The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Swindon region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 17 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 Swindon region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 39 27 28
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 15 33 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Swindon 3.226% 6.445% 5.190%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 10.87% 22.15% 17.69%
Number of salaries quoted 14 31 21
Average salary £37,250 £31,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.25% -3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,450 £20,500 £30,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,500 £39,500 £36,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Swindon
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
138 149 147
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Swindon 29.68% 29.10% 29.34%
Number of salaries quoted 125 127 137
Average salary £36,500 £37,500 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.66% +11.94%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,088 £23,700 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,000 £44,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2008
Wiltshire

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Swindon SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Swindon region.

Swindon SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Swindon region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

1 35 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 26 (74.29%) .NET
3 25 (71.43%) SQL
3 25 (71.43%) C#
4 21 (60.00%) Microsoft
5 20 (57.14%) SQL Server 2005
6 19 (54.29%) JavaScript
6 19 (54.29%) ASP.NET
6 19 (54.29%) MS Excel
7 17 (48.57%) CSS
8 15 (42.86%) XML
9 13 (37.14%) Ajax
10 10 (28.57%) HTML
11 9 (25.71%) T-SQL
12 8 (22.86%) .NET Framework
12 8 (22.86%) jQuery
12 8 (22.86%) Web Services
12 8 (22.86%) VB.NET
12 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (17.14%) VB
13 6 (17.14%) Content Management
14 5 (14.29%) Java
14 5 (14.29%) Scrum
14 5 (14.29%) Finance
14 5 (14.29%) SCORM
14 5 (14.29%) Internet
14 5 (14.29%) SQL Server 2000
15 4 (11.43%) Validation
15 4 (11.43%) Change Management
15 4 (11.43%) Management Information System

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Swindon region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 26 (74.29%) .NET
2 19 (54.29%) ASP.NET
3 17 (48.57%) CSS
4 15 (42.86%) XML
5 13 (37.14%) Ajax
6 10 (28.57%) HTML
7 8 (22.86%) jQuery
7 8 (22.86%) .NET Framework
7 8 (22.86%) Web Services
8 4 (11.43%) XHTML
8 4 (11.43%) WCF
8 4 (11.43%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (5.714%) WPF
9 2 (5.714%) WF
9 2 (5.714%) LINQ
9 2 (5.714%) LAMP
9 2 (5.714%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 4 (11.43%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.714%) IIS
2 2 (5.714%) Apache
3 1 (2.857%) MS Exchange
3 1 (2.857%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 19 (54.29%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (14.29%) Internet
2 1 (2.857%) MPLS
2 1 (2.857%) Firewall
2 1 (2.857%) NAS
2 1 (2.857%) VPN
2 1 (2.857%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 20 (57.14%) SQL Server 2005
3 5 (14.29%) SQL Server 2000
4 3 (8.571%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (8.571%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 3 (8.571%) SQL Server 2012
5 2 (5.714%) MySQL
5 2 (5.714%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (5.714%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (2.857%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (2.857%) OLAP
6 1 (2.857%) OLTP
6 1 (2.857%) Oracle 10g
6 1 (2.857%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (2.857%) Oracle OLAP
6 1 (2.857%) Oracle 11g
6 1 (2.857%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 2 (5.714%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (2.857%) Retail
2 1 (2.857%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 23 (65.71%) Developer
2 17 (48.57%) .NET Developer
3 13 (37.14%) Senior Developer
3 13 (37.14%) Senior .NET Developer
4 9 (25.71%) Senior ASP.NET Developer
4 9 (25.71%) ASP.NET Developer
5 7 (20.00%) Administrator
5 7 (20.00%) DBA
6 4 (11.43%) Applications Developer
6 4 (11.43%) Web Developer
6 4 (11.43%) Senior Web Developer
6 4 (11.43%) C# Developer
6 4 (11.43%) Senior .NET Web Developer
6 4 (11.43%) C# Application Developer
6 4 (11.43%) .NET Applications Developer
6 4 (11.43%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 4 (11.43%) C# .NET Developer
6 4 (11.43%) .NET Web Developer
7 3 (8.571%) Software Team Leader
7 3 (8.571%) Software Development Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.29%) SCORM
2 4 (11.43%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.857%) Replication
3 1 (2.857%) Clustering
3 1 (2.857%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.571%) Linux
2 2 (5.714%) Windows
3 1 (2.857%) UNIX
3 1 (2.857%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (2.857%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (17.14%) Content Management
2 5 (14.29%) Scrum
3 4 (11.43%) OOD
3 4 (11.43%) Information Management
3 4 (11.43%) Systems Analysis
3 4 (11.43%) Software Testing
3 4 (11.43%) WFM
3 4 (11.43%) OO
3 4 (11.43%) Change Management
3 4 (11.43%) MVC
3 4 (11.43%) Validation
4 2 (5.714%) Performance Management
4 2 (5.714%) Software Architecture
4 2 (5.714%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (2.857%) ETL
5 1 (2.857%) Migration
5 1 (2.857%) CRM
5 1 (2.857%) E-Commerce
5 1 (2.857%) ERP
5 1 (2.857%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 25 (71.43%) C#
1 25 (71.43%) SQL
2 19 (54.29%) JavaScript
3 9 (25.71%) T-SQL
4 8 (22.86%) VB.NET
5 6 (17.14%) VB
6 5 (14.29%) Java
7 4 (11.43%) VB6
8 2 (5.714%) PHP
Qualifications
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (11.43%) Degree
2 4 (11.43%) MCP
System Software
1 1 (2.857%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.857%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (2.857%) SCCM
Vendors
1 21 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.857%) HP
2 1 (2.857%) VMware
2 1 (2.857%) Oracle
Swindon, South West
Computer Futures are currently seeking an experienced .Net developer to join an exciting business whose head office is in the Newport area, however you will be required to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Technical Skills Crystal Reports MSSQL 2005, 2008 TSQL (demonstrable use of Stored procedures, Triggers etc.) Some VB6 and/or C# knowledge .NET 3.5/4.0 XML Main...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Experienced in change management procedures... Experienced in all relevant phases of software testing and validation... Technical Skills MSSQL 2005, 2008 (2012 would be an added bonus) Transact SQL (...
Emponics Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
It's critical to have proven Microsoft Business Intelligence including tools used to tailor the solution for customers - SharePoint 2010 Performance Point, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: to £47,000 + car allowance + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013