The first table below looks at the demand for SQL skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 21 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 Programming Languages category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 3 2 4
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +2
Permanent jobs citing SQL 303 346 228
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 24.22% 29.90% 22.29%
As % of the Programming Languages category 41.34% 55.27% 39.38%
Number of salaries quoted 278 300 219
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,050 £25,500
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £36,000 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-1.36% +4.28%
All Programming Languages
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
733 626 579
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 58.59% 54.11% 56.60%
Number of salaries quoted 662 549 540
Average salary £32,500 £32,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.56% -8.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,200 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
SQL
UK

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Wales region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

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 21 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
South Wales -2 240 £32,500 -
North Wales -2 34 £30,000 -14.28%
West Wales -5 7 £37,000 +43.68%
Mid Wales -2 4 £29,500 -10.60%
SQL
UK

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 239 (39.24%) SQL Server
2 225 (36.95%) .NET
3 156 (25.62%) C#
4 146 (23.97%) ASP.NET
5 143 (23.48%) Oracle
6 128 (21.02%) Java
6 128 (21.02%) JavaScript
7 114 (18.72%) HTML
7 114 (18.72%) Windows
8 113 (18.56%) Microsoft
9 98 (16.09%) XML
10 87 (14.29%) CSS
10 87 (14.29%) VB.NET
11 85 (13.96%) Web Services
12 83 (13.63%) OO
12 83 (13.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 79 (12.97%) Spring
13 79 (12.97%) T-SQL
14 71 (11.66%) Finance
14 71 (11.66%) MS Excel
15 70 (11.49%) Agile Software Development
16 69 (11.33%) PL/SQL
17 67 (11.00%) SQL Server 2005
18 66 (10.84%) SQL Server 2008
19 63 (10.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 63 (10.34%) UNIX
20 62 (10.18%) Apache
21 53 (8.703%) MVC
21 53 (8.703%) Degree
22 52 (8.539%) Hibernate

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 225 (36.95%) .NET
2 146 (23.97%) ASP.NET
3 114 (18.72%) HTML
4 98 (16.09%) XML
5 87 (14.29%) CSS
6 85 (13.96%) Web Services
7 79 (12.97%) Spring
8 52 (8.539%) Hibernate
9 41 (6.732%) SOAP
9 41 (6.732%) jQuery
10 38 (6.240%) .NET Framework
11 35 (5.747%) J2EE
12 29 (4.762%) Ajax
13 27 (4.433%) RESTful
14 25 (4.105%) Java EE
15 23 (3.777%) ASP
16 22 (3.612%) WCF
16 22 (3.612%) REST
17 21 (3.448%) Struts
18 17 (2.791%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 62 (10.18%) Apache
2 35 (5.747%) Tomcat
3 34 (5.583%) SharePoint
4 28 (4.598%) IIS
5 17 (2.791%) WebLogic
6 16 (2.627%) MS Exchange
7 15 (2.463%) SAS
8 12 (1.970%) CMS
9 11 (1.806%) Exchange Server 2007
9 11 (1.806%) Exchange Server 2003
10 10 (1.642%) Oracle Application Server
10 10 (1.642%) Windows Azure
11 4 (0.657%) FileNet
11 4 (0.657%) WebSphere Application Server
12 2 (0.328%) SharePoint 2010
12 2 (0.328%) Oracle Workflow
12 2 (0.328%) Oracle HTTP Server
13 1 (0.164%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.164%) Apache Solr
13 1 (0.164%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 71 (11.66%) MS Excel
2 19 (3.120%) MS Office
3 11 (1.806%) Office 365
