SQL Server 2008 Jobs in the North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for SQL Server 2008 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 23 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 England / North West
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	147	96	53
Rank change year-on-year	-51	-43
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 2008	140	156	297
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West	2.05%	2.77%	4.66%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category	5.88%	8.79%	13.07%
Number of salaries quoted	129	134	271
Median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£40,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£32,150	£28,250
10% offered a salary of more than	£47,500	£50,000	£47,500
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£42,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-4.76%	+5.00%

SQL Server 2008 is in the database and business intelligence skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for database and business intelligence skills.

Database & Business Intelligence Skills North West
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for database and business intelligence skills	2381	1775	2272
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West	34.85%	31.55%	35.65%
Number of salaries quoted	2036	1542	1940
Median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£40,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£29,000	£28,750
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£52,500	£52,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

SQL Server 2008
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the North West citing SQL Server 2008 as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server 2008 in the North West

SQL Server 2008
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for SQL Server 2008 in the North West

SQL Server 2008
Salary Histogram in the North West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 in the North West over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Salary histogram for SQL Server 2008 in the North West

SQL Server 2008
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 within the North West region over the 3 months to 23 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Manchester	-21	89	£40,000	-	9
Cheshire	-24	33	£40,000	+2.56%	1
Lancashire	-4	10	£35,000	-12.50%	1
Merseyside	-12	8	£40,000	-11.11%	2
SQL Server 2008 England

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the North West region with a requirement for SQL Server 2008.

1	277 (100.00%)	SQL Server
2	205 (74.01%)	SQL
3	159 (57.40%)	.NET
4	147 (53.07%)	C#
5	115 (41.52%)	Microsoft
6	105 (37.91%)	ASP.NET
7	104 (37.55%)	Agile Software Development
8	93 (33.57%)	T-SQL
9	85 (30.69%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
10	83 (29.96%)	MVC
11	79 (28.52%)	jQuery
12	72 (25.99%)	SQL Server 2012
13	66 (23.83%)	Windows
14	64 (23.10%)	SQL Server Integration Services
15	62 (22.38%)	Business Intelligence

16	60 (21.66%)	CSS
16	60 (21.66%)	HTML
16	60 (21.66%)	ASP.NET MVC
17	58 (20.94%)	JavaScript
18	57 (20.58%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
19	53 (19.13%)	Visual Studio
20	52 (18.77%)	ETL
21	51 (18.41%)	Finance
22	49 (17.69%)	.NET Framework
23	47 (16.97%)	XML
24	46 (16.61%)	SQL Server 2005
25	43 (15.52%)	Web Services
26	41 (14.80%)	Ajax
27	38 (13.72%)	SQL Server 2014
28	35 (12.64%)	ASP.NET Web Forms

SQL Server 2008
Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	19 (6.86%)	IIS
2	18 (6.50%)	CMS
3	14 (5.05%)	Umbraco
4	11 (3.97%)	MS Exchange
4	11 (3.97%)	SharePoint
5	9 (3.25%)	EPiServer
5	9 (3.25%)	Sitecore CMS
6	8 (2.89%)	Exchange Server 2013
7	6 (2.17%)	Exchange Server 2010
8	4 (1.44%)	Alfresco
8	4 (1.44%)	Oracle Workflow
8	4 (1.44%)	SharePoint 2010
8	4 (1.44%)	SharePoint Server
9	3 (1.08%)	BizTalk Server
10	1 (0.36%)	Exchange Server 2007
10	1 (0.36%)	Skype for Business

Applications
1	17 (6.14%)	Microsoft Excel
2	1 (0.36%)	Microsoft Office
2	1 (0.36%)	Photoshop

Business Applications
1	4 (1.44%)	Cognos Business Intelligence
2	3 (1.08%)	Dynamics NAV
3	2 (0.72%)	Dynamics CRM
4	1 (0.36%)	Cognos TM1
4	1 (0.36%)	Dynamics AX
4	1 (0.36%)	Magento
4	1 (0.36%)	OpenCart
4	1 (0.36%)	SAP Business One
4	1 (0.36%)	WebTrends

Cloud Services
1	18 (6.50%)	Microsoft Azure
2	9 (3.25%)	GitHub
3	5 (1.81%)	Amazon AWS
4	2 (0.72%)	Office 365
5	1 (0.36%)	Azure Machine Learning
5	1 (0.36%)	IaaS
5	1 (0.36%)	PaaS
5	1 (0.36%)	SaaS

