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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2008
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank104-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.209 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£302-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads478703
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.958 %0.879 %
Daily rates quoted118172
Average minimum daily rate£314£356
Average daily rate£335£380
% change on same period last year-11.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£351
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
Hourly rates quoted1451
Average minimum hourly rate£21.09£34.22
Average hourly rate£22.99£35.23
% change on same period last year-34.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.89£36.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.93£31.34
% change on same period last year-17.26 %
SQL Server 2008 South EastSQL Server 2008
South East

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 Server 2008
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Berkshire SQL Server 2008 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 within the Berkshire 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-1--
SQL Server 2008 South EastSQL Server 2008
South East

SQL Server 2008
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)CCA
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
11 (100.00 %)MetaFrame
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)MSI
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)VMware ESX
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCA
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)MetaFrame
11 (100.00 %)VMware ESX
11 (100.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat
11 (100.00 %)VMware