The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Torfaen 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 Torfaen region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 10 8 1
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -7
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 8 12 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Torfaen 17.78% 20.34% 73.33%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 100.00% 50.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 12 11
Average salary £35,000 £31,250 £60,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.00% -47.91%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +2.85%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Torfaen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
8 24 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Torfaen 17.78% 40.68% 73.33%
Number of salaries quoted 8 24 11
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £70,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -53.57%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
South Wales

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Torfaen 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 Torfaen region.

Torfaen SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Torfaen region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cwmbran -2 8 £35,000 +12.00%
SQL Server
South Wales

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Torfaen 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 25 (92.59%) XML
2 24 (88.89%) .NET
3 21 (77.78%) C#
3 21 (77.78%) ASP.NET
4 19 (70.37%) VB.NET
5 16 (59.26%) .NET Framework
6 14 (51.85%) OO
7 9 (33.33%) SQL
7 9 (33.33%) OOD
8 8 (29.63%) VB
9 7 (25.93%) QA
10 6 (22.22%) MS Excel
10 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
11 5 (18.52%) MVC
11 5 (18.52%) WCF
11 5 (18.52%) Degree
12 4 (14.81%) Product Management
12 4 (14.81%) Windows Azure
12 4 (14.81%) WinForms
12 4 (14.81%) Programme Management
13 3 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
13 3 (11.11%) Computer Science
13 3 (11.11%) VB6
14 2 (7.407%) SQL Server 2005
14 2 (7.407%) Automated Testing
14 2 (7.407%) Performance Testing
14 2 (7.407%) Unit Testing
14 2 (7.407%) Test Scripting
14 2 (7.407%) Manual Testing
14 2 (7.407%) SQL Server 2008

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Torfaen 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 25 (92.59%) XML
2 24 (88.89%) .NET
3 21 (77.78%) ASP.NET
4 16 (59.26%) .NET Framework
5 5 (18.52%) WCF
6 4 (14.81%) WinForms
7 2 (7.407%) ASP.NET MVC
7 2 (7.407%) HTML5
7 2 (7.407%) ASP
8 1 (3.704%) CSS
8 1 (3.704%) Web Services
8 1 (3.704%) ASP.NET MVC 3
8 1 (3.704%) Ajax
8 1 (3.704%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 4 (14.81%) Windows Azure
2 1 (3.704%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 6 (22.22%) MS Excel
2 2 (7.407%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.407%) SQL Server 2005
1 2 (7.407%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (3.704%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (3.704%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 1 (3.704%) Oracle Forms
Job Titles
1 24 (88.89%) Developer
2 20 (74.07%) .NET Developer
3 12 (44.44%) VB.NET Developer
4 3 (11.11%) Analyst
5 2 (7.407%) Team Leader
5 2 (7.407%) Senior .NET Developer
5 2 (7.407%) .NET Team Leader
5 2 (7.407%) Test Analyst
5 2 (7.407%) C# Developer
5 2 (7.407%) Senior Developer
6 1 (3.704%) Support Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) Web Developer
6 1 (3.704%) QA Test Analyst
6 1 (3.704%) QA Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (51.85%) OO
2 9 (33.33%) OOD
3 5 (18.52%) MVC
4 4 (14.81%) Product Management
4 4 (14.81%) Programme Management
5 3 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (7.407%) Automated Testing
6 2 (7.407%) Performance Testing
6 2 (7.407%) Unit Testing
6 2 (7.407%) Test Scripting
6 2 (7.407%) Manual Testing
7 1 (3.704%) Workflow
7 1 (3.704%) Content Management
7 1 (3.704%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (77.78%) C#
2 19 (70.37%) VB.NET
3 9 (33.33%) SQL
4 8 (29.63%) VB
5 3 (11.11%) VB6
6 1 (3.704%) T-SQL
6 1 (3.704%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) Degree
2 2 (7.407%) ISEB
2 2 (7.407%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (25.93%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.407%) Oracle
3 1 (3.704%) Telerik