The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT jobs advertised for the Windsor region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 21 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 Windsor region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank - 9 19
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008 0 16 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Windsor - 16.49% 11.43%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 66.67% 39.22%
Number of salaries quoted 0 16 20
Average salary - £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Windsor
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
25 24 51
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Windsor 37.88% 24.74% 29.14%
Number of salaries quoted 25 24 45
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SQL Server 2008
Berkshire

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Windsor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Windsor SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend

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

Windsor SQL Server 2008 Salary Trend

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Windsor 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.

1 9 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 9 (100.00%) SQL Server 2005
2 8 (88.89%) .NET Framework
2 8 (88.89%) WCF
2 8 (88.89%) .NET
2 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 8 (88.89%) C#
3 7 (77.78%) C++
3 7 (77.78%) OO
3 7 (77.78%) WPF
3 7 (77.78%) Web Testing
4 5 (55.56%) System Testing
4 5 (55.56%) Automated Testing
4 5 (55.56%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (55.56%) Advertising
4 5 (55.56%) Service Delivery
4 5 (55.56%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
5 2 (22.22%) IIS
5 2 (22.22%) MS Office
5 2 (22.22%) Windows
5 2 (22.22%) VMware
5 2 (22.22%) Performance Testing
5 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (22.22%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (22.22%) Windows 7
5 2 (22.22%) Test Management
6 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (11.11%) .NET Compact Framework

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Windsor 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.

Application Development
1 8 (88.89%) .NET Framework
1 8 (88.89%) WCF
1 8 (88.89%) .NET
2 7 (77.78%) WPF
3 1 (11.11%) .NET Compact Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
1 2 (22.22%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 9 (100.00%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 5 (55.56%) Advertising
1 5 (55.56%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Test Engineer
1 7 (77.78%) Senior Test Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Applications Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Developer
3 1 (11.11%) Lead Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
1 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (22.22%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) OO
1 7 (77.78%) Web Testing
2 5 (55.56%) System Testing
2 5 (55.56%) Automated Testing
2 5 (55.56%) Agile Software Development
2 5 (55.56%) Service Delivery
3 2 (22.22%) Performance Testing
3 2 (22.22%) Test Management
4 1 (11.11%) Unit Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Scrum
4 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) C#
2 7 (77.78%) C++
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) VMware