4 8 (1.314%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (1.478%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.314%) Staffware
3 5 (0.821%) INSURE/90
4 2 (0.328%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.328%) MFGPRO
5 1 (0.164%) Line 500
5 1 (0.164%) Sage 1000
5 1 (0.164%) Cognos Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.164%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.164%) SalesLogix
5 1 (0.164%) Visualfiles
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.225%) Internet
2 30 (4.926%) TCP/IP
3 21 (3.448%) Firewall
4 13 (2.135%) VoIP
4 13 (2.135%) DNS
5 12 (1.970%) VPN
5 12 (1.970%) HTTP
6 11 (1.806%) SNMP
6 11 (1.806%) TELNET
7 6 (0.985%) WAN
7 6 (0.985%) SAN
8 5 (0.821%) LAN
8 5 (0.821%) 4G
9 4 (0.657%) Intranet
10 3 (0.493%) LDAP
10 3 (0.493%) UMTS
10 3 (0.493%) Bluetooth
10 3 (0.493%) GPRS
10 3 (0.493%) 2G
10 3 (0.493%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 239 (39.24%) SQL Server
2 83 (13.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 67 (11.00%) SQL Server 2005
4 66 (10.84%) SQL Server 2008
5 63 (10.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 42 (6.897%) Data Warehouse
7 39 (6.404%) MySQL
8 27 (4.433%) Oracle 10g
9 26 (4.269%) Oracle 11g
10 25 (4.105%) RDBMS
11 21 (3.448%) SQL Server 2012
11 21 (3.448%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 21 (3.448%) Oracle Reports
12 19 (3.120%) OLAP
13 18 (2.956%) QlikView
13 18 (2.956%) PostgreSQL
13 18 (2.956%) SQL Server 2000
14 17 (2.791%) MS Access
15 9 (1.478%) Oracle 8/8i
15 9 (1.478%) SQL Server 7
Development Applications
1 42 (6.897%) Visual Studio
2 26 (4.269%) Eclipse
2 26 (4.269%) Oracle Forms
3 24 (3.941%) Maven
4 16 (2.627%) Ant
5 15 (2.463%) Selenium
6 14 (2.299%) JUnit
7 13 (2.135%) Jenkins
8 11 (1.806%) Team Foundation Server
8 11 (1.806%) Subversion
9 8 (1.314%) TestNG
9 8 (1.314%) MyEclipse
9 8 (1.314%) JIRA
10 4 (0.657%) Concordion
10 4 (0.657%) WebDriver
10 4 (0.657%) Mercurial
11 3 (0.493%) VSS/SourceSafe
12 2 (0.328%) Git (software)
13 1 (0.164%) ClearQuest
13 1 (0.164%) CruiseControl
General
1 71 (11.66%) Finance
2 45 (7.389%) Telecoms
3 31 (5.090%) Banking
4 19 (3.120%) Manufacturing
5 17 (2.791%) Marketing
6 15 (2.463%) Advertising
7 10 (1.642%) Pharmaceutical
8 7 (1.149%) Financial Institution
8 7 (1.149%) Billing
9 6 (0.985%) Legal
10 5 (0.821%) Law
11 3 (0.493%) Electronics
11 3 (0.493%) Back Office
12 2 (0.328%) Welsh Language
12 2 (0.328%) Games
13 1 (0.164%) French Language
13 1 (0.164%) German Language
13 1 (0.164%) Spanish Language
13 1 (0.164%) Multimedia
13 1 (0.164%) Retail
Job Titles
1 369 (60.59%) Developer
2 136 (22.33%) Analyst
3 112 (18.39%) .NET Developer
4 75 (12.32%) Java Developer
5 63 (10.34%) Support Analyst
6 56 (9.195%) DBA
7 55 (9.031%) Software Developer
8 53 (8.703%) Senior Developer
9 49 (8.046%) Applications Support
10 40 (6.568%) Applications Support Analyst
11 34 (5.583%) SQL Developer
12 31 (5.090%) Programmer
13 30 (4.926%) Web Developer
14 29 (4.762%) SQL DBA
15 27 (4.433%) Senior Analyst
15 27 (4.433%) C# Developer
16 22 (3.612%) C++ Developer
16 22 (3.612%) C++ Software Developer
16 22 (3.612%) Senior Java Developer
17 21 (3.448%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 18 (2.956%) Mobile Banking
1 18 (2.956%) Computer Science
2 15 (2.463%) Replication
2 15 (2.463%) Clustering
3 12 (1.970%) Mobile App
3 12 (1.970%) Digital Media
4 11 (1.806%) SaaS
5 10 (1.642%) iPhone
6 9 (1.478%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.478%) Blackberry
6 9 (1.478%) Open Source
7 8 (1.314%) Statistics
8 7 (1.149%) N-Tier
