The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Belfast region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the Belfast region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 28 22 23
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +1
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 4 6 27
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Belfast 1.905% 3.846% 8.036%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 12.50% 17.65% 31.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 16
Average daily rate - - £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.84% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.75 £32.00 £38.50
% change year-on-year
-10.15% -16.88%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Belfast
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
32 34 85
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Belfast 15.24% 21.79% 25.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 7 31
Average daily rate £375 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £277 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £440 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
SQL Server 2005
County Antrim

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Belfast SQL Server 2005 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Belfast region.

Belfast SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Belfast region.

Belfast SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing SQL Server 2005 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 Server 2005.

1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server 2008
2 11 (73.33%) C#
2 11 (73.33%) SQL
2 11 (73.33%) .NET
3 9 (60.00%) OO
4 6 (40.00%) ASP.NET
5 4 (26.67%) C++
5 4 (26.67%) OOP
5 4 (26.67%) Degree
5 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
6 3 (20.00%) WCF
6 3 (20.00%) Web Services
7 2 (13.33%) Windows
7 2 (13.33%) MS Excel
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
7 2 (13.33%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
7 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
7 2 (13.33%) .NET Framework
8 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
8 1 (6.667%) VB.NET

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing SQL Server 2005 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 Server 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (73.33%) .NET
2 6 (40.00%) ASP.NET
3 3 (20.00%) Web Services
3 3 (20.00%) WCF
4 2 (13.33%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server 2008
Job Titles
1 9 (60.00%) Developer
2 8 (53.33%) C# Developer
3 1 (6.667%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) OO
2 4 (26.67%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 11 (73.33%) C#
1 11 (73.33%) SQL
2 4 (26.67%) C++
3 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
3 1 (6.667%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft