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Why
Should I
Learn SQL?
academy.vertabelo.com
Thereare250+computerprogramming
languagesinpopularuse. Whyshouldyou
learnSQL,orStructuredQueryLanguage?
Are you interested in boosting your career? Wondering
what skills are worth investing in? A solid technical
background is highly in demand among recruiters, and
it provides the necessary underpinnings for managing
the IT side of your business.
Let’s check out which programming languages are
in the highest demand, according to jobs posted
on Indeed.com.
SQL is first on the list of requested skills. According to
Indeed, SQL-related jobs are also among the highest-
paying.
The conclusion is clear: learning SQL is a great way
to boost your income and speed your professional
development.
Languages ranked by number of programming jobs
Data from indeed.com
2016
SQL
JAVA
JAVASCRIPT
C#
PYTHON
C++
PHP
IOS
RUBY/RAILS
0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000
Which Programming Languages Are In Demand?
4 Reasons to Start
Your Tech Career with SQL
Here are four excellent reasons why you should
start learning SQL before any other technology:
Created by IBM engineers in the early 1980s – has
a long history
Deemed as a standard in relational database
communication by American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO).
Achieved widespread use and acceptance
SQL IS A COMMON STANDARD1
During the last four decades, SQL has become
a universal database query language.
Very well documented
Used by all database management systems, from
the lightweight (SQLite) and open-source (MySQL,
PostgreSQL) to the commercial and closed-source
(Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2).
Over the years, SQL has kept its industry-leading
position. There is no reason to believe this will change
in the near future.
SQL IS EASY TO LEARN2
SQL is a declarative language: the user tells the
system what data to deliver and the SQL engine does
the rest. The query either works or fails.
SQL is also a high-level programming language, one
that was designed for non-technical users.
SQL is easy to learn, even for IT beginners.
It resembles a natural language, so it’s easier for
humans to read.  
It hides the entire data transition process from the
user, so you don’t have to concern yourself with
specifying how you want the results to happen.
3
It is a common standard for all relational databases. All major DBMS
platforms support SQL. If you know SQL you can easily switch from one
database to another.
SQL databases tend to fit a lot of solutions quite well;
they are tested, stable and scalable.
SQL IS WIDELY USED
4
This knowledge is essential for database professionals, like developers
and administrators. Even if you’re not aiming to become an admin or a
developer, SQL skills will certainly be worthwhile.
Data analysts, data scientists, Big Data engineers, and even marketing
specialists can use SQL. For example, with a bit of SQL knowledge,
marketers can extract specific information from huge amounts of data.
Almost every organization needs SQL-fluent pros.
SQL IS VERSATILE
Why Learn SQL?
SQL skills are among the most in-demand IT skills, and  they
have been for several years. In today’s digital world, knowing
at least one computer language is  almost mandatory for good
career opportunities. If  you want to grow your tech chops
(and you want an easy way to  get started), learning SQL should
be a priority.
Magdalena Brych
Find out more SQL topics on academy.vertabelo.com/blog

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Why Should I learn SQL?

  • 2. Are you interested in boosting your career? Wondering what skills are worth investing in? A solid technical background is highly in demand among recruiters, and it provides the necessary underpinnings for managing the IT side of your business.
  • 3. Let’s check out which programming languages are in the highest demand, according to jobs posted on Indeed.com. SQL is first on the list of requested skills. According to Indeed, SQL-related jobs are also among the highest- paying. The conclusion is clear: learning SQL is a great way to boost your income and speed your professional development. Languages ranked by number of programming jobs Data from indeed.com 2016 SQL JAVA JAVASCRIPT C# PYTHON C++ PHP IOS RUBY/RAILS 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 Which Programming Languages Are In Demand?
  • 4. 4 Reasons to Start Your Tech Career with SQL Here are four excellent reasons why you should start learning SQL before any other technology:
  • 5. Created by IBM engineers in the early 1980s – has a long history Deemed as a standard in relational database communication by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Achieved widespread use and acceptance SQL IS A COMMON STANDARD1 During the last four decades, SQL has become a universal database query language. Very well documented Used by all database management systems, from the lightweight (SQLite) and open-source (MySQL, PostgreSQL) to the commercial and closed-source (Oracle, SQL Server, IBM DB2). Over the years, SQL has kept its industry-leading position. There is no reason to believe this will change in the near future.
  • 6. SQL IS EASY TO LEARN2 SQL is a declarative language: the user tells the system what data to deliver and the SQL engine does the rest. The query either works or fails. SQL is also a high-level programming language, one that was designed for non-technical users. SQL is easy to learn, even for IT beginners. It resembles a natural language, so it’s easier for humans to read.   It hides the entire data transition process from the user, so you don’t have to concern yourself with specifying how you want the results to happen.
  • 7. 3 It is a common standard for all relational databases. All major DBMS platforms support SQL. If you know SQL you can easily switch from one database to another. SQL databases tend to fit a lot of solutions quite well; they are tested, stable and scalable. SQL IS WIDELY USED
  • 8. 4 This knowledge is essential for database professionals, like developers and administrators. Even if you’re not aiming to become an admin or a developer, SQL skills will certainly be worthwhile. Data analysts, data scientists, Big Data engineers, and even marketing specialists can use SQL. For example, with a bit of SQL knowledge, marketers can extract specific information from huge amounts of data. Almost every organization needs SQL-fluent pros. SQL IS VERSATILE
  • 9. Why Learn SQL? SQL skills are among the most in-demand IT skills, and  they have been for several years. In today’s digital world, knowing at least one computer language is  almost mandatory for good career opportunities. If  you want to grow your tech chops (and you want an easy way to  get started), learning SQL should be a priority. Magdalena Brych Find out more SQL topics on academy.vertabelo.com/blog