Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2008 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2008
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank142188
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching permanent IT job ads313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.029 %0.156 %
Salaries quoted183
Average minimum salary£27,053£41,667
Average salary£30,000£43,333
% change on same period last year-30.76 %
Average maximum salary£32,947£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£34,343£41,265
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15281927
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.022 %0.860 %
Salaries quoted13681705
Average minimum salary£30,792£29,881
Average salary£33,145£32,390
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum salary£35,498£34,899
UK excluding London average salary£37,481£38,643
% change on same period last year-3.00 %
SQL Server 2008 YorkshireSQL Server 2008
Yorkshire

SQL Server 2008
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

West Yorkshire SQL Server 2008 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire SQL Server 2008 Salary Histogram

SQL Server 2008
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+4927£29,464-32.00 %
WakefieldNew entry-1£28,500-
KeighleyNew entry-1£26,500-
SQL Server 2008 YorkshireSQL Server 2008
Yorkshire

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

135 (100.00 %)SQL Server
231 (88.57 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (68.57 %)SQL
422 (62.86 %)SQL Server 2000
518 (51.43 %).NET
617 (48.57 %)Transact-SQL
716 (45.71 %)Microsoft
716 (45.71 %)Clustering
815 (42.86 %)Oracle
914 (40.00 %)ITIL
1011 (31.43 %)Finance
1011 (31.43 %)VERITAS
1011 (31.43 %)ASP.NET
1011 (31.43 %)NetBackup
1011 (31.43 %)Oracle RAC
119 (25.71 %)MS Excel
127 (20.00 %)C#
136 (17.14 %)Linux
136 (17.14 %)Windows
136 (17.14 %)Internet
136 (17.14 %)Replication
145 (14.29 %).NET Framework
145 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
145 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
145 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
145 (14.29 %)Cognos
145 (14.29 %)VB.NET
154 (11.43 %)PHP
154 (11.43 %)MySQL
154 (11.43 %)Visual Studio

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (51.43 %).NET
211 (31.43 %)ASP.NET
35 (14.29 %).NET Framework
44 (11.43 %)XML
53 (8.571 %)HTML
53 (8.571 %)WebServices
53 (8.571 %)ADO.NET
62 (5.714 %)ASP
62 (5.714 %)AJAX
71 (2.857 %)XHTML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.571 %)IIS
22 (5.714 %)SharePoint
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (25.71 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (17.14 %)Internet
23 (8.571 %)SAN
31 (2.857 %)Intranet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
135 (100.00 %)SQL Server
231 (88.57 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (62.86 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
54 (11.43 %)MySQL
54 (11.43 %)Data Mining
63 (8.571 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
63 (8.571 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (8.571 %)OLAP
63 (8.571 %)Datawarehouse
63 (8.571 %)Oracle OLAP
63 (8.571 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
72 (5.714 %)DTS
72 (5.714 %)BusinessObjects
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (11.43 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (31.43 %)Finance
22 (5.714 %)Marketing
31 (2.857 %)Legal
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (57.14 %)DBA
219 (54.29 %)SQL DBA
314 (40.00 %)Developer
413 (37.14 %)Administrator
511 (31.43 %)Senior DBA
511 (31.43 %)Senior SQL DBA
66 (17.14 %)SQL Server DBA
75 (14.29 %).NET Developer
84 (11.43 %)ASP.NET Developer
93 (8.571 %)Software Developer
93 (8.571 %)Senior Developer
93 (8.571 %)Business Intelligence Developer
102 (5.714 %)Solaris Administrator
102 (5.714 %)Server Administrator
102 (5.714 %)UNIX Support
102 (5.714 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
102 (5.714 %)UNIX Specialist
102 (5.714 %)Systems Support
102 (5.714 %)Systems Administrator
102 (5.714 %)SQL Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (45.71 %)Clustering
26 (17.14 %)Replication
33 (8.571 %)Client/Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (17.14 %)Windows
16 (17.14 %)Linux
25 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (11.43 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (5.714 %)Solaris
42 (5.714 %)UNIX
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (40.00 %)ITIL
23 (8.571 %)Business Intelligence
23 (8.571 %)Project Management
23 (8.571 %)E-business
32 (5.714 %)Internet Marketing
32 (5.714 %)CRM
41 (2.857 %)OO
41 (2.857 %)Performance Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (68.57 %)SQL
217 (48.57 %)Transact-SQL
37 (20.00 %)C#
45 (14.29 %)VB.NET
54 (11.43 %)PHP
63 (8.571 %)VBScript
72 (5.714 %)VB
72 (5.714 %)VBA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (5.714 %)MCAD
22 (5.714 %)MCDBA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.571 %)SLA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (31.43 %)NetBackup
111 (31.43 %)Oracle RAC
23 (8.571 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (8.571 %)Active Directory
23 (8.571 %)Terminal Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (45.71 %)Microsoft
215 (42.86 %)Oracle
311 (31.43 %)VERITAS
45 (14.29 %)Cognos
53 (8.571 %)VMware
53 (8.571 %)Citrix
62 (5.714 %)Cisco
62 (5.714 %)Business Objects