entry-5£30,000-
HaverhillDown-15£37,500+36.36 %
WoodbridgeNew entry-3£27,500-
SQL East of EnglandSQL
East of England

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

1123 (40.20 %).NET
2111 (36.27 %)SQL Server
3109 (35.62 %)Oracle
4108 (35.29 %)C#
590 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
679 (25.82 %)UNIX
773 (23.86 %)C++
872 (23.53 %)JavaScript
971 (23.20 %)Microsoft
1068 (22.22 %)Telecoms
1166 (21.57 %)Transact-SQL
1264 (20.92 %)XML
1264 (20.92 %)SQL Server 2005
1358 (18.95 %)Windows
1456 (18.30 %)VB.NET
1456 (18.30 %)INAP
1456 (18.30 %)Requirements Analysis
1552 (16.99 %)AJAX
1552 (16.99 %)HTML
1646 (15.03 %)CSS
1744 (14.38 %)Windows Server 2003
1843 (14.05 %)Java
1940 (13.07 %)Web Development
1940 (13.07 %)SQL Server 2000
2038 (12.42 %)Microsoft Certification
2137 (12.09 %)PL/SQL
2235 (11.44 %)Perl
2334 (11.11 %)C
2433 (10.78 %)Degree
2532 (10.46 %)Linux

