The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wigan region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Wigan region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 6 6 3
Rank change year-on-year
0 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 33 49 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wigan 49.25% 40.83% 54.17%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 89.19% 100.00% 81.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33 49 13
Average salary £32,500 £27,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.18% -25.67%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,300 £28,100
10% offered a salary of more than £36,800 £40,300 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Wigan
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
37 49 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wigan 55.22% 40.83% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 37 49 16
Average salary £32,500 £27,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.18% -25.67%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,300 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £40,000 £41,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server
Manchester

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wigan SQL Server Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Wigan region.

Wigan SQL Server Salary Trend

SQL Server
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Wigan SQL Server Salary Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Wigan region citing SQL Server 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.

1 54 (84.38%) .NET
2 52 (81.25%) ASP.NET
2 52 (81.25%) C#
3 35 (54.69%) SQL
3 35 (54.69%) MVC
4 30 (46.88%) Unit Testing
5 29 (45.31%) JavaScript
6 26 (40.63%) SQL Server 2008
7 25 (39.06%) SQL Server 2005
7 25 (39.06%) CSS
8 22 (34.38%) Web Development
9 21 (32.81%) HTML
10 16 (25.00%) Scrum
10 16 (25.00%) Degree
10 16 (25.00%) jQuery
11 15 (23.44%) Computer Science
11 15 (23.44%) Windows
12 14 (21.88%) XML
12 14 (21.88%) XSLT
12 14 (21.88%) Microsoft
12 14 (21.88%) LINQ
13 13 (20.31%) MS Excel
14 12 (18.75%) T-SQL
14 12 (18.75%) Visual Studio
14 12 (18.75%) IIS
14 12 (18.75%) Team Foundation Server
14 12 (18.75%) Agile Software Development
14 12 (18.75%) Retail
14 12 (18.75%) ASP.NET MVC
14 12 (18.75%) Rhino Mocks

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Wigan region citing SQL Server 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 54 (84.38%) .NET
2 52 (81.25%) ASP.NET
3 25 (39.06%) CSS
4 21 (32.81%) HTML
5 16 (25.00%) jQuery
6 14 (21.88%) XML
6 14 (21.88%) XSLT
6 14 (21.88%) LINQ
7 12 (18.75%) ASP.NET MVC
8 11 (17.19%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 11 (17.19%) .NET Framework
9 10 (15.63%) WCF
10 8 (12.50%) WinForms
10 8 (12.50%) EDI
10 8 (12.50%) Razor View Engine
11 6 (9.375%) HTML5
12 5 (7.813%) ASP.NET MVC 3
13 4 (6.250%) WPF
13 4 (6.250%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 4 (6.250%) KnockoutJS
Application Platforms
1 12 (18.75%) IIS
2 6 (9.375%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (9.375%) MS Exchange
2 6 (9.375%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (6.250%) Windows Azure
4 3 (4.688%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (20.31%) MS Excel
2 8 (12.50%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.375%) Firewall
1 6 (9.375%) LAN
1 6 (9.375%) VoIP
1 6 (9.375%) WAN
1 6 (9.375%) TCP/IP
1 6 (9.375%) DNS
2 2 (3.125%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (40.63%) SQL Server 2008
2 25 (39.06%) SQL Server 2005
3 11 (17.19%) SQL Server 2012
4 5 (7.813%) Oracle 8/8i
5 4 (6.250%) RDBMS
6 2 (3.125%) MS Access
6 2 (3.125%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (3.125%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (1.563%) Oracle 10g
7 1 (1.563%) Oracle 11g
7 1 (1.563%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 12 (18.75%) Visual Studio
1 12 (18.75%) Team Foundation Server
1 12 (18.75%) Rhino Mocks
2 4 (6.250%) Subversion
General
1 12 (18.75%) Retail
2 8 (12.50%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 51 (79.69%) Developer
2 22 (34.38%) .NET Developer
2 22 (34.38%) C# Developer
3 17 (26.56%) ASP.NET Developer
4 16 (25.00%) C# ASP.NET Developer
4 16 (25.00%) C# .NET Developer
5 13 (20.31%) Software Developer
6 11 (17.19%) Web Developer
7 10 (15.63%) Analyst
8 8 (12.50%) SQL Developer
9 7 (10.94%) Senior Analyst
10 6 (9.375%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
10 6 (9.375%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 5 (7.813%) Junior
11 5 (7.813%) Systems Developer
11 5 (7.813%) Junior Developer
12 4 (6.250%) Junior Web Developer
13 3 (4.688%) Graduate
13 3 (4.688%) Support Analyst
13 3 (4.688%) Lead Developer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (23.44%) Computer Science
2 12 (18.75%) Mobile App
3 8 (12.50%) FMCG
4 4 (6.250%) Tandem
4 4 (6.250%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 15 (23.44%) Windows
2 6 (9.375%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (9.375%) Windows Vista
2 6 (9.375%) Windows XP
2 6 (9.375%) UNIX
2 6 (9.375%) Linux
2 6 (9.375%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (54.69%) MVC
2 30 (46.88%) Unit Testing
3 22 (34.38%) Web Development
4 16 (25.00%) Scrum
5 12 (18.75%) Agile Software Development
6 11 (17.19%) Time Management
7 10 (15.63%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (12.50%) Logistics
8 8 (12.50%) E-business
8 8 (12.50%) B2B
8 8 (12.50%) Web Application Development
9 6 (9.375%) User Acceptance Testing
9 6 (9.375%) Service Management
10 4 (6.250%) TDD
10 4 (6.250%) Domain-Driven Design
10 4 (6.250%) E-Commerce
10 4 (6.250%) OO
10 4 (6.250%) Dependency Injection
10 4 (6.250%) Mobile Application Development
11 3 (4.688%) B2C
Programming Languages
1 52 (81.25%) C#
2 35 (54.69%) SQL
3 29 (45.31%) JavaScript
4 12 (18.75%) T-SQL
5 8 (12.50%) C
6 5 (7.813%) PL/SQL
7 2 (3.125%) VB
7 2 (3.125%) VB.NET
7 2 (3.125%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (25.00%) Degree
2 9 (14.06%) MCTS
3 4 (6.250%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.250%) MCP
3 4 (6.250%) MCAD
3 4 (6.250%) MCSD
4 1 (1.563%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.375%) QA
System Software
1 7 (10.94%) Active Directory
2 6 (9.375%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (9.375%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 14 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.50%) Oracle
3 6 (9.375%) VMware
3 6 (9.375%) Mitel
4 5 (7.813%) Telerik
Wigan, North West
As their Software Developer (C# / ASP.NET) you be will responsible for the development & enhancement of various software solutions marketed by my client. Technically they are looking for...
greywood
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 29 May 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
C# / Microsoft SQL Server / XML / XSTL /ASP.NET / Entity Framework My client are looking to recruit an Software Developer (C# / ASP.NET) with at least 12 months commercial...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 June 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
Skills - ASP.Net / C# / HTML / CSS / SQL Server - This opportunity would suit a dedicated Junior Developer who has a good understanding of the software development lifecycle and is...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £24000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Wigan, North West
The successful Developer needs strong experience of C# / ASP.NET, SQL Server (2005+), XML, WCF and front end experience - JQuery, CSS, HTML and AJAX, Javascript... This is an...
Computer Futures
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013
Wigan, Lancashire
To £37K + Bens Innovative logistics and distribution software house with solid international client base including big name retail and FMCG clients urgently requires an experienced C#.NET, ASP...
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Salary: £37000 - £40000 per annum + +Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013