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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Berkshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank75
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads267508
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.421 %0.544 %
As % of the category below40.27 %43.12 %
Daily rates quoted63131
Average minimum daily rate£321£308
Average daily rate£342£333
% change on same period last year+2.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£329
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted1683
Average minimum hourly rate£32.63£32.63
Average hourly rate£35.06£34.01
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£35.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.48£30.03
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6631178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.044 %1.262 %
Daily rates quoted171286
Average minimum daily rate£308£331
Average daily rate£326£351
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted50158
Average minimum hourly rate£29.85£36.05
Average hourly rate£31.89£37.89
% change on same period last year-15.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.92£39.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
SQL South EastSQL
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
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

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 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-2103£337-0.82 %
MaidenheadDown-315£293-28.78 %
SloughDown-1012£363+6.22 %
NewburyDown-310£313-1.05 %
BracknellDown-177£375+4.16 %
WindsorNo change04£325-
WokinghamDown-62--
SQL South EastSQL
South East

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, 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.

1225 (32.33 %)Oracle
2169 (24.28 %)SQL Server
3134 (19.25 %)XML
4132 (18.97 %).NET
5131 (18.82 %)Windows
6119 (17.10 %)UNIX
7117 (16.81 %)PL/SQL
8109 (15.66 %)HTML
9107 (15.37 %)Java
10103 (14.80 %)Security Cleared
1194 (13.51 %)Microsoft
1291 (13.07 %)Telecoms
1388 (12.64 %)ASP.NET
1484 (12.07 %)SQL Server 2005
1576 (10.92 %)Transact-SQL
1675 (10.78 %)JavaScript
1675 (10.78 %)SC Cleared
1773 (10.49 %)C#
1870 (10.06 %)Finance
1968 (9.770 %)XSL
2061 (8.764 %)Windows Server 2003
2159 (8.477 %)VB
2257 (8.190 %)Shell Script
2353 (7.615 %)VB.NET
2449 (7.040 %)J2EE
2545 (6.466 %)Oracle 9i
2545 (6.466 %)Datawarehouse
2545 (6.466 %)TCP/IP
2643 (6.178 %)WebLogic
2643 (6.178 %)Oracle 10g

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, 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.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1134 (19.25 %)XML
2132 (18.97 %).NET
3109 (15.66 %)HTML
488 (12.64 %)ASP.NET
568 (9.770 %)XSL
649 (7.040 %)J2EE
739 (5.603 %)ASP
834 (4.885 %)WebSphere
926 (3.736 %)JSP
926 (3.736 %)Hibernate
1025 (3.592 %)Spring
1124 (3.448 %).NET Framework
1124 (3.448 %)AJAX
1223 (3.305 %)Struts
1322 (3.161 %)COM+
1416 (2.299 %)WebServices
1514 (2.011 %)CSS
1611 (1.580 %)Servlets
179 (1.293 %)SOAP
188 (1.149 %)JDBC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (6.178 %)WebLogic
242 (6.034 %)IIS
324 (3.448 %)WebSphere Application Server
420 (2.874 %)SharePoint
420 (2.874 %)BizTalk Server
513 (1.868 %)MS Exchange
513 (1.868 %)SAS
612 (1.724 %)Oracle Workflow
711 (1.580 %)SharePoint Server 2007
89 (1.293 %)Tomcat
89 (1.293 %)ESB
97 (1.006 %)Apache
106 (0.862 %)Exchange Server 2003
115 (0.718 %)TIBCO EMS
115 (0.718 %)Exchange Server 2000
124 (0.575 %)Oracle Application Server
124 (0.575 %)Resin
124 (0.575 %)WebLogic Portal
133 (0.431 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
133 (0.431 %)CMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
