SQL Server Jobs in Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) UK / Wales
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	9	8	8
Rank change year-on-year	-1	0
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server	150	201	237
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales	15.38%	15.49%	16.49%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category	55.15%	56.78%	55.90%
Number of salaries quoted	138	173	198
Median salary	£37,500	£37,000	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+1.35%	+5.71%
90% offered a salary of more than	£29,500	£25,000	£25,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£50,000	£45,000	£45,000
UK excluding London median salary	£40,000	£40,000	£40,000

SQL Server 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 Wales with a requirement for database and business intelligence skills.

Database & Business Intelligence Skills Wales
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for database and business intelligence skills	272	354	424
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales	27.90%	27.27%	29.51%
Number of salaries quoted	239	311	356
Median salary	£38,125	£38,500	£37,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-0.97%	+2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£25,000	£28,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£50,000	£47,500	£47,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Wales citing SQL Server 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 in Wales

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Wales

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

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Wales

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing SQL Server in Wales over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Wales

SQL Server
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Wales region over the 3 months to 24 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
South Wales	-2	95	£37,500	-	8
West Wales	+1	37	£39,375	+29.09%	7
North Wales	+5	9	£40,000	+60.00%	3
Mid Wales	-3	5	£43,000	-
SQL Server UK

SQL Server
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Wales

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT jobs citing SQL Server 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 Wales region with a requirement for SQL Server.

1	264 (66.84%)	.NET
2	248 (62.78%)	C#
3	209 (52.91%)	Agile Software Development
4	198 (50.13%)	MVC
4	198 (50.13%)	ASP.NET
5	184 (46.58%)	Microsoft
6	173 (43.80%)	SQL
7	124 (31.39%)	JavaScript
8	123 (31.14%)	ASP.NET MVC
9	122 (30.89%)	HTML
10	102 (25.82%)	ASP.NET Web API
11	95 (24.05%)	TDD
12	94 (23.80%)	Scrum
13	92 (23.29%)	CSS
14	88 (22.28%)	Visual Studio

15	80 (20.25%)	Windows
16	79 (20.00%)	Web Services
17	76 (19.24%)	SQL Server 2012
18	74 (18.73%)	.NET Framework
19	66 (16.71%)	Software Engineering
20	65 (16.46%)	BDD
21	63 (15.95%)	RESTful
22	59 (14.94%)	Microsoft Azure
23	57 (14.43%)	T-SQL
23	57 (14.43%)	Oracle
24	56 (14.18%)	Java
24	56 (14.18%)	IIS
24	56 (14.18%)	Test Automation
25	55 (13.92%)	Team Foundation Server
26	54 (13.67%)	SQL Server Integration Services

SQL Server
Co-occurring IT Skills in Wales 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	56 (14.18%)	IIS
2	34 (8.61%)	Tomcat
3	33 (8.35%)	WebSphere
4	19 (4.81%)	CMS
5	14 (3.54%)	MS Exchange
6	13 (3.29%)	BizTalk Server
7	12 (3.04%)	SharePoint
8	11 (2.78%)	Oracle SOA Suite
8	11 (2.78%)	Sitecore CMS
8	11 (2.78%)	Umbraco
9	10 (2.53%)	Elasticsearch
9	10 (2.53%)	Exchange Server 2013
10	2 (0.51%)	Cloud Foundry
10	2 (0.51%)	Exchange Server 2007
10	2 (0.51%)	Exchange Server 2010
11	1 (0.25%)	ColdFusion
11	1 (0.25%)	Documentum
11	1 (0.25%)	FileNet
11	1 (0.25%)	JCAPS
11	1 (0.25%)	SAS

Applications
1	24 (6.08%)	Microsoft Office
2	3 (0.76%)	Microsoft Excel
3	1 (0.25%)	Photoshop

