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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3563
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching permanent IT job ads8152
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.023 %
As % of the category below15.98 %15.52 %
Salaries quoted7949
Average minimum salary£29,627£25,245
Average salary£31,705£28,658
% change on same period last year+10.63 %
Average maximum salary£33,783£32,071
UK excluding London average salary£35,208£35,774
% change on same period last year-1.58 %
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads507335
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.328 %0.149 %
Salaries quoted471315
Average minimum salary£30,618£27,910
Average salary£34,647£30,967
% change on same period last year+11.88 %
Average maximum salary£38,676£34,023
UK excluding London average salary£37,491£38,679
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
SQL Server 2005 UKSQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2005
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
South WalesUp+2270£31,685+9.78 %
West WalesDown-33£26,500-
North WalesUp+52£32,000+23.07 %
Mid WalesNew entry-2£33,750-
SQL Server 2005 UKSQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

1134 (100.00 %)SQL Server
293 (69.40 %).NET
373 (54.48 %)ASP.NET
373 (54.48 %)SQL Server 2000
463 (47.01 %)SQL
558 (43.28 %)C#
654 (40.30 %)VB
752 (38.81 %)VB.NET
847 (35.07 %)Windows
943 (32.09 %)Transact-SQL
1040 (29.85 %)VB6
1136 (26.87 %)WebServices
1224 (17.91 %)Windows Server 2003
1224 (17.91 %)XML
1224 (17.91 %)ASP
1224 (17.91 %)IIS
1224 (17.91 %)Pensions
1224 (17.91 %).NET Framework
1321 (15.67 %)Visual Studio
1419 (14.18 %)Internet
1419 (14.18 %)Silverlight
1419 (14.18 %)Security Cleared
1518 (13.43 %)Oracle
1617 (12.69 %)UNIX
1617 (12.69 %)OO
1617 (12.69 %)Project Management
1617 (12.69 %)RIA
1716 (11.94 %)SQL Server 7
1716 (11.94 %)UML
1815 (11.19 %)VBA

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
193 (69.40 %).NET
273 (54.48 %)ASP.NET
336 (26.87 %)WebServices
424 (17.91 %)XML
424 (17.91 %)ASP
424 (17.91 %).NET Framework
519 (14.18 %)Silverlight
614 (10.45 %)LINQ
614 (10.45 %)AJAX
78 (5.970 %)XHTML
78 (5.970 %)HTML
87 (5.224 %)CSS
95 (3.731 %)ADO.NET
103 (2.239 %)SOAP
111 (0.746 %)Adobe Flex
111 (0.746 %)Ruby on Rails
111 (0.746 %)EDI
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (17.91 %)IIS
27 (5.224 %)BizTalk Server
35 (3.731 %)CMS
44 (2.985 %)SharePoint
53 (2.239 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (2.239 %)MS Exchange
62 (1.493 %)Exchange Server 2007
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (10.45 %)MS Excel
22 (1.493 %)Photoshop
22 (1.493 %)MS Office
31 (0.746 %)Spreadsheet
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.746 %)Line 500
11 (0.746 %)Dynamics CRM
11 (0.746 %)Navision
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (14.18 %)Internet
23 (2.239 %)LAN
23 (2.239 %)WAN
23 (2.239 %)TCP/IP
23 (2.239 %)VPN
32 (1.493 %)DNS
32 (1.493 %)DHCP
32 (1.493 %)VoIP
41 (0.746 %)Firewall
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1134 (100.00 %)SQL Server
273 (54.48 %)SQL Server 2000
316 (11.94 %)SQL Server 7
414 (10.45 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
513 (9.701 %)Oracle 9i
513 (9.701 %)DTS
513 (9.701 %)Oracle 10g
68 (5.970 %)Datawarehouse
68 (5.970 %)OLAP
77 (5.224 %)SQL Server 2008
86 (4.478 %)Crystal Reports
86 (4.478 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
95 (3.731 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
104 (2.985 %)MS Access
113 (2.239 %)SQL Server Integration Services
113 (2.239 %)Data Mining
122 (1.493 %)RDBMS
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (15.67 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.239 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (17.91 %)Pensions
212 (8.955 %)Finance
310 (7.463 %)Health
48 (5.970 %)Retail
57 (5.224 %)Investment Banking
57 (5.224 %)Banking
57 (5.224 %)Pharmaceutical
65 (3.731 %)Multimedia
65 (3.731 %)Government
73 (2.239 %)Manufacturing
82 (1.493 %)Back Office
82 (1.493 %)Telecoms
82 (1.493 %)Publishing
82 (1.493 %)Law
82 (1.493 %)Legal
91 (0.746 %)FMCG
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (44.78 %)Developer
245 (33.58 %).NET Developer
325 (18.66 %)VB.NET Developer
325 (18.66 %)Analyst
415 (11.19 %)C# Developer
511 (8.209 %)ASP.NET Developer
610 (7.463 %)DBA
610 (7.463 %)Solutions Analyst
79 (6.716 %)Senior Developer
88 (5.970 %)SQL DBA
88 (5.970 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
97 (5.224 %)Software Developer
97 (5.224 %)Architect
106 (4.478 %)Technical Architect
106 (4.478 %)Programmer
106 (4.478 %)SQL Developer
106 (4.478 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
115 (3.731 %)SQL Server Developer
115 (3.731 %)Analyst Programmer
124 (2.985 %)Senior Analyst
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (12.69 %)RIA
25 (3.731 %)Management Information System
25 (3.731 %)N-Tier
33 (2.239 %)NHS
42 (1.493 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.746 %)Computer Science
51 (0.746 %)Clustering
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (35.07 %)Windows
224 (17.91 %)Windows Server 2003
317 (12.69 %)UNIX
413 (9.701 %)Linux
54 (2.985 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (0.746 %)Windows NT
61 (0.746 %)Windows 2000
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (14.18 %)Security Cleared
217 (12.69 %)OO
217 (12.69 %)Project Management
316 (11.94 %)UML
412 (8.955 %)B2B
511 (8.209 %)B2C
610 (7.463 %)Unit Testing
78 (5.970 %)Agile Software Development
87 (5.224 %)Web Development
87 (5.224 %)Business Intelligence
96 (4.478 %)SOA
105 (3.731 %)Content Management
105 (3.731 %)Information Management
105 (3.731 %)OOP
105 (3.731 %)ERP
113 (2.239 %)Project Planning
113 (2.239 %)Requirements Analysis
113 (2.239 %)Data Analysis
113 (2.239 %)OOD
122 (1.493 %)E-Commerce
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (47.01 %)SQL
258 (43.28 %)C#
354 (40.30 %)VB
452 (38.81 %)VB.NET
543 (32.09 %)Transact-SQL
640 (29.85 %)VB6
715 (11.19 %)VBA
814 (10.45 %)JavaScript
913 (9.701 %)Korn
913 (9.701 %)VBScript
102 (1.493 %)Shell Script
111 (0.746 %)Ruby
111 (0.746 %)C
111 (0.746 %)Delphi
111 (0.746 %)ActionScript
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (4.478 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (2.985 %)Degree
32 (1.493 %)MCITP
41 (0.746 %)HND
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.239 %)HL7
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (6.716 %)Active Directory
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.746 %)EMC NetWorker
11 (0.746 %)Legato
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (13.43 %)Oracle
215 (11.19 %)Microsoft
32 (1.493 %)Citrix
32 (1.493 %)Sage
32 (1.493 %)Metastorm
32 (1.493 %)Visualfiles
41 (0.746 %)Kofax
41 (0.746 %)Progress
41 (0.746 %)SAP