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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank95
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads234427
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.202 %0.218 %
As % of the category below34.21 %45.82 %
Salaries quoted200326
Average minimum salary£33,890£36,030
Average salary£35,925£37,559
% change on same period last year-4.35 %
Average maximum salary£37,960£39,089
UK excluding London average salary£34,927£35,076
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads684932
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.591 %0.476 %
Salaries quoted607774
Average minimum salary£35,804£35,250
Average salary£37,346£37,029
% change on same period last year+0.85 %
Average maximum salary£38,889£38,807
UK excluding London average salary£35,639£35,856
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
SQL East of EnglandSQL
East of England

SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SQL across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Essex SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Salary Trend

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

Essex SQL Salary Trend

SQL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Essex SQL Salary Histogram

SQL
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ColchesterNo change037£29,662+4.19 %
BasildonUp+324£41,104+28.14 %
Southend-on-SeaUp+1010£32,875-5.73 %
ChelmsfordDown-78£27,188-25.93 %
Saffron WaldenDown-86£32,000-1.53 %
WithamDown-15£37,500+20.00 %
HarlowDown-62--
BillericayNew entry-1£30,000-
BrentwoodUp+131£25,000-23.07 %
SQL East of EnglandSQL
East of England

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex region citing SQL 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.

1357 (51.07 %)SQL Server
2231 (33.05 %)Windows
3228 (32.62 %).NET
4179 (25.61 %)Microsoft
5142 (20.31 %)MS Excel
5142 (20.31 %)C#
5142 (20.31 %)Oracle
6141 (20.17 %)Windows Server 2003
7132 (18.88 %)Finance
8126 (18.03 %)XML
9115 (16.45 %)Windows XP
10106 (15.16 %)SQL Server 2005
1199 (14.16 %)Degree
1290 (12.88 %)SQL Server 2000
1377 (11.02 %)VB
1474 (10.59 %)Transact-SQL
1572 (10.30 %)Delphi
1572 (10.30 %)UNIX
1572 (10.30 %)Cisco
1669 (9.871 %)Firewall
1669 (9.871 %)Windows 2000 Server
1766 (9.442 %)IIS
1864 (9.156 %)Internet
1962 (8.870 %)Business Intelligence
2061 (8.727 %)HTML
2061 (8.727 %)Linux
2160 (8.584 %)Java
2160 (8.584 %)CheckPoint
2259 (8.441 %)TCP/IP
2357 (8.155 %)PL/SQL

