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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Wales 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
Rank34
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads353345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.228 %0.154 %
As % of the category below41.48 %40.59 %
Salaries quoted320325
Average minimum salary£28,939£26,546
Average salary£32,305£29,218
% change on same period last year+10.56 %
Average maximum salary£35,670£31,891
UK excluding London average salary£35,254£35,506
% change on same period last year-0.70 %
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads851850
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.551 %0.379 %
Salaries quoted785794
Average minimum salary£29,742£27,673
Average salary£33,334£30,938
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Average maximum salary£36,926£34,203
UK excluding London average salary£35,693£35,932
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
SQL UKSQL
UK

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

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

Wales 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 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+4272£31,787+6.99 %
North WalesUp+254£32,706+23.46 %
West WalesDown-222£38,526+32.01 %
Mid WalesNew entry-1£40,000-
SQL UKSQL
UK

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1227 (33.09 %).NET
2195 (28.43 %)SQL Server
3189 (27.55 %)C#
4186 (27.11 %)Oracle
5165 (24.05 %)Windows
6147 (21.43 %)XML
7131 (19.10 %)VB
8122 (17.78 %)ASP.NET
9120 (17.49 %)Transact-SQL
10115 (16.76 %)VB.NET
11110 (16.03 %)Finance
12104 (15.16 %)PL/SQL
13100 (14.58 %)ASP
1491 (13.27 %)UNIX
1590 (13.12 %)HTML
1689 (12.97 %)VB6
1788 (12.83 %)Microsoft
1878 (11.37 %)WebServices
1976 (11.08 %)Linux
1976 (11.08 %)Java
2072 (10.50 %)MS Excel
2164 (9.329 %)IIS
2263 (9.184 %)SQL Server 2005
2359 (8.601 %)Crystal Reports
2458 (8.455 %)JavaScript
2458 (8.455 %)Security Cleared
2556 (8.163 %)Oracle 10g
2652 (7.580 %)Pensions
2751 (7.434 %)Migration
2751 (7.434 %)Internet

