The first table below looks at the demand for SQL skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 23 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 Programming Languages category for the Berkshire 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 5 8 6
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -2
Contract jobs citing SQL 315 308 384
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 13.12% 9.775% 12.69%
As % of the Programming Languages category 43.21% 43.56% 40.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 126 160
Average daily rate £375 £350 £335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +4.39%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £236 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £426
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 4 43
Average hourly rate £33.50 £23.00 £44.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+45.65% -48.31%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.05 £16.60 £38.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £39.90 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £24.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+14.58% -26.15%
All Programming Languages
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
729 707 948
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 30.36% 22.44% 31.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 297 338 384
Average daily rate £375 £350 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +9.37%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £476 £450 £439
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 12 94
Average hourly rate £34.00 £36.25 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.20% -14.70%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.80 £18.50 £30.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £45.00 £47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
SQL
South East

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Berkshire SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Berkshire SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Berkshire SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Reading -1 93 £350 +26.12%
Bracknell +3 56 £425 +21.42%
Slough 0 36 £375 +25.00%
Windsor +2 8 - -
Maidenhead +1 8 £350 -17.64%
Newbury -8 6 £331 -9.24%
Ascot -1 2 - -
Hungerford -4 1 £200 -
SQL
South East

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1 206 (34.16%) SQL Server
2 190 (31.51%) .NET
3 181 (30.02%) Microsoft
4 179 (29.68%) Windows
5 156 (25.87%) Oracle
6 151 (25.04%) C#
7 117 (19.40%) XML
8 104 (17.25%) HTML
9 101 (16.75%) Telecoms
10 96 (15.92%) MS Excel
11 93 (15.42%) ASP.NET
12 88 (14.59%) JavaScript
13 81 (13.43%) Java
13 81 (13.43%) Active Directory
14 80 (13.27%) CSS
14 80 (13.27%) VMware
15 77 (12.77%) Security Cleared
16 74 (12.27%) Windows Server 2003
17 73 (12.11%) Windows Server 2008
18 71 (11.77%) PL/SQL
18 71 (11.77%) Finance
19 69 (11.44%) Migration
20 68 (11.28%) UNIX
21 67 (11.11%) SharePoint
22 66 (10.95%) T-SQL
23 65 (10.78%) SC Cleared
24 63 (10.45%) Business Intelligence
25 62 (10.28%) ETL
26 57 (9.453%) VB
27 56 (9.287%) IIS

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Application Development
1 190 (31.51%) .NET
2 117 (19.40%) XML
3 104 (17.25%) HTML
4 93 (15.42%) ASP.NET
5 80 (13.27%) CSS
6 52 (8.624%) J2EE
7 51 (8.458%) Ajax
8 50 (8.292%) Web Services
9 47 (7.794%) jQuery
10 46 (7.629%) .NET Framework
11 39 (6.468%) ASP.NET MVC
12 38 (6.302%) WCF
13 36 (5.970%) ASP
14 31 (5.141%) JSP
14 31 (5.141%) WebSphere
15 26 (4.312%) JSTL
15 26 (4.312%) JMS
15 26 (4.312%) EJB
16 24 (3.980%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
17 20 (3.317%) ASP.NET MVC 3
Application Platforms
1 67 (11.11%) SharePoint
2 56 (9.287%) IIS
3 31 (5.141%) Windows Azure
4 30 (4.975%) MS Exchange
5 19 (3.151%) Tomcat
6 18 (2.985%) Apache
6 18 (2.985%) SharePoint Server
7 15 (2.488%) Exchange Server 2010
7 15 (2.488%) Exchange Server 2003
8 14 (2.322%) SharePoint 2010
9 12 (1.990%) Exchange Server 2007
10 11 (1.824%) ESB
11 7 (1.161%) MS Project Server
11 7 (1.161%) WebLogic
11 7 (1.161%) Oracle Workflow
11 7 (1.161%) CMS
12 6 (0.995%) ArcGIS
12 6 (0.995%) IBM HTTP Server
12 6 (0.995%) SAS
12 6 (0.995%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 96 (15.92%) MS Excel
2 52 (8.624%) MS Office