Business Applications
1	18 (4.56%)	Dynamics CRM
2	9 (2.28%)	Oracle HRMS
2	9 (2.28%)	Sage 200
2	9 (2.28%)	Sage 50
3	7 (1.77%)	Dynamics AX
4	4 (1.01%)	SAP Oil and Gas
5	3 (0.76%)	SAP ERP
6	1 (0.25%)	Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)

Cloud Services
1	59 (14.94%)	Microsoft Azure
2	22 (5.57%)	Office 365
3	20 (5.06%)	Amazon AWS
4	11 (2.78%)	SaaS
5	4 (1.01%)	IaaS
5	4 (1.01%)	PaaS
6	2 (0.51%)	Azure Active Directory
6	2 (0.51%)	G Suite
6	2 (0.51%)	GitHub
7	1 (0.25%)	MailChimp
7	1 (0.25%)	Mimecast

Communications & Networking
1	14 (3.54%)	Firewall
2	11 (2.78%)	DNS
3	9 (2.28%)	Broadband
4	7 (1.77%)	SAN
5	6 (1.52%)	Internet
5	6 (1.52%)	LAN
6	5 (1.27%)	WAN
7	4 (1.01%)	HTTP
7	4 (1.01%)	NAS
8	3 (0.76%)	DHCP
8	3 (0.76%)	iSCSI
8	3 (0.76%)	VLAN
9	2 (0.51%)	TCP/IP
9	2 (0.51%)	VPN
9	2 (0.51%)	Wi-Fi
10	1 (0.25%)	Ethernet
10	1 (0.25%)	FTP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	76 (19.24%)	SQL Server 2012
2	54 (13.67%)	SQL Server Integration Services
3	45 (11.39%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
4	43 (10.89%)	SQL Server 2008
5	38 (9.62%)	SQL Server 2014
6	26 (6.58%)	Data Warehouse
7	23 (5.82%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
8	21 (5.32%)	Relational Database
9	20 (5.06%)	SQL Server 2016
10	19 (4.81%)	MongoDB
11	15 (3.80%)	MySQL
11	15 (3.80%)	NoSQL
12	12 (3.04%)	SQL Server 2005
13	11 (2.78%)	Big Data
14	10 (2.53%)	Oracle Reports
15	8 (2.03%)	Hadoop
15	8 (2.03%)	Power BI
15	8 (2.03%)	RavenDB
16	7 (1.77%)	PostgreSQL
17	6 (1.52%)	Microsoft Analysis Services

Development Applications
1	88 (22.28%)	Visual Studio
2	55 (13.92%)	Team Foundation Server
3	49 (12.41%)	Git (software)
4	47 (11.90%)	Subversion
5	33 (8.35%)	Eclipse
6	32 (8.10%)	Maven
7	16 (4.05%)	NUnit
8	11 (2.78%)	Selenium
8	11 (2.78%)	TeamCity
9	10 (2.53%)	SpecFlow
10	9 (2.28%)	Cucumber
11	8 (2.03%)	JIRA
12	6 (1.52%)	Artifactory
12	6 (1.52%)	Mercurial
12	6 (1.52%)	MSTest
13	5 (1.27%)	IntelliJ
13	5 (1.27%)	SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14	4 (1.01%)	Visual Studio Team System
15	3 (0.76%)	Rhino Mocks
15	3 (0.76%)	WebDriver

General
1	47 (11.90%)	Finance
2	28 (7.09%)	Advertising
3	27 (6.84%)	Manufacturing
4	18 (4.56%)	Marketing
5	16 (4.05%)	Retail
6	12 (3.04%)	Telecoms
7	4 (1.01%)	Electronics
8	3 (0.76%)	Games
9	2 (0.51%)	Banking
10	1 (0.25%)	Back Office
10	1 (0.25%)	Investment Banking
10	1 (0.25%)	Law
10	1 (0.25%)	Legal
10	1 (0.25%)	Welsh Language