Communications & Networking
1	10 (3.61%)	SAN
2	4 (1.44%)	VoIP
3	3 (1.08%)	DHCP
3	3 (1.08%)	DNS
4	2 (0.72%)	Cisco ASA
4	2 (0.72%)	Firewall
4	2 (0.72%)	NAS
4	2 (0.72%)	TCP/IP
5	1 (0.36%)	VPN
5	1 (0.36%)	Wi-Fi

Database & Business Intelligence
1	277 (100.00%)	SQL Server
2	85 (30.69%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
3	72 (25.99%)	SQL Server 2012
4	64 (23.10%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	57 (20.58%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
6	46 (16.61%)	SQL Server 2005
7	38 (13.72%)	SQL Server 2014
8	34 (12.27%)	Data Warehouse
9	32 (11.55%)	SQL Server 2016
10	14 (5.05%)	MySQL
11	13 (4.69%)	Crystal Reports
11	13 (4.69%)	NoSQL
12	12 (4.33%)	Hadoop
13	11 (3.97%)	MS Access
13	11 (3.97%)	PostgreSQL
14	10 (3.61%)	Big Data
14	10 (3.61%)	SQL Server 2000
15	9 (3.25%)	Microsoft Analysis Services
16	8 (2.89%)	Relational Database
17	6 (2.17%)	MongoDB

Development Applications
1	53 (19.13%)	Visual Studio
2	32 (11.55%)	Git (software)
3	20 (7.22%)	Team Foundation Server
4	18 (6.50%)	NUnit
5	13 (4.69%)	Octopus Deploy
5	13 (4.69%)	TeamCity
6	10 (3.61%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7	9 (3.25%)	Moq
8	6 (2.17%)	Jenkins
9	5 (1.81%)	MSTest
10	4 (1.44%)	Selenium
10	4 (1.44%)	SoapUI
11	3 (1.08%)	Bitbucket
11	3 (1.08%)	JIRA
12	2 (0.72%)	Maven

General
1	51 (18.41%)	Finance
2	31 (11.19%)	Legal
3	8 (2.89%)	Marketing
4	6 (2.17%)	Games
5	5 (1.81%)	Advertising
5	5 (1.81%)	Retail
6	4 (1.44%)	Law
6	4 (1.44%)	Pharmaceutical
7	3 (1.08%)	Telecoms
8	2 (0.72%)	Automotive
9	1 (0.36%)	Banking
9	1 (0.36%)	Investment Banking
9	1 (0.36%)	Multimedia

Job Titles
1	196 (70.76%)	Developer
2	89 (32.13%)	.NET Developer
3	67 (24.19%)	SQL Developer
4	61 (22.02%)	C# Developer
5	46 (16.61%)	C# .NET Developer
6	42 (15.16%)	ASP.NET Developer
7	37 (13.36%)	SQL Server Developer
8	35 (12.64%)	DBA
8	35 (12.64%)	SQL DBA
9	31 (11.19%)	T-SQL Developer
10	23 (8.30%)	Senior Developer
11	21 (7.58%)	Software Developer
12	16 (5.78%)	C# ASP.NET Developer
13	15 (5.42%)	Administrator
14	14 (5.05%)	C# Software Developer
14	14 (5.05%)	Junior
14	14 (5.05%)	Junior Developer
14	14 (5.05%)	SSIS Developer
15	13 (4.69%)	.NET Software Developer
15	13 (4.69%)	ASP.NET MVC Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	159 (57.40%)	.NET
2	105 (37.91%)	ASP.NET
3	79 (28.52%)	jQuery
4	60 (21.66%)	ASP.NET MVC
4	60 (21.66%)	CSS
4	60 (21.66%)	HTML
5	49 (17.69%)	.NET Framework
6	47 (16.97%)	XML
7	43 (15.52%)	Web Services
8	41 (14.80%)	Ajax
9	35 (12.64%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
10	31 (11.19%)	JSON
11	26 (9.39%)	WCF
12	23 (8.30%)	Twitter Bootstrap
13	18 (6.50%)	AngularJS
13	18 (6.50%)	Entity Framework
14	16 (5.78%)	WinForms
15	14 (5.05%)	ASP.NET MVC 5
15	14 (5.05%)	HTML5
16	11 (3.97%)	ASP.NET Web API

Miscellaneous
1	21 (7.58%)	iPad
2	17 (6.14%)	Clustering
3	15 (5.42%)	Analytical Skills
4	13 (4.69%)	Computer Science
5	10 (3.61%)	Mobile App
6	9 (3.25%)	Greenfield Project
7	5 (1.81%)	N-Tier
7	5 (1.81%)	Replication
8	4 (1.44%)	Social Network
9	3 (1.08%)	FMCG
10	2 (0.72%)	EMV
10	2 (0.72%)	Enterprise Software
10	2 (0.72%)	Fintech
11	1 (0.36%)	Data Protection Act
11	1 (0.36%)	Data Structures
11	1 (0.36%)	NHS
11	1 (0.36%)	Social Media
11	1 (0.36%)	User Experience
11	1 (0.36%)	W3C