3 24 (3.980%) MS Visio
4 11 (1.824%) MS Project
5 4 (0.663%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (0.663%) SPSS
6 3 (0.498%) Open Workbench
7 1 (0.166%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.166%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.166%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 12 (1.990%) Pivotal CRM
2 7 (1.161%) Oracle Retail
2 7 (1.161%) Agresso
3 6 (0.995%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.995%) CODA-Financials
3 6 (0.995%) SAP Business One
4 5 (0.829%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.829%) Dynamics AX
4 5 (0.829%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.829%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.498%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.498%) CA Clarity
5 3 (0.498%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.332%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.332%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 2 (0.332%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.166%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.166%) SAP CO
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.468%) SAN
2 31 (5.141%) LAN
2 31 (5.141%) 3G
3 27 (4.478%) 2G
4 24 (3.980%) Radio Access Network
5 21 (3.483%) WAN
5 21 (3.483%) TCP/IP
6 17 (2.819%) LDAP
7 14 (2.322%) DNS
8 12 (1.990%) TELNET
9 11 (1.824%) LTE
9 11 (1.824%) HTTP
10 9 (1.493%) Internet
11 8 (1.327%) ATM
11 8 (1.327%) IPv4
12 7 (1.161%) GSM
12 7 (1.161%) Wireless
13 6 (0.995%) Firewall
13 6 (0.995%) DHCP
13 6 (0.995%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 206 (34.16%) SQL Server
2 54 (8.955%) Data Warehouse
3 37 (6.136%) SQL Server 2005
4 33 (5.473%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (5.307%) Oracle 8/8i
6 27 (4.478%) SQL Server 2008
7 24 (3.980%) PostgreSQL
8 22 (3.648%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 21 (3.483%) Oracle 10g
9 21 (3.483%) OLAP
10 19 (3.151%) DTS
11 18 (2.985%) Crystal Reports
11 18 (2.985%) Oracle 11g
12 16 (2.653%) DB2
13 15 (2.488%) MS Access
14 14 (2.322%) DataStage
15 13 (2.156%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 13 (2.156%) MySQL
16 11 (1.824%) IDOL
17 10 (1.658%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 40 (6.633%) Visual Studio
2 27 (4.478%) JUnit
3 14 (2.322%) LoadRunner
4 12 (1.990%) Team Foundation Server
5 11 (1.824%) Jenkins
5 11 (1.824%) SpecFlow
6 9 (1.493%) ERwin
6 9 (1.493%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 9 (1.493%) Subversion
7 8 (1.327%) Selenium
8 7 (1.161%) JIRA
9 5 (0.829%) ProC
9 5 (0.829%) Ant
10 4 (0.663%) Maven
10 4 (0.663%) Oracle Forms
10 4 (0.663%) QuickTest Pro
11 3 (0.498%) MSTest
11 3 (0.498%) StarTeam
11 3 (0.498%) Eclipse
12 2 (0.332%) PVCS
General
1 101 (16.75%) Telecoms
2 71 (11.77%) Finance
3 56 (9.287%) Retail
4 22 (3.648%) Banking
5 11 (1.824%) Games
6 10 (1.658%) Back Office
7 7 (1.161%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (0.498%) German Language
8 3 (0.498%) Manufacturing
8 3 (0.498%) Local Government
8 3 (0.498%) Billing
9 2 (0.332%) Publishing
9 2 (0.332%) Legal
9 2 (0.332%) Electronics
9 2 (0.332%) Marketing
10 1 (0.166%) French Language
10 1 (0.166%) Portuguese Language
10 1 (0.166%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.166%) Front Office
10 1 (0.166%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 250 (41.46%) Developer
2 90 (14.93%) Analyst
3 45 (7.463%) .NET Developer
4 33 (5.473%) Senior Developer
5 30 (4.975%) Consultant
6 26 (4.312%) Team Leader
7 24 (3.980%) Business Analyst
8 23 (3.814%) C# Developer
9 22 (3.648%) DBA
10 21 (3.483%) C# .NET Developer
11 20 (3.317%) Tester
11 20 (3.317%) Architect
12 19 (3.151%) Support Engineer
12 19 (3.151%) Java Developer
13 18 (2.985%) SQL Developer
14 17 (2.819%) Data Analyst
15 16 (2.653%) WebSphere Developer
15 16 (2.653%) Programmer
16 15 (2.488%) SharePoint Developer
17 14 (2.322%) Web Developer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.483%) Clustering
2 12 (1.990%) Blackberry
2 12 (1.990%) Data Extraction
3 11 (1.824%) N-Tier
4 10 (1.658%) Client/Server
5 9 (1.493%) Computer Science
6 7 (1.161%) Statistics
6 7 (1.161%) Mainframe
6 7 (1.161%) Replication
7 6 (0.995%) Management Information System
7 6 (0.995%) Mobile App
7 6 (0.995%) Mathematics
8 5 (0.829%) Open Source
