SQL Jobs in Reading

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

SQL (Structured Query Language) Berkshire / Reading
Location	3 months to 23 May 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	6	7	8
Rank change year-on-year	+1	+1
Permanent jobs citing SQL	222	275	356
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading	17.14%	15.71%	15.27%
As % of the Programming Languages category	35.13%	36.62%	43.84%
Number of salaries quoted	171	250	305
Median salary	£47,500	£45,000	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+5.55%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£28,000	£27,500	£29,700
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£60,000	£60,000
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£40,000

SQL is in the programming language skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for programming language skills.

Programming Language Skills Reading
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	632	751	812
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading	48.80%	42.89%	34.83%
Number of salaries quoted	499	687	686
Median salary	£47,500	£50,000	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-5.00%	+11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£35,000	£30,400
10% offered a salary of more than	£62,500	£65,000	£65,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+2.40%	+3.75%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Reading citing SQL as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Programming Languages category.

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Salary Trend in Reading

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL in Reading.

SQL
Salary Histogram in Reading

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing SQL in Reading over the 3 months to 23 May 2017.

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Reading

For the 6 months to 23 May 2017, IT jobs citing SQL 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 Reading region with a requirement for SQL.

1	149 (31.30%)	Java
2	136 (28.57%)	Oracle
3	130 (27.31%)	Agile Software Development
4	120 (25.21%)	.NET
5	119 (25.00%)	SQL Server
6	114 (23.95%)	Microsoft
7	108 (22.69%)	Finance
8	101 (21.22%)	C#
9	100 (21.01%)	JavaScript
9	100 (21.01%)	Linux
10	96 (20.17%)	HTML
11	83 (17.44%)	CSS
12	80 (16.81%)	T-SQL
13	76 (15.97%)	Business Intelligence
14	74 (15.55%)	Degree

15	73 (15.34%)	Software Engineering
15	73 (15.34%)	XML
16	67 (14.08%)	Python
17	65 (13.66%)	AngularJS
18	61 (12.82%)	SaaS
19	59 (12.39%)	Scrum
19	59 (12.39%)	Windows
20	58 (12.18%)	Microsoft Azure
20	58 (12.18%)	Analytical Skills
21	56 (11.76%)	MVC
21	56 (11.76%)	.NET Framework
21	56 (11.76%)	Git (software)
21	56 (11.76%)	Test Automation
22	55 (11.55%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
23	51 (10.71%)	jQuery

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Co-occurring IT Skills in Reading 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	21 (4.41%)	SharePoint
1	21 (4.41%)	Tomcat
2	18 (3.78%)	Apache
3	17 (3.57%)	WebLogic
4	16 (3.36%)	CMS
5	14 (2.94%)	Elasticsearch
6	13 (2.73%)	IIS
7	12 (2.52%)	MS Exchange
7	12 (2.52%)	Umbraco
8	11 (2.31%)	Oracle Workflow
9	7 (1.47%)	JBoss
9	7 (1.47%)	WebSphere
10	6 (1.26%)	ColdFusion
10	6 (1.26%)	Oracle Service Bus
10	6 (1.26%)	Oracle SOA Suite
10	6 (1.26%)	SAS
11	5 (1.05%)	Skype for Business
12	4 (0.84%)	Apache Spark
12	4 (0.84%)	Exchange Server 2013
12	4 (0.84%)	SharePoint 2013

Applications
1	33 (6.93%)	Microsoft Excel
2	32 (6.72%)	Microsoft Office
3	13 (2.73%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	4 (0.84%)	EngageOne
5	2 (0.42%)	MS Visio
6	1 (0.21%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	22 (4.62%)	Oracle EBS
2	10 (2.10%)	Oracle Applications
3	7 (1.47%)	Eloqua
4	6 (1.26%)	Dynamics CRM
4	6 (1.26%)	NetSuite
4	6 (1.26%)	Oracle EBS R12
5	2 (0.42%)	FastStats
5	2 (0.42%)	Fredhopper
6	1 (0.21%)	Dynamics AX
6	1 (0.21%)	Oracle Financials
6	1 (0.21%)	Sage X3

