The first table below looks at the demand for Azure SQL Database skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Azure SQL Database over the 3 months to 22 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 Database & Business Intelligence category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing Azure SQL Database 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands - - -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £47,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year
-15.78% +28.37%
All Database & Business Intelligence
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
1579 1539 1311
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 31.39% 33.35% 32.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1399 1385 1187
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £27,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
Azure SQL Database
England

Azure SQL Database
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

West Midlands Azure SQL Database Jobs Demand Trend

Azure SQL Database
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Azure SQL Database Salary Trend

Azure SQL Database
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Azure SQL Database 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 Azure SQL Database.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) XSL
1 1 (100.00%) XHTML
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server 2005
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Azure

Azure SQL Database
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Azure SQL Database 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 Azure SQL Database. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) XSL
1 1 (100.00%) XHTML
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server 2005
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior .NET Developer
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior .NET Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Automated Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft