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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Basildon region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank117
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below46.15 %58.82 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£31.25
Average hourly rate£12.00£31.25
% change on same period last year-61.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£31.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.18£30.00
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Basildon
Matching contract IT job ads1317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.017 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£425£438
Average daily rate£425£444
% change on same period last year-4.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£32.73
Average hourly rate£25.14£32.73
% change on same period last year-23.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£32.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
SQL EssexSQL
Essex

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

SQL
Demand Trend

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

Basildon SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL across the Basildon region.

Basildon SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Basildon region.

Basildon SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited SQL.

115 (71.43 %)J2EE
214 (66.67 %)Java
313 (61.90 %)Oracle
410 (47.62 %)UNIX
410 (47.62 %)Linux
58 (38.10 %)OO
58 (38.10 %)JSP
67 (33.33 %)WebSphere
76 (28.57 %)XML
76 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
85 (23.81 %)Struts
94 (19.05 %)ILOG
94 (19.05 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
94 (19.05 %)N-Tier
94 (19.05 %)CSS
94 (19.05 %)HTTP
94 (19.05 %)Oracle 10g
94 (19.05 %)Servlets
94 (19.05 %)Windows
94 (19.05 %)Oracle Reports
94 (19.05 %)HTML
94 (19.05 %)Ant
94 (19.05 %)JavaScript
94 (19.05 %)Perl
94 (19.05 %)Marketing
94 (19.05 %)FatWire
94 (19.05 %)JRules
103 (14.29 %)IBM HTTP Server
103 (14.29 %)VB
103 (14.29 %)ASP.NET

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (71.43 %)J2EE
28 (38.10 %)JSP
37 (33.33 %)WebSphere
46 (28.57 %)XML
55 (23.81 %)Struts
64 (19.05 %)Servlets
64 (19.05 %)HTML
64 (19.05 %)CSS
64 (19.05 %)JRules
73 (14.29 %)JavaBeans
73 (14.29 %).NET
73 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
81 (4.762 %)SOAP
81 (4.762 %)WebServices
81 (4.762 %)SAX
81 (4.762 %)Middleware
81 (4.762 %)XSLT
81 (4.762 %)XML Schema
81 (4.762 %)AJAX
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (14.29 %)Oracle HTTP Server
13 (14.29 %)IBM HTTP Server
22 (9.524 %)CMS
31 (4.762 %)WebSphere Application Server
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.762 %)MS Excel
11 (4.762 %)MS PowerPoint
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (19.05 %)HTTP
21 (4.762 %)Firewall
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
24 (19.05 %)Oracle 10g
24 (19.05 %)Oracle Reports
32 (9.524 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (9.524 %)Crystal Reports
32 (9.524 %)BusinessObjects
41 (4.762 %)dBASE
41 (4.762 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (19.05 %)Ant
22 (9.524 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
31 (4.762 %)Oracle Forms
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (19.05 %)Marketing
22 (9.524 %)Finance
31 (4.762 %)Automotive
31 (4.762 %)Construction
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (57.14 %)Developer
25 (23.81 %)Analyst
33 (14.29 %)Trainer
33 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
42 (9.524 %)Java Developer
42 (9.524 %)Architect
42 (9.524 %)Technical Architect
42 (9.524 %)J2EE Developer
51 (4.762 %)IT Support Analyst
51 (4.762 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.762 %)Business Support Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Environment Manager
51 (4.762 %)Oracle Reports Developer
51 (4.762 %)Technical Solutions Architect
51 (4.762 %)Report Developer
51 (4.762 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (4.762 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.762 %)CSharp Software Developer
51 (4.762 %)Consultant
51 (4.762 %)Solutions Architect
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (19.05 %)N-Tier
21 (4.762 %)PMI
21 (4.762 %)Management Information System
21 (4.762 %)Statistics
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (47.62 %)UNIX
110 (47.62 %)Linux
24 (19.05 %)Windows
31 (4.762 %)Windows XP
31 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (38.10 %)OO
22 (9.524 %)UML
22 (9.524 %)Content Management
31 (4.762 %)Incident Management
31 (4.762 %)Technical Architecture
31 (4.762 %)System Testing
31 (4.762 %)OOD
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (66.67 %)Java
24 (19.05 %)JavaScript
24 (19.05 %)Perl
33 (14.29 %)VB
42 (9.524 %)VB.NET
42 (9.524 %)VBA
42 (9.524 %)Shell Script
42 (9.524 %)VB6
42 (9.524 %)PL/SQL
51 (4.762 %)Transact-SQL
51 (4.762 %)C#
51 (4.762 %)C++
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (14.29 %)Sun Certification
22 (9.524 %)Degree
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (19.05 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.762 %)Active Directory
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (61.90 %)Oracle
24 (19.05 %)ILOG
24 (19.05 %)FatWire
33 (14.29 %)IBM
33 (14.29 %)Sun
42 (9.524 %)Business Objects