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1227 (33.09 %).NET
2147 (21.43 %)XML
3122 (17.78 %)ASP.NET
4100 (14.58 %)ASP
590 (13.12 %)HTML
678 (11.37 %)WebServices
747 (6.851 %)J2EE
840 (5.831 %)JSP
933 (4.810 %)CSS
1032 (4.665 %)LINQ
1131 (4.519 %)Silverlight
1226 (3.790 %)AJAX
1320 (2.915 %).NET Framework
1320 (2.915 %)JavaBeans
1419 (2.770 %)WebSphere
1516 (2.332 %)XSLT
1612 (1.749 %)Hibernate
179 (1.312 %)WinForms
179 (1.312 %)MVC
188 (1.166 %)Spring Web Flow
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
164 (9.329 %)IIS
224 (3.499 %)SAS
318 (2.624 %)Apache
416 (2.332 %)MS Exchange
514 (2.041 %)Tomcat
612 (1.749 %)SharePoint
711 (1.603 %)Exchange Server 2003
711 (1.603 %)WebLogic
711 (1.603 %)WebSphere Application Server
86 (0.875 %)Lotus Notes
86 (0.875 %)ColdFusion
95 (0.729 %)BizTalk Server
104 (0.583 %)OpenROAD
104 (0.583 %)Oracle Application Server
113 (0.437 %)CMS
122 (0.292 %)Oracle 10gAS
122 (0.292 %)Exchange Server 2000
131 (0.146 %)Oracle Workflow
131 (0.146 %)JBoss
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
172 (10.50 %)MS Excel
220 (2.915 %)MS Office
311 (1.603 %)SPSS
49 (1.312 %)MS Project
53 (0.437 %)MS Visio
62 (0.292 %)Photoshop
62 (0.292 %)MATLAB
62 (0.292 %)MS PowerPoint
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (1.895 %)Oracle EBS
212 (1.749 %)Oracle Applications
311 (1.603 %)Oracle 11i
44 (0.583 %)Oracle ERP
53 (0.437 %)Unica Affinium
53 (0.437 %)Microsoft CRM
53 (0.437 %)Oracle Financials
62 (0.292 %)Oracle EBS R12
71 (0.146 %)WebTrends
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
151 (7.434 %)Internet
219 (2.770 %)Firewall
314 (2.041 %)Broadband
49 (1.312 %)VoIP
58 (1.166 %)SMS
58 (1.166 %)TCP/IP
67 (1.020 %)SAN
74 (0.583 %)VPN
83 (0.437 %)Intranet
92 (0.292 %)DHCP
92 (0.292 %)DNS
92 (0.292 %)WAN
92 (0.292 %)ISDN
92 (0.292 %)Nortel Meridian
101 (0.146 %)BSS
101 (0.146 %)Cisco PIX
101 (0.146 %)Network Security
101 (0.146 %)NetScreen
101 (0.146 %)DMZ
101 (0.146 %)Wireless
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1195 (28.43 %)SQL Server
263 (9.184 %)SQL Server 2005
359 (8.601 %)Crystal Reports
456 (8.163 %)Oracle 10g
541 (5.977 %)BusinessObjects
630 (4.373 %)Oracle Reports
727 (3.936 %)SQL Server 2000
821 (3.061 %)OLAP
915 (2.187 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1012 (1.749 %)DTS
1012 (1.749 %)PostgreSQL
1111 (1.603 %)Datawarehouse
1111 (1.603 %)MS Access
129 (1.312 %)RDBMS
129 (1.312 %)Oracle 9i
129 (1.312 %)DB2
138 (1.166 %)Oracle Discoverer
147 (1.020 %)Data Cleansing
147 (1.020 %)Oracle 8/8i
147 (1.020 %)MySQL
Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
146 (6.706 %)QuickTest Pro
234 (4.956 %)Visual Studio
331 (4.519 %)TestDirector
415 (2.187 %)Eclipse
514 (2.041 %)ClearCase
514 (2.041 %)WinRunner
610 (1.458 %)JUnit
78 (1.166 %)Ant
78 (1.166 %)Oracle Forms
78 (1.166 %)XDoclet
84 (0.583 %)Visual Studio Team System
93 (0.437 %)Flash
93 (0.437 %)VSS/SourceSafe
101 (0.146 %)Subversion
101 (0.146 %)LoadRunner
101 (0.146 %)ERwin
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1110 (16.03 %)Finance
252 (7.580 %)Pensions
332 (4.665 %)Insurance
428 (4.082 %)Health
524 (3.499 %)Marketing
621 (3.061 %)Banking
718 (2.624 %)Government
813 (1.895 %)Telecoms
98 (1.166 %)Online Banking
107 (1.020 %)Retail
107 (1.020 %)Education
115 (0.729 %)Multimedia
115 (0.729 %)Manufacturing
124 (0.583 %)Games
133 (0.437 %)FMCG
133 (0.437 %)Pharmaceutical
133 (0.437 %)Financial Institution
133 (0.437 %)Back Office
142 (0.292 %)Aerospace
142 (0.292 %)Automotive
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1243 (35.42 %)Developer
2188 (27.41 %)Analyst
369 (10.06 %).NET Developer
456 (8.163 %)DBA
543 (6.268 %)C# Developer
642 (6.122 %)Tester
642 (6.122 %)Programmer
740 (5.831 %)Administrator