Job Titles
1	224 (56.71%)	Developer
2	143 (36.20%)	.NET Developer
3	61 (15.44%)	C# Developer
4	43 (10.89%)	C# .NET Developer
4	43 (10.89%)	Software Engineer
5	39 (9.87%)	Software Developer
6	36 (9.11%)	Senior Developer
7	35 (8.86%)	Analyst
8	26 (6.58%)	.NET Software Developer
9	24 (6.08%)	ASP.NET Developer
9	24 (6.08%)	SQL Developer
10	21 (5.32%)	C# ASP.NET Developer
10	21 (5.32%)	C# Software Developer
11	20 (5.06%)	ASP.NET MVC Developer
12	19 (4.81%)	C# Software Engineer
13	18 (4.56%)	.NET Software Engineer
13	18 (4.56%)	Senior .NET Developer
14	15 (3.80%)	Java Engineer
14	15 (3.80%)	Java Software Engineer
14	15 (3.80%)	Team Leader

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	264 (66.84%)	.NET
2	198 (50.13%)	ASP.NET
3	123 (31.14%)	ASP.NET MVC
4	122 (30.89%)	HTML
5	102 (25.82%)	ASP.NET Web API
6	92 (23.29%)	CSS
7	79 (20.00%)	Web Services
8	74 (18.73%)	.NET Framework
9	63 (15.95%)	RESTful
10	52 (13.16%)	REST
11	50 (12.66%)	XML
12	46 (11.65%)	jQuery
12	46 (11.65%)	SOAP
12	46 (11.65%)	WCF
13	45 (11.39%)	AngularJS
14	36 (9.11%)	Hibernate
14	36 (9.11%)	Spring
15	34 (8.61%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
15	34 (8.61%)	Entity Framework
15	34 (8.61%)	HTML5

Miscellaneous
1	37 (9.37%)	Analytical Skills
2	35 (8.86%)	User Experience
3	27 (6.84%)	Greenfield Project
4	24 (6.08%)	Mainframe
5	20 (5.06%)	Management Information System
6	18 (4.56%)	Enterprise Software
7	15 (3.80%)	Computer Science
8	8 (2.03%)	N-Tier
9	7 (1.77%)	Fintech
9	7 (1.77%)	Mobile App
9	7 (1.77%)	Replication
10	6 (1.52%)	NHS
11	5 (1.27%)	Clustering
12	3 (0.76%)	Hybrid Cloud
13	2 (0.51%)	Client/Server
13	2 (0.51%)	Data Centre
14	1 (0.25%)	Device Driver
14	1 (0.25%)	EPoS
14	1 (0.25%)	Fat Client
14	1 (0.25%)	Thin Client

Operating Systems
1	80 (20.25%)	Windows
2	32 (8.10%)	Windows Server
3	19 (4.81%)	Windows Server 2012
4	18 (4.56%)	Linux
5	17 (4.30%)	Windows Server 2008
6	12 (3.04%)	Windows Server 2003
7	10 (2.53%)	Unix
8	5 (1.27%)	Windows 7
9	4 (1.01%)	Android
10	3 (0.76%)	Windows 10
10	3 (0.76%)	Windows 8
11	2 (0.51%)	Mac OS X
11	2 (0.51%)	Windows 2000 Server
11	2 (0.51%)	Windows Vista
12	1 (0.25%)	Apple iOS
12	1 (0.25%)	Windows XP

Processes & Methodologies
1	209 (52.91%)	Agile Software Development
2	198 (50.13%)	MVC
3	95 (24.05%)	TDD
4	94 (23.80%)	Scrum
5	66 (16.71%)	Software Engineering
6	65 (16.46%)	BDD
7	56 (14.18%)	Test Automation
8	49 (12.41%)	Unit Testing
9	45 (11.39%)	Web Development
10	44 (11.14%)	Business Intelligence
11	41 (10.38%)	Continuous Integration
12	38 (9.62%)	SDLC
13	37 (9.37%)	Web Application Development
14	36 (9.11%)	OO
15	33 (8.35%)	Continuous Deployment
16	31 (7.85%)	Customer Insight
16	31 (7.85%)	Performance Optimisation
17	27 (6.84%)	Mentoring
18	26 (6.58%)	CRM
18	26 (6.58%)	ETL

