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This section looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the West Lothian 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank43
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads3489
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.037 %
As % of the category below40.00 %45.41 %
Salaries quoted2319
Average minimum salary£33,522£27,289
Average salary£36,174£29,921
% change on same period last year+20.89 %
Average maximum salary£38,826£32,553
UK excluding London average salary£34,768£35,185
% change on same period last year-1.18 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads85196
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.082 %
Salaries quoted5450
Average minimum salary£32,905£31,796
Average salary£35,743£34,685
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Average maximum salary£38,581£37,574
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£35,641
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
SQL ScotlandSQL
Scotland

SQL
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian 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 West Lothian region.

West Lothian SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

West Lothian SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL 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
LivingstonDown-232£36,174+23.67 %
SQL ScotlandSQL
Scotland

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

147 (55.95 %)Oracle
238 (45.24 %)UNIX
323 (27.38 %)Java
323 (27.38 %)Shell Script
422 (26.19 %)PL/SQL
422 (26.19 %)XML
520 (23.81 %)Datawarehouse
619 (22.62 %)ETL
619 (22.62 %).NET
619 (22.62 %)SQL Server
718 (21.43 %)Informatica
817 (20.24 %)WebSphere
916 (19.05 %)WebSphere MQ
916 (19.05 %)Business Intelligence
1015 (17.86 %)CRM
1015 (17.86 %)Business Objects
1015 (17.86 %)BusinessObjects
1114 (16.67 %)C#
1114 (16.67 %)Dimensional Modelling
1213 (15.48 %)J2EE
1213 (15.48 %)Windows
1213 (15.48 %)Billing
1312 (14.29 %)UML
1312 (14.29 %)Degree
1411 (13.10 %)EAI
1411 (13.10 %)Perl
1411 (13.10 %)Telecoms
1411 (13.10 %)Finance
159 (10.71 %)Middleware
168 (9.524 %)VB

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (26.19 %)XML
219 (22.62 %).NET
317 (20.24 %)WebSphere
413 (15.48 %)J2EE
59 (10.71 %)Middleware
67 (8.333 %)JMS
75 (5.952 %)AJAX
84 (4.762 %)HTML
84 (4.762 %)UDDI
84 (4.762 %).NET Framework
84 (4.762 %)ASP
84 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
84 (4.762 %)SOAP
84 (4.762 %)WebServices
93 (3.571 %)WinForms
102 (2.381 %)Java EE
102 (2.381 %)XSD
102 (2.381 %)XSLT
111 (1.190 %)CSS
111 (1.190 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (19.05 %)WebSphere MQ
28 (9.524 %)MQSeries
35 (5.952 %)WMQI
44 (4.762 %)ESB
44 (4.762 %)WebSphere Message Broker
44 (4.762 %)Apache
44 (4.762 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (2.381 %)IIS
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.762 %)MS Office
23 (3.571 %)MS Excel
32 (2.381 %)MS Visio
West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.190 %)Oracle Applications
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.571 %)HTTP
13 (3.571 %)TCP/IP
13 (3.571 %)Internet
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (23.81 %)Datawarehouse
219 (22.62 %)ETL
219 (22.62 %)SQL Server
315 (17.86 %)BusinessObjects
46 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (4.762 %)Oracle Reports
63 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (3.571 %)Sybase ASE
63 (3.571 %)Crystal Reports
63 (3.571 %)RDBMS
72 (2.381 %)TOAD
81 (1.190 %)DB2
81 (1.190 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (1.190 %)Oracle 9i
81 (1.190 %)MS Access
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (8.333 %)Visual Studio
24 (4.762 %)TestDirector
33 (3.571 %)LoadRunner
33 (3.571 %)Ant
42 (2.381 %)PVCS
51 (1.190 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (15.48 %)Billing
211 (13.10 %)Telecoms
211 (13.10 %)Finance
37 (8.333 %)Health
44 (4.762 %)Education
52 (2.381 %)Banking
61 (1.190 %)Electric
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (17.86 %)Developer
213 (15.48 %)Team Leader
39 (10.71 %)Analyst
39 (10.71 %)J2EE Team Leader
47 (8.333 %)Junior
55 (5.952 %)C# Developer
64 (4.762 %)Test Team Leader
64 (4.762 %).NET Developer
64 (4.762 %)Test Analyst
64 (4.762 %)DBA
73 (3.571 %)Administrator
73 (3.571 %)Software Developer
73 (3.571 %)Technical Test Analyst
73 (3.571 %)Project Engineer
73 (3.571 %)WebSphere Administrator
73 (3.571 %)Technical Analyst
73 (3.571 %)Sybase DBA
73 (3.571 %)Lead Test Analyst
82 (2.381 %)Junior Software Engineer
82 (2.381 %)Deployment Analyst
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.952 %)Computer Science
23 (3.571 %)Data Conversion
23 (3.571 %)SCADA
32 (2.381 %)Mathematics
41 (1.190 %)Client/Server
41 (1.190 %)N-Tier
41 (1.190 %)Management Information System
41 (1.190 %)Replication
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (45.24 %)UNIX
213 (15.48 %)Windows
37 (8.333 %)Solaris
45 (5.952 %)Linux
53 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (3.571 %)HPUX
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (19.05 %)Business Intelligence
215 (17.86 %)CRM
314 (16.67 %)Dimensional Modelling
412 (14.29 %)UML
511 (13.10 %)EAI
67 (8.333 %)Project Management
76 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
85 (5.952 %)Test Scripting
85 (5.952 %)OOD
85 (5.952 %)OO
94 (4.762 %)SOA
94 (4.762 %)BPEL
103 (3.571 %)Process Management
103 (3.571 %)Performance Testing
103 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
103 (3.571 %)Data Management
112 (2.381 %)Statistical Analysis
112 (2.381 %)E-business
112 (2.381 %)Workflow
112 (2.381 %)Document Management
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (27.38 %)Java
123 (27.38 %)Shell Script
222 (26.19 %)PL/SQL
314 (16.67 %)C#
411 (13.10 %)Perl
58 (9.524 %)VB
67 (8.333 %)C++
75 (5.952 %)Delphi
75 (5.952 %)Transact-SQL
75 (5.952 %)VB6
83 (3.571 %)VB.NET
83 (3.571 %)JavaScript
92 (2.381 %)C
101 (1.190 %)VBScript
101 (1.190 %)VBA
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (14.29 %)Degree
27 (8.333 %)Sun Certification
34 (4.762 %)ISEB
43 (3.571 %)HP ASE
51 (1.190 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (1.190 %)HND
West Lothian IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.190 %)SLA
West Lothian IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.571 %)OpenView
13 (3.571 %)Oracle Statspack
21 (1.190 %)CONTROL-M
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (55.95 %)Oracle
218 (21.43 %)Informatica
315 (17.86 %)Business Objects
48 (9.524 %)Sun
56 (7.143 %)HP
56 (7.143 %)Microsoft
65 (5.952 %)Borland
74 (4.762 %)IBM
74 (4.762 %)Sybase
81 (1.190 %)Chordiant
81 (1.190 %)Remedy
81 (1.190 %)Ab Initio