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1123 (40.20 %).NET
290 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
364 (20.92 %)XML
452 (16.99 %)HTML
452 (16.99 %)AJAX
546 (15.03 %)CSS
631 (10.13 %)ASP
727 (8.824 %)XHTML
823 (7.516 %)WebServices
917 (5.556 %)XSLT
1016 (5.229 %)SOAP
1115 (4.902 %)JSP
1213 (4.248 %).NET Framework
1310 (3.268 %)J2EE
149 (2.941 %)XSD
157 (2.288 %)WinForms
166 (1.961 %)Middleware
174 (1.307 %)WebSphere
174 (1.307 %)JSR 168
174 (1.307 %)EJB
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (8.497 %)IIS
27 (2.288 %)MS Exchange
36 (1.961 %)Oracle Workflow
42 (0.654 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (0.654 %)JBoss
42 (0.654 %)Apache
42 (0.654 %)Tomcat
42 (0.654 %)SharePoint
42 (0.654 %)DotNetNuke
51 (0.327 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.327 %)SAS
51 (0.327 %)BizTalk Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (3.922 %)MS Excel
26 (1.961 %)Photoshop
34 (1.307 %)MATLAB
41 (0.327 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
156 (18.30 %)INAP
229 (9.477 %)GSM
328 (9.150 %)H.323
328 (9.150 %)TCAP
424 (7.843 %)Internet
518 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
518 (5.882 %)DNS
518 (5.882 %)SMTP
518 (5.882 %)DHCP
518 (5.882 %)HTTP
612 (3.922 %)SNMP
612 (3.922 %)3GPP
612 (3.922 %)SS7
612 (3.922 %)C7
72 (0.654 %)Wireless
72 (0.654 %)VoIP
72 (0.654 %)WAN
72 (0.654 %)LAN
81 (0.327 %)Intranet
81 (0.327 %)Extranet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1111 (36.27 %)SQL Server
264 (20.92 %)SQL Server 2005
340 (13.07 %)SQL Server 2000
425 (8.170 %)SQL Server Integration Services
511 (3.595 %)Datawarehouse
67 (2.288 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
76 (1.961 %)ETL
76 (1.961 %)Oracle 9i
85 (1.634 %)Oracle 8/8i
94 (1.307 %)MySQL
94 (1.307 %)Data Mining
103 (0.980 %)RDBMS
103 (0.980 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.654 %)Oracle Reports
112 (0.654 %)MS Access
112 (0.654 %)DTS
112 (0.654 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
121 (0.327 %)BusinessObjects
121 (0.327 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
121 (0.327 %)OLAP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (7.843 %)Visual Studio
26 (1.961 %)ProC
34 (1.307 %)Flash
43 (0.980 %)Eclipse
43 (0.980 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.327 %)Subversion
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
168 (22.22 %)Telecoms
228 (9.150 %)Retail
324 (7.843 %)Health
420 (6.536 %)Music
420 (6.536 %)Music Industry
515 (4.902 %)Games
612 (3.922 %)Pensions
77 (2.288 %)Manufacturing
85 (1.634 %)Finance
94 (1.307 %)Government
94 (1.307 %)Legal
94 (1.307 %)Local Government
103 (0.980 %)Insurance
112 (0.654 %)Back Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1195 (63.73 %)Developer
277 (25.16 %).NET Developer
351 (16.67 %)C++ Developer
443 (14.05 %)Programmer
541 (13.40 %)C# Developer
637 (12.09 %)ASP.NET Developer
735 (11.44 %)Analyst
831 (10.13 %)Web Developer
928 (9.150 %)DBA
928 (9.150 %)Software Developer
928 (9.150 %)SQL DBA
1025 (8.170 %)C Developer
1122 (7.190 %).NET Web Developer
1122 (7.190 %)Senior Developer
1219 (6.209 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1316 (5.229 %)Software Programmer
1316 (5.229 %)Software Engineer
1316 (5.229 %)C++ Programmer
1415 (4.902 %)SQL Server DBA
1415 (4.902 %).NET Programmer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (8.170 %)Replication
28 (2.614 %)N-Tier
36 (1.961 %)Data Protection Act
36 (1.961 %)Clustering
45 (1.634 %)Computer Science
54 (1.307 %)Statistics
62 (0.654 %)IPTV
62 (0.654 %)Human Factors
71 (0.327 %)Thin Client
71 (0.327 %)Management Information System
71 (0.327 %)Web 2.0
71 (0.327 %)Fat Client
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
179 (25.82 %)UNIX
258 (18.95 %)Windows
344 (14.38 %)Windows Server 2003
432 (10.46 %)Linux
523 (7.516 %)Windows XP
618 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.327 %)Windows Server 2008
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
156 (18.30 %)Requirements Analysis
240 (13.07 %)Web Development
328 (9.150 %)Software Testing
328 (9.150 %)Unit Testing
425 (8.170 %)OO
522 (7.190 %)UML
616 (5.229 %)E-Commerce
714 (4.575 %)SOA
87 (2.288 %)Migration
96 (1.961 %)Workflow
96 (1.961 %)Business Intelligence
96 (1.961 %)Data Protection
105 (1.634 %)Security Cleared
105 (1.634 %)Process Management
105 (1.634 %)Change Management
105 (1.634 %)Integration Testing
114 (1.307 %)Data Analysis
114 (1.307 %)Agile Software Development
114 (1.307 %)OOP
123 (0.980 %)PRINCE2
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1108 (35.29 %)C#
273 (23.86 %)C++
372 (23.53 %)JavaScript
466 (21.57 %)Transact-SQL
556 (18.30 %)VB.NET
643 (14.05 %)Java
737 (12.09 %)PL/SQL
835 (11.44 %)Perl
934 (11.11 %)C
1030 (9.804 %)VB
1125 (8.170 %)PHP
1216 (5.229 %)VB6
1315 (4.902 %)Ruby
146 (1.961 %)Progress 4GL
155 (1.634 %)Delphi
162 (0.654 %)VBA
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (12.42 %)Microsoft Certification
233 (10.78 %)Degree
310 (3.268 %)MCSD
46 (1.961 %)MCP
46 (1.961 %)MCAD
55 (1.634 %)HNC
55 (1.634 %)HND
63 (0.980 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (0.654 %)MCSE
72 (0.654 %)CCENT
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.654 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.327 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1109 (35.62 %)Oracle
271 (23.20 %)Microsoft
37 (2.288 %)Cisco
46 (1.961 %)Progress
55 (1.634 %)Sun
55 (1.634 %)HP
55 (1.634 %)Dell
55 (1.634 %)BT
64 (1.307 %)IBM
71 (0.327 %)Sybase
71 (0.327 %)Business Objects