Cloud Services
1	61 (12.82%)	SaaS
2	58 (12.18%)	Microsoft Azure
3	34 (7.14%)	Amazon AWS
4	18 (3.78%)	Office 365
5	9 (1.89%)	Force.com
6	6 (1.26%)	Amazon EC2
6	6 (1.26%)	Oracle Service Cloud
6	6 (1.26%)	Responsys
6	6 (1.26%)	Taleo
7	4 (0.84%)	IaaS
8	3 (0.63%)	Cortana Intelligence Suite
8	3 (0.63%)	PaaS
9	2 (0.42%)	Azure Machine Learning
9	2 (0.42%)	Cloud Computing
9	2 (0.42%)	GitHub
9	2 (0.42%)	Google Cloud Platform
10	1 (0.21%)	Data Lake Analytics
10	1 (0.21%)	Trello

Communications & Networking
1	23 (4.83%)	DNS
2	21 (4.41%)	TCP/IP
3	18 (3.78%)	Internet
4	13 (2.73%)	HTTP
5	12 (2.52%)	DHCP
6	7 (1.47%)	Firewall
6	7 (1.47%)	SMTP
6	7 (1.47%)	SSL
7	5 (1.05%)	VoIP
8	4 (0.84%)	LAN
8	4 (0.84%)	SMS
8	4 (0.84%)	WAN
9	3 (0.63%)	Intranet
9	3 (0.63%)	LDAP
9	3 (0.63%)	PBX
9	3 (0.63%)	SAN
9	3 (0.63%)	Skype
10	2 (0.42%)	IMAP
10	2 (0.42%)	NAS
10	2 (0.42%)	Wireshark

Database & Business Intelligence
1	119 (25.00%)	SQL Server
2	55 (11.55%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
3	48 (10.08%)	MySQL
3	48 (10.08%)	Relational Database
4	47 (9.87%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	38 (7.98%)	NoSQL
6	34 (7.14%)	Data Warehouse
7	26 (5.46%)	Oracle Reports
8	25 (5.25%)	SQL Server 2008
9	21 (4.41%)	SQL Server 2012
9	21 (4.41%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
10	20 (4.20%)	Oracle Database
11	17 (3.57%)	Big Data
12	16 (3.36%)	OLAP
13	15 (3.15%)	Power BI
13	15 (3.15%)	SQL Server 2005
14	14 (2.94%)	MongoDB
14	14 (2.94%)	RDBMS
15	12 (2.52%)	Crystal Reports
15	12 (2.52%)	PostgreSQL

Development Applications
1	56 (11.76%)	Git (software)
2	47 (9.87%)	Selenium
3	44 (9.24%)	WebDriver
4	42 (8.82%)	JIRA
5	29 (6.09%)	Jenkins
6	27 (5.67%)	JMeter
6	27 (5.67%)	Subversion
7	25 (5.25%)	Gatling
8	24 (5.04%)	Maven
9	23 (4.83%)	Visual Studio
10	19 (3.99%)	Team Foundation Server
11	18 (3.78%)	Ant
12	16 (3.36%)	TeamCity
13	15 (3.15%)	Atlassian Bamboo
14	14 (2.94%)	Cucumber
15	13 (2.73%)	Appium
15	13 (2.73%)	Protractor
15	13 (2.73%)	Visual Studio Tools for Office
16	11 (2.31%)	Oracle Forms
17	10 (2.10%)	LoadRunner

General
1	108 (22.69%)	Finance
2	34 (7.14%)	Banking
3	27 (5.67%)	Financial Institution
4	11 (2.31%)	Telecoms
5	9 (1.89%)	Pharmaceutical
6	8 (1.68%)	Front Office
7	7 (1.47%)	Advertising
7	7 (1.47%)	Retail
8	6 (1.26%)	Marketing
9	5 (1.05%)	Investment Banking
10	3 (0.63%)	Automotive
11	2 (0.42%)	Music Industry
12	1 (0.21%)	Back Office
12	1 (0.21%)	French Language
12	1 (0.21%)	Games
12	1 (0.21%)	German Language
12	1 (0.21%)	Manufacturing
12	1 (0.21%)	Spanish Language

