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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the West Lothian 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2441
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads86
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below18.18 %5.825 %
Salaries quoted76
Average minimum salary£25,000£37,500
Average salary£30,357£37,500
% change on same period last year-19.04 %
Average maximum salary£35,714£37,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,471£35,859
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads44103
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.043 %
Salaries quoted3421
Average minimum salary£33,081£34,635
Average salary£36,250£35,563
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Average maximum salary£39,419£36,492
UK excluding London average salary£37,262£38,314
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
SQL Server 2005 ScotlandSQL Server 2005
Scotland

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 West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

West Lothian 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 West Lothian region.

West Lothian 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 West Lothian region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Lothian SQL Server 2005 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
LivingstonUp+18£30,357-19.04 %
SQL Server 2005 ScotlandSQL Server 2005
Scotland

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

136 (100.00 %)SQL Server
235 (97.22 %).NET
331 (86.11 %)C#
426 (72.22 %)ASP.NET
426 (72.22 %)Microsoft
523 (63.89 %)Microsoft Certification
621 (58.33 %)XML
621 (58.33 %)SQL Server 2000
621 (58.33 %)Finance
720 (55.56 %)MS Excel
819 (52.78 %)MCSD
819 (52.78 %)Health
819 (52.78 %)Legal
917 (47.22 %)XSL
917 (47.22 %)Pensions
917 (47.22 %)Insurance
917 (47.22 %)Government
1011 (30.56 %)Visual Studio
1011 (30.56 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1110 (27.78 %)VB
1110 (27.78 %)VB6
129 (25.00 %)AJAX
138 (22.22 %)JavaScript
147 (19.44 %)UML
156 (16.67 %).NET Framework
156 (16.67 %)Degree
156 (16.67 %)SQL
164 (11.11 %)MS Office
164 (11.11 %)Windows
164 (11.11 %)MS Visio

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (97.22 %).NET
226 (72.22 %)ASP.NET
321 (58.33 %)XML
417 (47.22 %)XSL
511 (30.56 %)ASP.NET 2.0
69 (25.00 %)AJAX
76 (16.67 %).NET Framework
83 (8.333 %)ASP
91 (2.778 %)WebServices
91 (2.778 %)HTML
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.556 %)IIS
21 (2.778 %)SharePoint
21 (2.778 %)BizTalk Server
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (55.56 %)MS Excel
24 (11.11 %)MS Visio
24 (11.11 %)MS Office
West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.778 %)Dynamics CRM
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.778 %)Internet
11 (2.778 %)Firewall
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (100.00 %)SQL Server
221 (58.33 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (30.56 %)Visual Studio
22 (5.556 %)InstallShield
31 (2.778 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (58.33 %)Finance
219 (52.78 %)Health
219 (52.78 %)Legal
317 (47.22 %)Insurance
317 (47.22 %)Pensions
317 (47.22 %)Government
42 (5.556 %)Banking
51 (2.778 %)Education
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (86.11 %)Developer
216 (44.44 %).NET Developer
216 (44.44 %)C# Developer
37 (19.44 %)Graduate
37 (19.44 %)ASP.NET Developer
37 (19.44 %)Graduate Developer
37 (19.44 %)Graduate .NET Developer
42 (5.556 %)Software Engineer
42 (5.556 %)VB Developer
51 (2.778 %)Software Developer
51 (2.778 %)Junior
51 (2.778 %)Analyst
51 (2.778 %)Systems Administrator
51 (2.778 %)Service Analyst
51 (2.778 %)Administrator
51 (2.778 %)Service Manager
51 (2.778 %)Junior Developer
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)Management Information System
21 (2.778 %)N-Tier
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (11.11 %)Windows
14 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.778 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (19.44 %)UML
24 (11.11 %)Workflow
24 (11.11 %)Document Management
33 (8.333 %)OO
42 (5.556 %)Process Management
51 (2.778 %)Unit Testing
51 (2.778 %)System Testing
51 (2.778 %)Investment Management
51 (2.778 %)RUP
51 (2.778 %)DSDM
51 (2.778 %)CRM
51 (2.778 %)OOD
51 (2.778 %)Scrum
51 (2.778 %)Unified Process
51 (2.778 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.778 %)Asset Management
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (86.11 %)C#
210 (27.78 %)VB
210 (27.78 %)VB6
38 (22.22 %)JavaScript
46 (16.67 %)SQL
52 (5.556 %)VB.NET
61 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
61 (2.778 %)VBScript
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (63.89 %)Microsoft Certification
219 (52.78 %)MCSD
36 (16.67 %)Degree
41 (2.778 %)MCSA
41 (2.778 %)MCP
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (72.22 %)Microsoft