9 6 (0.985%) Life Science
9 6 (0.985%) DTV
10 5 (0.821%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (0.821%) Mathematics
11 4 (0.657%) Smartphone
11 4 (0.657%) Data Integration
12 3 (0.493%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 114 (18.72%) Windows
2 63 (10.34%) UNIX
3 35 (5.747%) Linux
4 27 (4.433%) Android
5 25 (4.105%) Windows Server 2008
6 19 (3.120%) Apple iOS
7 13 (2.135%) Windows 7
8 12 (1.970%) Windows 8
9 11 (1.806%) Windows Server 2012
10 10 (1.642%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 8 (1.314%) AIX
12 7 (1.149%) Windows Server 2003
13 5 (0.821%) Windows XP
14 4 (0.657%) Tru64
15 1 (0.164%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.164%) Windows Phone 8
15 1 (0.164%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (13.63%) OO
2 70 (11.49%) Agile Software Development
3 53 (8.703%) MVC
4 51 (8.374%) Business Intelligence
5 42 (6.897%) ETL
6 38 (6.240%) ITIL
7 35 (5.747%) Scrum
8 32 (5.255%) CRM
9 25 (4.105%) Web Development
9 25 (4.105%) Kimball Methodology
10 20 (3.284%) PRINCE2
11 19 (3.120%) UML
12 17 (2.791%) Workflow
13 15 (2.463%) Unit Testing
13 15 (2.463%) System Testing
13 15 (2.463%) Inmon Methodology
13 15 (2.463%) ITIL V3
14 13 (2.135%) Data Modelling
14 13 (2.135%) Project Management
14 13 (2.135%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 156 (25.62%) C#
2 128 (21.02%) Java
2 128 (21.02%) JavaScript
3 87 (14.29%) VB.NET
4 79 (12.97%) T-SQL
5 69 (11.33%) PL/SQL
6 39 (6.404%) VB
7 38 (6.240%) C++
8 33 (5.419%) VBA
9 29 (4.762%) PHP
10 22 (3.612%) VB6
11 15 (2.463%) RPG
12 14 (2.299%) Perl
13 10 (1.642%) Python
14 8 (1.314%) sed
14 8 (1.314%) AWK
15 7 (1.149%) R
16 6 (0.985%) ActionScript
17 5 (0.821%) C
17 5 (0.821%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 53 (8.703%) Degree
2 32 (5.255%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (3.612%) SC Cleared
3 22 (3.612%) Security Cleared
4 19 (3.120%) MCSD
5 10 (1.642%) MCITP
6 7 (1.149%) MCDBA
7 6 (0.985%) ISEB
8 4 (0.657%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (0.657%) CCNA
8 4 (0.657%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.328%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.328%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.164%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.120%) SLA
2 9 (1.478%) QA
3 6 (0.985%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.493%) JTAG
4 3 (0.493%) CDISC
5 2 (0.328%) HL7
5 2 (0.328%) HIPAA
System Software
1 26 (4.269%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.149%) Oracle RMAN
3 2 (0.328%) Oracle RAC
3 2 (0.328%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.328%) VMware ESX
4 1 (0.164%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.164%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (1.806%) Windows Intune
2 6 (0.985%) Data Guard
3 4 (0.657%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.328%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.164%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.164%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 143 (23.48%) Oracle
2 113 (18.56%) Microsoft
3 24 (3.941%) VMware
4 18 (2.956%) Salesforce.com
5 12 (1.970%) Business Objects
5 12 (1.970%) IBM
5 12 (1.970%) Adobe
6 10 (1.642%) Red Hat
7 9 (1.478%) BEA
8 8 (1.314%) Remedy
9 7 (1.149%) Citrix
9 7 (1.149%) Cognos
10 6 (0.985%) Red Gate
11 5 (0.821%) Sybase
11 5 (0.821%) Compaq
11 5 (0.821%) Cisco
12 4 (0.657%) ILOG
13 3 (0.493%) Atmel
13 3 (0.493%) Sitecore
13 3 (0.493%) Telerik
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