Job Titles
1	168 (35.29%)	Developer
2	63 (13.24%)	.NET Developer
3	57 (11.97%)	Analyst
4	49 (10.29%)	Consultant
5	48 (10.08%)	C# Developer
6	41 (8.61%)	Software Engineer
7	40 (8.40%)	Java Developer
7	40 (8.40%)	Software Developer
7	40 (8.40%)	SQL Developer
8	36 (7.56%)	Senior Developer
9	34 (7.14%)	C# .NET Developer
10	31 (6.51%)	Linux Engineer
11	27 (5.67%)	Tester
12	26 (5.46%)	DevOps Engineer
12	26 (5.46%)	Technical Consultant
13	25 (5.25%)	QA Automation Engineer
13	25 (5.25%)	QA Engineer
14	24 (5.04%)	Java Engineer
15	23 (4.83%)	Linux DevOps Engineer
15	23 (4.83%)	Linux/Unix DevOps

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	120 (25.21%)	.NET
2	96 (20.17%)	HTML
3	83 (17.44%)	CSS
4	73 (15.34%)	XML
5	65 (13.66%)	AngularJS
6	56 (11.76%)	.NET Framework
7	51 (10.71%)	jQuery
8	44 (9.24%)	ASP.NET
9	36 (7.56%)	Spring
10	31 (6.51%)	Web Services
11	28 (5.88%)	Ajax
12	22 (4.62%)	SOAP
13	20 (4.20%)	ASP.NET MVC
13	20 (4.20%)	ASP.NET Web API
13	20 (4.20%)	REST
14	17 (3.57%)	RESTful
15	16 (3.36%)	WCF
15	16 (3.36%)	WPF
16	15 (3.15%)	HTML5
17	14 (2.94%)	Java EE

Miscellaneous
1	58 (12.18%)	Analytical Skills
2	31 (6.51%)	Computer Science
2	31 (6.51%)	Social Media
3	28 (5.88%)	Mobile App
4	18 (3.78%)	Clustering
4	18 (3.78%)	Fintech
5	17 (3.57%)	Enterprise Software
6	13 (2.73%)	Hybrid Cloud
7	12 (2.52%)	Data Centre
8	11 (2.31%)	Linux Command Line
9	10 (2.10%)	Greenfield Project
10	9 (1.89%)	iPad
11	8 (1.68%)	Algorithms
11	8 (1.68%)	Virtual Team
12	6 (1.26%)	Management Information System
13	5 (1.05%)	Driving Licence
13	5 (1.05%)	NHS
14	4 (0.84%)	Data Structures
15	3 (0.63%)	Cyberthreat
15	3 (0.63%)	User Experience

Operating Systems
1	100 (21.01%)	Linux
2	59 (12.39%)	Windows
3	37 (7.77%)	Unix
4	29 (6.09%)	Windows Server
5	22 (4.62%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6	12 (2.52%)	CentOS
7	11 (2.31%)	Android
8	10 (2.10%)	Windows Server 2012
9	8 (1.68%)	Apple iOS
9	8 (1.68%)	Windows Server 2008
10	7 (1.47%)	Solaris
11	6 (1.26%)	Ubuntu
12	4 (0.84%)	Windows 7
13	3 (0.63%)	Windows Server 2003
14	2 (0.42%)	Debian
14	2 (0.42%)	Windows 8
15	1 (0.21%)	AIX
15	1 (0.21%)	Windows NT
15	1 (0.21%)	Windows Vista
15	1 (0.21%)	Windows XP

Processes & Methodologies
1	130 (27.31%)	Agile Software Development
2	76 (15.97%)	Business Intelligence
3	73 (15.34%)	Software Engineering
4	59 (12.39%)	Scrum
5	56 (11.76%)	MVC
5	56 (11.76%)	Test Automation
6	40 (8.40%)	DevOps
7	39 (8.19%)	ETL
8	38 (7.98%)	Continuous Integration
9	37 (7.77%)	Mentoring
10	34 (7.14%)	OO
11	33 (6.93%)	Test Strategy
12	32 (6.72%)	Test Scripting
13	30 (6.30%)	Web Application Development
14	28 (5.88%)	TDD
15	25 (5.25%)	Presales
15	25 (5.25%)	Web Development
16	24 (5.04%)	High Availability
16	24 (5.04%)	SDLC
17	21 (4.41%)	Migration