Programming Languages
1	248 (62.78%)	C#
2	173 (43.80%)	SQL
3	124 (31.39%)	JavaScript
4	57 (14.43%)	T-SQL
5	56 (14.18%)	Java
6	34 (8.61%)	VB.NET
7	11 (2.78%)	PHP
8	10 (2.53%)	TypeScript
8	10 (2.53%)	VB
9	9 (2.28%)	Ruby
10	8 (2.03%)	PowerShell
11	6 (1.52%)	C
11	6 (1.52%)	C++
11	6 (1.52%)	Python
12	3 (0.76%)	ES6
12	3 (0.76%)	Groovy
12	3 (0.76%)	Objective-C
13	2 (0.51%)	Bash Shell
13	2 (0.51%)	Perl
14	1 (0.25%)	Scala

Qualifications
1	42 (10.63%)	Degree
2	13 (3.29%)	Microsoft Certification
3	9 (2.28%)	Computer Science Degree
4	6 (1.52%)	MCSA
4	6 (1.52%)	Postgraduate
5	5 (1.27%)	MCSE
6	3 (0.76%)	CCNA
6	3 (0.76%)	Cisco Certification
7	2 (0.51%)	CCNP
7	2 (0.51%)	ITIL Certification
7	2 (0.51%)	MCP
7	2 (0.51%)	PRINCE2 Certification
7	2 (0.51%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8	1 (0.25%)	HND
8	1 (0.25%)	ISTQB
8	1 (0.25%)	MCITP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	30 (7.59%)	ISO/IEC 27001
2	29 (7.34%)	HMG Security Policy Framework
3	14 (3.54%)	QA
3	14 (3.54%)	SLA
4	2 (0.51%)	Data Quality
5	1 (0.25%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	24 (6.08%)	Active Directory
2	21 (5.32%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	20 (5.06%)	Hyper-V
4	11 (2.78%)	Docker
5	6 (1.52%)	VMware ESXi
6	5 (1.27%)	XenServer
7	3 (0.76%)	Firmware
8	2 (0.51%)	Microsoft App-V
8	2 (0.51%)	vCloud
8	2 (0.51%)	VMware Server
9	1 (0.25%)	vSphere

Systems Management
1	4 (1.01%)	Microsoft Clustering
2	3 (0.76%)	Failover Clustering
2	3 (0.76%)	HAProxy
2	3 (0.76%)	NetBackup
2	3 (0.76%)	SCCM
2	3 (0.76%)	ServiceCenter
3	2 (0.51%)	HP Quality Center
3	2 (0.51%)	McAfee ePO
3	2 (0.51%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)
3	2 (0.51%)	Tivoli
3	2 (0.51%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
3	2 (0.51%)	vRealize
3	2 (0.51%)	WSUS
4	1 (0.25%)	HP Data Protector
4	1 (0.25%)	Oracle Enterprise Manager
4	1 (0.25%)	Oracle RMAN
4	1 (0.25%)	Oracle ZFS
4	1 (0.25%)	SCOM
4	1 (0.25%)	SCOrch
4	1 (0.25%)	SCSM

Vendors
1	184 (46.58%)	Microsoft
2	57 (14.43%)	Oracle
3	34 (8.61%)	IBM
4	31 (7.85%)	VMware
5	16 (4.05%)	Sitecore
6	10 (2.53%)	Dell
6	10 (2.53%)	Sage
6	10 (2.53%)	SAP
7	9 (2.28%)	Cisco
8	8 (2.03%)	Facebook
9	7 (1.77%)	HP
9	7 (1.77%)	Xamarin
10	6 (1.52%)	Veeam
11	5 (1.27%)	Google
12	4 (1.01%)	EqualLogic
12	4 (1.01%)	Salesforce.com
12	4 (1.01%)	Sybase
13	3 (0.76%)	MuleSoft
13	3 (0.76%)	SaltStack
13	3 (0.76%)	Veritas