138 (5.460 %)MS Excel
223 (3.305 %)MS Office
310 (1.437 %)Shockwave
47 (1.006 %)MS Project
54 (0.575 %)MS Visio
63 (0.431 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.287 %)CA Clarity
72 (0.287 %)Acrobat
81 (0.144 %)AutoCAD
81 (0.144 %)MS PowerPoint
81 (0.144 %)Open Workbench
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
125 (3.592 %)Endur
222 (3.161 %)Oracle EBS
313 (1.868 %)Singl.eView
411 (1.580 %)Oracle Applications
55 (0.718 %)Oracle Financials
55 (0.718 %)BusinessWorks
55 (0.718 %)Oracle EBS R12
64 (0.575 %)Oracle HRMS
73 (0.431 %)Oracle ERP
73 (0.431 %)Pivotal CRM
82 (0.287 %)Dynamics CRM
82 (0.287 %)SoftGrid
82 (0.287 %)Oracle 11i
82 (0.287 %)Great Plains
82 (0.287 %)Google Analytics
82 (0.287 %)Dynamics GP
91 (0.144 %)Remedy AR System
91 (0.144 %)BPCS
91 (0.144 %)BASE24
91 (0.144 %)Dynamics AX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
145 (6.466 %)TCP/IP
221 (3.017 %)Internet
221 (3.017 %)HTTP
319 (2.730 %)BSS
416 (2.299 %)X.500
514 (2.011 %)SAN
611 (1.580 %)HTTPS
710 (1.437 %)RNC
89 (1.293 %)NGN
98 (1.149 %)Extranet
107 (1.006 %)3G
107 (1.006 %)LDAP
115 (0.718 %)SSH
115 (0.718 %)Firewall
124 (0.575 %)TETRA
124 (0.575 %)iSCSI
124 (0.575 %)DHCP
124 (0.575 %)DNS
133 (0.431 %)VPN
133 (0.431 %)FTP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1169 (24.28 %)SQL Server
284 (12.07 %)SQL Server 2005
345 (6.466 %)Oracle 9i
345 (6.466 %)Datawarehouse
443 (6.178 %)Oracle 10g
537 (5.316 %)SQL Server Integration Services
632 (4.598 %)SQLPlus
730 (4.310 %)SQL Server 2000
829 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects
829 (4.167 %)Oracle 8/8i
829 (4.167 %)MS Access
923 (3.305 %)DTS
1021 (3.017 %)Oracle Reports
1118 (2.586 %)TOAD
1118 (2.586 %)DB2
1215 (2.155 %)ETL
1314 (2.011 %)DB2 UDB
149 (1.293 %)GIS
149 (1.293 %)Crystal Reports
158 (1.149 %)BusinessObjects XI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
129 (4.167 %)InterDev
223 (3.305 %)Visual Studio
317 (2.443 %)TestDirector
413 (1.868 %)Flash
511 (1.580 %)Oracle Forms
68 (1.149 %)Eclipse
76 (0.862 %)Oracle APEX
85 (0.718 %)QuickTest Pro
93 (0.431 %)Visual Studio Team System
102 (0.287 %)Subversion
102 (0.287 %)StarTeam
111 (0.144 %)QADirector
111 (0.144 %)PowerBuilder
111 (0.144 %)ERwin
111 (0.144 %)ProC
111 (0.144 %)JMeter
111 (0.144 %)Bugzilla
111 (0.144 %)JDeveloper
111 (0.144 %)WinRunner
111 (0.144 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
191 (13.07 %)Telecoms
270 (10.06 %)Finance
343 (6.178 %)Government
422 (3.161 %)Back Office
519 (2.730 %)Marketing
614 (2.011 %)Billing
712 (1.724 %)Retail
88 (1.149 %)Front Office
88 (1.149 %)Insurance
96 (0.862 %)Financial Institution
96 (0.862 %)Automotive
105 (0.718 %)Education
105 (0.718 %)Pensions
114 (0.575 %)Health
114 (0.575 %)Manufacturing
114 (0.575 %)Pharmaceutical
123 (0.431 %)Banking
132 (0.287 %)Legal
132 (0.287 %)Electronics
141 (0.144 %)Construction
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1220 (31.61 %)Developer
2125 (17.96 %)Analyst
357 (8.190 %)Consultant
446 (6.609 %).NET Developer
535 (5.029 %)Applications Developer
632 (4.598 %)DBA
632 (4.598 %)SQL Developer
731 (4.454 %)Architect
731 (4.454 %)Support Analyst
829 (4.167 %)Support Engineer
829 (4.167 %)ASP.NET Developer
927 (3.879 %)Tester
1026 (3.736 %)Administrator
1026 (3.736 %)Oracle Developer
1124 (3.448 %)Oracle DBA
1223 (3.305 %)Support Specialist
1322 (3.161 %)VB.NET Developer
1421 (3.017 %)Applications Support
1520 (2.874 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1619 (2.730 %)Technical Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (3.161 %)N-Tier
221 (3.017 %)Clustering
312 (1.724 %)Replication
49 (1.293 %)Statistics
49 (1.293 %)NHS