Programming Languages
1	149 (31.30%)	Java
2	101 (21.22%)	C#
3	100 (21.01%)	JavaScript
4	80 (16.81%)	T-SQL
5	67 (14.08%)	Python
6	50 (10.50%)	Bash Shell
7	43 (9.03%)	Perl
8	41 (8.61%)	PL/SQL
9	28 (5.88%)	VB.NET
10	24 (5.04%)	PHP
11	15 (3.15%)	VB
12	10 (2.10%)	Apex Code
13	9 (1.89%)	C++
13	9 (1.89%)	Shell Script
14	8 (1.68%)	C
14	8 (1.68%)	TypeScript
15	6 (1.26%)	Scala
16	5 (1.05%)	VBA
17	2 (0.42%)	Ruby
17	2 (0.42%)	XPath

Qualifications
1	74 (15.55%)	Degree
2	26 (5.46%)	Security Cleared
3	13 (2.73%)	ISTQB
3	13 (2.73%)	Microsoft Certification
4	9 (1.89%)	DV Cleared
4	9 (1.89%)	SC Cleared
5	6 (1.26%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
5	6 (1.26%)	MCSE
6	5 (1.05%)	ACCA
7	4 (0.84%)	AAT
7	4 (0.84%)	MCP
7	4 (0.84%)	MCSA
8	2 (0.42%)	CCNA
8	2 (0.42%)	Cisco Certification
8	2 (0.42%)	ISEB
8	2 (0.42%)	ITIL Certification
9	1 (0.21%)	CIMA
9	1 (0.21%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
9	1 (0.21%)	MCSD

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	35 (7.35%)	QA
2	6 (1.26%)	Data Quality
3	5 (1.05%)	SLA
4	3 (0.63%)	ISO/IEC 27001
5	2 (0.42%)	IFRS
5	2 (0.42%)	IFRS 9
5	2 (0.42%)	ISO 9000
6	1 (0.21%)	ISO 9001

System Software
1	28 (5.88%)	Active Directory
2	12 (2.52%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	10 (2.10%)	VMware ESXi
4	8 (1.68%)	Docker
5	6 (1.26%)	KVM
5	6 (1.26%)	Oracle RAC
5	6 (1.26%)	VirtualBox
5	6 (1.26%)	XenServer
6	3 (0.63%)	Hyper-V
7	1 (0.21%)	Apache Flume
7	1 (0.21%)	Apache ZooKeeper
7	1 (0.21%)	HDFS
7	1 (0.21%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	30 (6.30%)	Puppet
2	24 (5.04%)	Opscode Chef
3	19 (3.99%)	Ansible
4	18 (3.78%)	Salt
5	15 (3.15%)	Backup Exec
5	15 (3.15%)	SCCM
6	12 (2.52%)	Oracle Enterprise Manager
7	6 (1.26%)	Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
7	6 (1.26%)	Oracle RMAN
8	5 (1.05%)	HP Quality Center
9	4 (0.84%)	Perfmon
10	2 (0.42%)	Cisco CUCM
10	2 (0.42%)	EMC NetWorker
10	2 (0.42%)	Grafana
10	2 (0.42%)	Kibana
10	2 (0.42%)	Microsoft Clustering
10	2 (0.42%)	WSUS
11	1 (0.21%)	HP Data Protector
11	1 (0.21%)	SCOM
11	1 (0.21%)	ZABBIX

Vendors
1	136 (28.57%)	Oracle
2	114 (23.95%)	Microsoft
3	30 (6.30%)	VMware
4	23 (4.83%)	Salesforce.com
5	17 (3.57%)	Red Hat
5	17 (3.57%)	Veeam
6	16 (3.36%)	Sybase
7	13 (2.73%)	DevExpress
7	13 (2.73%)	Telerik
8	9 (1.89%)	HP
9	7 (1.47%)	Rackspace
9	7 (1.47%)	Sage
10	6 (1.26%)	Sun
11	5 (1.05%)	Cisco
11	5 (1.05%)	EMC
11	5 (1.05%)	IBM
11	5 (1.05%)	Veritas
11	5 (1.05%)	Zoho
12	4 (0.84%)	SAP
12	4 (0.84%)	Tableau