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex region citing SQL 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1228 (32.62 %).NET
2126 (18.03 %)XML
361 (8.727 %)HTML
455 (7.868 %)ASP.NET
546 (6.581 %)J2EE
628 (4.006 %)WebServices
726 (3.720 %)WinForms
726 (3.720 %)ASP
823 (3.290 %)SOAP
823 (3.290 %)XML Messaging
922 (3.147 %)CSS
1017 (2.432 %)XSL
1113 (1.860 %)XHTML
1212 (1.717 %)WCF
1311 (1.574 %).NET Framework
1311 (1.574 %)XSLT
1410 (1.431 %)Struts
158 (1.144 %)WPF
158 (1.144 %)WF
167 (1.001 %)COM+
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
166 (9.442 %)IIS
239 (5.579 %)MS Exchange
328 (4.006 %)Apache
425 (3.577 %)Exchange Server 2003
523 (3.290 %)Exchange Server 2007
622 (3.147 %)Oracle Workflow
716 (2.289 %)SharePoint
85 (0.715 %)Exchange Server 2000
85 (0.715 %)SharePoint Server 2007
92 (0.286 %)LiveLink
92 (0.286 %)Oracle Application Server
101 (0.143 %)SAS
101 (0.143 %)CMS
101 (0.143 %)DotNetNuke
101 (0.143 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1142 (20.31 %)MS Excel
238 (5.436 %)MS Office
312 (1.717 %)Spreadsheet
44 (0.572 %)MS Project
53 (0.429 %)Photoshop
61 (0.143 %)MS Visio
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (1.860 %)Dynamics CRM
24 (0.572 %)Oracle Applications
24 (0.572 %)Microsoft CRM
33 (0.429 %)Oracle Financials
33 (0.429 %)BASE24
33 (0.429 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
33 (0.429 %)Oracle EBS R12
42 (0.286 %)SyteLine
42 (0.286 %)Oracle ERP
51 (0.143 %)Oracle EBS
51 (0.143 %)Line 50
51 (0.143 %)AWD
51 (0.143 %)Line 100
51 (0.143 %)Sage MMS
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
169 (9.871 %)Firewall
264 (9.156 %)Internet
359 (8.441 %)TCP/IP
426 (3.720 %)DNS
523 (3.290 %)DHCP
618 (2.575 %)Intranet
715 (2.146 %)SAN
811 (1.574 %)GPRS
811 (1.574 %)GSM
910 (1.431 %)VPN
106 (0.858 %)LAN
106 (0.858 %)SMS
106 (0.858 %)WAN
115 (0.715 %)SMTP
115 (0.715 %)DEFINITY
124 (0.572 %)802.11
124 (0.572 %)X.25
132 (0.286 %)Extranet
132 (0.286 %)ATM
132 (0.286 %)HTTP
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1357 (51.07 %)SQL Server
2106 (15.16 %)SQL Server 2005
390 (12.88 %)SQL Server 2000
450 (7.153 %)Crystal Reports
546 (6.581 %)Datawarehouse
637 (5.293 %)MS Access
734 (4.864 %)Oracle 10g
830 (4.292 %)MySQL
925 (3.577 %)Oracle Reports
1021 (3.004 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1118 (2.575 %)OLAP
1217 (2.432 %)SQLPlus
1316 (2.289 %)Oracle 9i
1415 (2.146 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1513 (1.860 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1612 (1.717 %)DTS
1710 (1.431 %)SQL Server Integration Services
189 (1.288 %)Data Mining
198 (1.144 %)BusinessObjects
207 (1.001 %)PerformancePoint
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (3.004 %)Visual Studio
214 (2.003 %)Eclipse
214 (2.003 %)Oracle Forms
313 (1.860 %)PVCS
411 (1.574 %)JUnit
57 (1.001 %)Ant
63 (0.429 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
63 (0.429 %)Oracle APEX
72 (0.286 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.286 %)TestDirector
81 (0.143 %)QuickTest Pro
81 (0.143 %)NUnit
81 (0.143 %)Subversion
81 (0.143 %)Rational Rose
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1132 (18.88 %)Finance
245 (6.438 %)Insurance
331 (4.435 %)Pensions
419 (2.718 %)Retail
515 (2.146 %)Manufacturing
614 (2.003 %)Back Office
614 (2.003 %)Marketing
712 (1.717 %)Health
89 (1.288 %)Automotive
89 (1.288 %)Education
97 (1.001 %)Military
105 (0.715 %)Government
114 (0.572 %)Construction
123 (0.429 %)Electronics
123 (0.429 %)Telecoms
123 (0.429 %)Banking
123 (0.429 %)General Ledger
123 (0.429 %)Local Government
132 (0.286 %)Multimedia
132 (0.286 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1277 (39.63 %)Analyst
2198 (28.33 %)Developer
3131 (18.74 %)Support Analyst
469 (9.871 %)Programmer
563 (9.013 %)Analyst Programmer
657 (8.155 %).NET Developer
738 (5.436 %)3rd Line Support
830 (4.292 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
929 (4.149 %)Web Developer
1026 (3.720 %)DBA