56 (0.862 %)Client/Server
65 (0.718 %)CMDB
74 (0.575 %)Data Conversion
74 (0.575 %)EPoS
83 (0.431 %)Blackberry
83 (0.431 %)Cryptography
83 (0.431 %)Mathematics
83 (0.431 %)Web 2.0
92 (0.287 %)German Language
92 (0.287 %)Data Extraction
92 (0.287 %)PKI
92 (0.287 %)W3C
101 (0.144 %)Thin Client
101 (0.144 %)HACMP
101 (0.144 %)PMI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1131 (18.82 %)Windows
2119 (17.10 %)UNIX
361 (8.764 %)Windows Server 2003
434 (4.885 %)Solaris
521 (3.017 %)Windows XP
618 (2.586 %)Windows 2000
716 (2.299 %)Linux
814 (2.011 %)HPUX
910 (1.437 %)AIX
910 (1.437 %)Windows 2000 Server
109 (1.293 %)OpenVMS
117 (1.006 %)VMS
124 (0.575 %)Windows NT
133 (0.431 %)Windows Vista
141 (0.144 %)Windows Server 2008
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1103 (14.80 %)Security Cleared
275 (10.78 %)SC Cleared
341 (5.891 %)Migration
435 (5.029 %)Business Intelligence
533 (4.741 %)CRM
631 (4.454 %)Web Development
730 (4.310 %)Service Delivery
827 (3.879 %)Workflow
827 (3.879 %)ITIL
922 (3.161 %)User Acceptance Testing
1020 (2.874 %)Business Continuity
1119 (2.730 %)Change Management
1119 (2.730 %)Data Modelling
1119 (2.730 %)Configuration Management
1218 (2.586 %)Load Balancing
1218 (2.586 %)Data Migration
1218 (2.586 %)Revenue Management
1317 (2.443 %)System Testing
1415 (2.155 %)Project Management
1415 (2.155 %)RAD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1117 (16.81 %)PL/SQL
2107 (15.37 %)Java
376 (10.92 %)Transact-SQL
475 (10.78 %)JavaScript
573 (10.49 %)C#
659 (8.477 %)VB
757 (8.190 %)Shell Script
853 (7.615 %)VB.NET
936 (5.172 %)VBA
1033 (4.741 %)DHTML
1131 (4.454 %)XPath
1223 (3.305 %)VBScript
1319 (2.730 %)VB6
1412 (1.724 %)C
1511 (1.580 %)Perl
169 (1.293 %)REXX
169 (1.293 %)Tcl
176 (0.862 %)Delphi
184 (0.575 %)C++
193 (0.431 %)VC++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (2.011 %)Degree
210 (1.437 %)ISEB
38 (1.149 %)MCTS
45 (0.718 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.287 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
52 (0.287 %)CCA
52 (0.287 %)Citrix Certification
52 (0.287 %)CCEA
52 (0.287 %)HNC
52 (0.287 %)HND
61 (0.144 %)MCSE
61 (0.144 %)MCSA
61 (0.144 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.144 %)ISTQB
61 (0.144 %)MCP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (2.443 %)SLA
27 (1.006 %)QA
36 (0.862 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
42 (0.287 %)ISO8583
42 (0.287 %)HL7
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (3.592 %)Active Directory
212 (1.724 %)ISA Server
212 (1.724 %)Citrix Presentation Server
37 (1.006 %)NetBackup
46 (0.862 %)Oracle RAC
55 (0.718 %)MSMQ
55 (0.718 %)VMware Infrastructure
64 (0.575 %)VMware ESX
73 (0.431 %)Oracle RMAN
82 (0.287 %)Backup Exec
91 (0.144 %)MailMarshal
91 (0.144 %)Terminal Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (3.017 %)MIIS
213 (1.868 %)ServiceCenter
311 (1.580 %)OpenView Configuration Management
47 (1.006 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
54 (0.575 %)CONTROL-M
63 (0.431 %)MOM
72 (0.287 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (0.287 %)Netcool
72 (0.287 %)ARCserve
72 (0.287 %)SCCM
72 (0.287 %)Netcool/Proviso
81 (0.144 %)Norton AntiVirus
81 (0.144 %)Tivoli
81 (0.144 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1225 (32.33 %)Oracle
294 (13.51 %)Microsoft
329 (4.167 %)HP
329 (4.167 %)Business Objects
428 (4.023 %)Proxima
525 (3.592 %)OpenLink
620 (2.874 %)PeopleSoft
620 (2.874 %)IBM
719 (2.730 %)Citrix
719 (2.730 %)CA
818 (2.586 %)Sun
916 (2.299 %)Adobe
1013 (1.868 %)VMware
1110 (1.437 %)ICL
1110 (1.437 %)Remedy
1110 (1.437 %)Unisys
1110 (1.437 %)Peregrine
129 (1.293 %)Nokia
129 (1.293 %)Cramer
129 (1.293 %)Epiphany