Operating Systems
1	66 (23.83%)	Windows
2	30 (10.83%)	Windows Server 2012
3	24 (8.66%)	Windows Server 2008
4	23 (8.30%)	Windows Server
5	12 (4.33%)	Windows Server 2003
6	3 (1.08%)	Android
7	2 (0.72%)	AIX
7	2 (0.72%)	Linux
7	2 (0.72%)	Windows 2000
8	1 (0.36%)	Windows 10
8	1 (0.36%)	Windows 7
8	1 (0.36%)	Windows 8
8	1 (0.36%)	Windows Embedded Compact
8	1 (0.36%)	Windows Mobile

Processes & Methodologies
1	104 (37.55%)	Agile Software Development
2	83 (29.96%)	MVC
3	62 (22.38%)	Business Intelligence
4	52 (18.77%)	ETL
5	33 (11.91%)	Disaster Recovery
6	31 (11.19%)	Unit Testing
7	30 (10.83%)	Web Development
8	22 (7.94%)	High Availability
8	22 (7.94%)	Performance Tuning
9	20 (7.22%)	DevOps
9	20 (7.22%)	SQL Optimisation
10	19 (6.86%)	SDLC
11	17 (6.14%)	Data Analysis
11	17 (6.14%)	Scrum
12	15 (5.42%)	ITIL
12	15 (5.42%)	Translating Business Requirements
13	14 (5.05%)	E-Commerce
13	14 (5.05%)	Multithreading
13	14 (5.05%)	Project Management
14	13 (4.69%)	Continuous Integration

Programming Languages
1	205 (74.01%)	SQL
2	147 (53.07%)	C#
3	93 (33.57%)	T-SQL
4	58 (20.94%)	JavaScript
5	24 (8.66%)	VB.NET
6	13 (4.69%)	PowerShell
6	13 (4.69%)	VBA
7	2 (0.72%)	PHP
7	2 (0.72%)	Ruby
7	2 (0.72%)	VBScript
8	1 (0.36%)	PL/SQL
8	1 (0.36%)	Shell Script
8	1 (0.36%)	VB

Qualifications
1	24 (8.66%)	Degree
2	10 (3.61%)	SC Cleared
2	10 (3.61%)	Security Cleared
3	4 (1.44%)	Microsoft Certification
3	4 (1.44%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4	2 (0.72%)	Computer Science Degree
4	2 (0.72%)	MCAD
4	2 (0.72%)	MCPD
5	1 (0.36%)	MCSA

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	4 (1.44%)	QA
1	4 (1.44%)	SLA
2	3 (1.08%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	3 (1.08%)	PCI DSS
3	2 (0.72%)	ISO 9001

System Software
1	19 (6.86%)	Active Directory
2	12 (4.33%)	vSphere
3	8 (2.89%)	VMware Infrastructure
4	5 (1.81%)	XenApp
5	4 (1.44%)	Hyper-V
6	2 (0.72%)	Docker
6	2 (0.72%)	KVM
6	2 (0.72%)	VMware ESXi
6	2 (0.72%)	XenDesktop
6	2 (0.72%)	XenServer
7	1 (0.36%)	Oracle RAC

Systems Management
1	4 (1.44%)	SCOM
1	4 (1.44%)	SolarWinds Orion
1	4 (1.44%)	vRealize
2	2 (0.72%)	Failover Clustering
2	2 (0.72%)	Microsoft Clustering
2	2 (0.72%)	Opscode Chef
3	1 (0.36%)	MobiControl

Vendors
1	115 (41.52%)	Microsoft
2	18 (6.50%)	VMware
3	13 (4.69%)	Cognos
4	11 (3.97%)	Oracle
5	9 (3.25%)	Sitecore
6	6 (2.17%)	Cisco
6	6 (2.17%)	HP
6	6 (2.17%)	NetApp
7	5 (1.81%)	Citrix
7	5 (1.81%)	IBM
8	4 (1.44%)	SolarWinds
8	4 (1.44%)	Veeam
9	3 (1.08%)	Tableau
9	3 (1.08%)	Telerik
10	2 (0.72%)	IDERA
10	2 (0.72%)	McAfee
10	2 (0.72%)	RedGate
10	2 (0.72%)	Symantec
11	1 (0.36%)	SOTI
11	1 (0.36%)	Xamarin