8 5 (0.829%) PKI
9 4 (0.663%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.498%) Wiki
10 3 (0.498%) IBM Mainframe
10 3 (0.498%) Derivative
10 3 (0.498%) PMI
10 3 (0.498%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 179 (29.68%) Windows
2 74 (12.27%) Windows Server 2003
3 73 (12.11%) Windows Server 2008
4 68 (11.28%) UNIX
5 47 (7.794%) Linux
6 45 (7.463%) Windows XP
7 31 (5.141%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.995%) Solaris
9 4 (0.663%) Windows 2000
9 4 (0.663%) MVS
10 3 (0.498%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.498%) VMS
11 2 (0.332%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.332%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.332%) Windows 2000 Server
12 1 (0.166%) Android
12 1 (0.166%) Windows Vista
12 1 (0.166%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.166%) Windows CE
12 1 (0.166%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (11.44%) Migration
2 63 (10.45%) Business Intelligence
3 62 (10.28%) ETL
4 46 (7.629%) MVC
5 44 (7.297%) Project Management
5 44 (7.297%) Web Development
6 37 (6.136%) E-Commerce
7 35 (5.804%) Agile Software Development
8 33 (5.473%) Scrum
9 31 (5.141%) ITIL
10 29 (4.809%) TDD
11 28 (4.643%) Validation
11 28 (4.643%) Disaster Recovery
12 27 (4.478%) UML
12 27 (4.478%) CRM
13 24 (3.980%) Data Modelling
14 23 (3.814%) Analytics
15 21 (3.483%) Software Testing
15 21 (3.483%) Workflow
16 20 (3.317%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 151 (25.04%) C#
2 88 (14.59%) JavaScript
3 81 (13.43%) Java
4 71 (11.77%) PL/SQL
5 66 (10.95%) T-SQL
6 57 (9.453%) VB
7 51 (8.458%) Perl
8 29 (4.809%) C++
8 29 (4.809%) VB.NET
9 25 (4.146%) Shell Script
10 20 (3.317%) C
11 18 (2.985%) PowerShell
12 15 (2.488%) Python
13 12 (1.990%) VBA
14 10 (1.658%) PHP
15 9 (1.493%) VBScript
16 6 (0.995%) VB6
17 5 (0.829%) Korn
18 4 (0.663%) COBOL
18 4 (0.663%) JCL
Qualifications
1 77 (12.77%) Security Cleared
2 65 (10.78%) SC Cleared
3 24 (3.980%) Degree
4 18 (2.985%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (1.658%) CISA
5 10 (1.658%) CISM
5 10 (1.658%) CISSP
6 9 (1.493%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.327%) MCSE
8 7 (1.161%) ACCA
8 7 (1.161%) CIMA
9 6 (0.995%) HNC
9 6 (0.995%) MCSD
10 5 (0.829%) CCNA
11 4 (0.663%) HND
11 4 (0.663%) CCNP
11 4 (0.663%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.663%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.498%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.498%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.307%) SLA
2 5 (0.829%) QA
3 1 (0.166%) JTAG
3 1 (0.166%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 81 (13.43%) Active Directory
2 56 (9.287%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (2.653%) VMware ESX
4 13 (2.156%) VMware Workstation
5 12 (1.990%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (1.493%) vSphere
7 7 (1.161%) Xen
8 6 (0.995%) Oracle RAC
9 5 (0.829%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.663%) ISA Server
11 3 (0.498%) Hyper-V
11 3 (0.498%) XenApp
11 3 (0.498%) SRDF
11 3 (0.498%) NLBS
12 2 (0.332%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.332%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.332%) VMware Server
13 1 (0.166%) Forefront TMG
13 1 (0.166%) XenServer
13 1 (0.166%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 30 (4.975%) SCCM
2 22 (3.648%) SCOM
3 14 (2.322%) HP Quality Center
4 7 (1.161%) MIMEsweeper
5 6 (0.995%) HP SIM
6 4 (0.663%) Foglight
6 4 (0.663%) Tivoli
7 3 (0.498%) Opalis
7 3 (0.498%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 2 (0.332%) Netcool
8 2 (0.332%) Netcool/OMNIbus
8 2 (0.332%) OpenView Configuration Management
8 2 (0.332%) MOM
8 2 (0.332%) HP UCMDB
9 1 (0.166%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.166%) Netcool/Webtop
9 1 (0.166%) Splunk
Vendors
1 181 (30.02%) Microsoft
2 156 (25.87%) Oracle
3 80 (13.27%) VMware
4 41 (6.799%) Citrix
5 34 (5.638%) Business Objects
6 33 (5.473%) IBM
7 25 (4.146%) HP
8 21 (3.483%) Greenplum
8 21 (3.483%) Nokia Siemens Networks
8 21 (3.483%) Ericsson
8 21 (3.483%) Cognos
9 20 (3.317%) Teradata
10 17 (2.819%) Ab Initio
11 14 (2.322%) SAP
11 14 (2.322%) Nortel
12 12 (1.990%) Symantec
13 11 (1.824%) CA
14 9 (1.493%) EMC
14 9 (1.493%) Informatica
15 8 (1.327%) Meridio
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