1026 (3.720 %)Applications Support
1026 (3.720 %)Team Leader
1125 (3.577 %)SQL Developer
1224 (3.433 %)Administrator
1224 (3.433 %)Senior Developer
1322 (3.147 %)Systems Analyst
1322 (3.147 %)Junior
1322 (3.147 %)Applications Support Analyst
1421 (3.004 %)Consultant
1519 (2.718 %)Oracle DBA
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (2.575 %)Replication
215 (2.146 %)Clustering
313 (1.860 %)N-Tier
411 (1.574 %)Management Information System
411 (1.574 %)AS400
510 (1.431 %)Data Extraction
69 (1.288 %)Client/Server
77 (1.001 %)EPoS
85 (0.715 %)Blackberry
85 (0.715 %)iSeries
94 (0.572 %)Pocket PC
103 (0.429 %)Derivative
103 (0.429 %)Statistics
103 (0.429 %)W3C
103 (0.429 %)Data Integration
103 (0.429 %)Computer Science
112 (0.286 %)Biology
112 (0.286 %)NHS
121 (0.143 %)DTV
121 (0.143 %)Mathematics
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1231 (33.05 %)Windows
2141 (20.17 %)Windows Server 2003
3115 (16.45 %)Windows XP
472 (10.30 %)UNIX
569 (9.871 %)Windows 2000 Server
661 (8.727 %)Linux
718 (2.575 %)AIX
814 (2.003 %)Windows 2000
911 (1.574 %)Red Hat Linux
1010 (1.431 %)Windows Server 2008
117 (1.001 %)Windows Mobile
125 (0.715 %)Windows XP Embedded
125 (0.715 %)Windows Vista
125 (0.715 %)Solaris
134 (0.572 %)Windows CE
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
162 (8.870 %)Business Intelligence
254 (7.725 %)OO
340 (5.722 %)E-Commerce
435 (5.007 %)Configuration Management
533 (4.721 %)Business Analysis
632 (4.578 %)Use Case
729 (4.149 %)Data Modelling
828 (4.006 %)User Acceptance Testing
828 (4.006 %)Systems Analysis
926 (3.720 %)Web Development
926 (3.720 %)UML
1024 (3.433 %)CRM
1123 (3.290 %)Workflow
1123 (3.290 %)Agile Software Development
1221 (3.004 %)Disaster Recovery
1320 (2.861 %)Scrum
1320 (2.861 %)ITIL
1320 (2.861 %)OOD
1419 (2.718 %)Web Design
1518 (2.575 %)Migration
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1142 (20.31 %)C#
277 (11.02 %)VB
374 (10.59 %)Transact-SQL
472 (10.30 %)Delphi
560 (8.584 %)Java
657 (8.155 %)PL/SQL
755 (7.868 %)VB.NET
848 (6.867 %)JavaScript
928 (4.006 %)PHP
928 (4.006 %)VB6
1027 (3.863 %)Shell Script
1122 (3.147 %)C++
1218 (2.575 %)C
1315 (2.146 %)VBScript
1414 (2.003 %)VBA
1513 (1.860 %)Perl
1610 (1.431 %)COBOL
175 (0.715 %)Python
183 (0.429 %)ECMAScript
192 (0.286 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
199 (14.16 %)Degree
236 (5.150 %)Microsoft Certification
324 (3.433 %)MCSE
49 (1.288 %)MCTS
57 (1.001 %)MCAD
57 (1.001 %)MCSD
57 (1.001 %)Sun Certification
57 (1.001 %)ITIL Certification
65 (0.715 %)MCP
65 (0.715 %)MCPD
74 (0.572 %)MCDST
83 (0.429 %)SCJP
92 (0.286 %)ISEB
92 (0.286 %)Cisco Certification
101 (0.143 %)Oracle Certification
101 (0.143 %)MCSA
101 (0.143 %)ISEB Practitioner
101 (0.143 %)ACCA
101 (0.143 %)CIMA
101 (0.143 %)MCITP
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (3.433 %)SLA
26 (0.858 %)QA
32 (0.286 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.143 %)ISO9001
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
154 (7.725 %)Active Directory
220 (2.861 %)Oracle RMAN
310 (1.431 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (0.715 %)Hyper-V
45 (0.715 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (0.429 %)NetBackup
62 (0.286 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.286 %)ISA Server
71 (0.143 %)Samba
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
119 (2.718 %)Data Guard
217 (2.432 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
34 (0.572 %)Nagios
34 (0.572 %)MAILsweeper
41 (0.143 %)HP Data Protector
41 (0.143 %)Tivoli
41 (0.143 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1179 (25.61 %)Microsoft
2142 (20.31 %)Oracle
372 (10.30 %)Cisco
460 (8.584 %)CheckPoint
532 (4.578 %)Citrix
625 (3.577 %)Cognos
717 (2.432 %)VMware
812 (1.717 %)Sun
812 (1.717 %)HP
911 (1.574 %)Red Hat
109 (1.288 %)Sage
109 (1.288 %)Avaya
118 (1.144 %)Business Objects
127 (1.001 %)Adobe
127 (1.001 %)VERITAS
127 (1.001 %)Reuters
127 (1.001 %)Bloomberg
136 (0.858 %)ProClarity
143 (0.429 %)Intel
143 (0.429 %)SAP