740 (5.831 %)VB.NET Developer
740 (5.831 %)Java Developer
838 (5.539 %)Software Developer
937 (5.394 %)Analyst Programmer
1036 (5.248 %)Support Analyst
1134 (4.956 %)Senior Developer
1230 (4.373 %)Architect
1230 (4.373 %)Applications Support
1329 (4.227 %)Data Analyst
1428 (4.082 %)Oracle DBA
1526 (3.790 %)Test Analyst
1624 (3.499 %)SQL DBA
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (2.915 %)Client/Server
218 (2.624 %)RIA
316 (2.332 %)Replication
48 (1.166 %)Management Information System
48 (1.166 %)W3C
48 (1.166 %)Computer Science
57 (1.020 %)Mathematics
57 (1.020 %)NHS
57 (1.020 %)Clustering
66 (0.875 %)IPTV
75 (0.729 %)AS400
84 (0.583 %)Welsh Language
84 (0.583 %)Statistics
84 (0.583 %)Data Conversion
93 (0.437 %)Fat Client
93 (0.437 %)Thin Client
102 (0.292 %)PMI
102 (0.292 %)Web 2.0
102 (0.292 %)Video Conferencing
111 (0.146 %)Economics
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1165 (24.05 %)Windows
291 (13.27 %)UNIX
376 (11.08 %)Linux
436 (5.248 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (3.353 %)Windows XP
613 (1.895 %)Red Hat Linux
712 (1.749 %)SUSE
811 (1.603 %)Windows 2000 Server
98 (1.166 %)Windows 2000
103 (0.437 %)zOS
112 (0.292 %)Windows Server 2008
121 (0.146 %)Windows Vista
121 (0.146 %)Windows Mobile
121 (0.146 %)Windows NT
121 (0.146 %)AIX
121 (0.146 %)Solaris
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
158 (8.455 %)Security Cleared
251 (7.434 %)Migration
346 (6.706 %)OO
443 (6.268 %)Data Migration
535 (5.102 %)SC Cleared
628 (4.082 %)Test Scripting
628 (4.082 %)Project Management
721 (3.061 %)ERP
820 (2.915 %)Web Development
917 (2.478 %)Business Intelligence
917 (2.478 %)UML
1016 (2.332 %)User Acceptance Testing
1115 (2.187 %)Software Testing
1214 (2.041 %)CRM
1214 (2.041 %)Data Analysis
1313 (1.895 %)Unit Testing
1412 (1.749 %)B2B
1510 (1.458 %)B2C
1510 (1.458 %)Risk Management
1510 (1.458 %)System Testing
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1189 (27.55 %)C#
2131 (19.10 %)VB
3120 (17.49 %)Transact-SQL
4115 (16.76 %)VB.NET
5104 (15.16 %)PL/SQL
689 (12.97 %)VB6
776 (11.08 %)Java
858 (8.455 %)JavaScript
928 (4.082 %)Perl
1013 (1.895 %)VBA
1111 (1.603 %)C++
128 (1.166 %)Delphi
128 (1.166 %)C
137 (1.020 %)Shell Script
137 (1.020 %)VBScript
146 (0.875 %)PHP
146 (0.875 %)XPath
153 (0.437 %)Korn
153 (0.437 %)Python
153 (0.437 %)COBOL
Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (7.289 %)ISEB
230 (4.373 %)Degree
318 (2.624 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (1.603 %)MCSE
510 (1.458 %)ISTQB
69 (1.312 %)ISEB Practitioner
75 (0.729 %)HND
83 (0.437 %)Oracle Certification
92 (0.292 %)Sun Certification
101 (0.146 %)OCP
Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (1.603 %)SLA
27 (1.020 %)QA
31 (0.146 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.146 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (4.810 %)Active Directory
26 (0.875 %)Oracle RMAN
35 (0.729 %)Oracle RAC
42 (0.292 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.146 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.146 %)VMware ESX
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.875 %)AutoSys
24 (0.583 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (0.292 %)Oracle Statspack
41 (0.146 %)EMC NetWorker
41 (0.146 %)MIIS
41 (0.146 %)Legato
41 (0.146 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1186 (27.11 %)Oracle
288 (12.83 %)Microsoft
341 (5.977 %)Business Objects
415 (2.187 %)Citrix
514 (2.041 %)Red Hat
612 (1.749 %)IBM
710 (1.458 %)Cisco
87 (1.020 %)Cognos
96 (0.875 %)Lotus
105 (0.729 %)Sybase
114 (0.583 %)HP
114 (0.583 %)Sage
114 (0.583 %)Avaya
123 (0.437 %)Metastorm
132 (0.292 %)Nortel
132 (0.292 %)CheckPoint
132 (0.292 %)BEA
141 (0.146 %)Kronos
141 (0.146 %)Teradata
141 (0.146 %)SonicWALL