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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 skills within the Birmingham 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 2000 over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2000
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3941
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.036 %
As % of the category below8.219 %14.40 %
Daily rates quoted614
Average minimum daily rate£325£268
Average daily rate£348£320
% change on same period last year+8.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£327
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+16.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.80£30.07
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads146250
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.207 %0.252 %
Daily rates quoted3872
Average minimum daily rate£341£342
Average daily rate£363£379
% change on same period last year-4.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted1025
Average minimum hourly rate£30.17£14.90
Average hourly rate£34.00£17.70
% change on same period last year+92.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.83£20.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.73
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
SQL Server 2000 West MidlandsSQL Server 2000
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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 2000
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2000 across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Birmingham SQL Server 2000 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2000
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2000 across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham SQL Server 2000 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2000
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2000 across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Birmingham SQL Server 2000 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2000
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2000 across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham SQL Server 2000 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing SQL Server 2000 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 2000.

140 (100.00 %)SQL Server
230 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (55.00 %).NET
418 (45.00 %)SQL
517 (42.50 %)VB
613 (32.50 %)ASP.NET
712 (30.00 %)VB.NET
811 (27.50 %)VB6
910 (25.00 %)C#
910 (25.00 %)HTML
910 (25.00 %)XML
108 (20.00 %)CSS
108 (20.00 %)JavaScript
108 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
117 (17.50 %)Web Development
117 (17.50 %)OO
117 (17.50 %)Intranet
117 (17.50 %)Internet
117 (17.50 %)Microsoft
126 (15.00 %)MS Excel
126 (15.00 %)ASP
126 (15.00 %)Retail
126 (15.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
134 (10.00 %)Government
134 (10.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
134 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
134 (10.00 %)WebServices
134 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
134 (10.00 %)IIS
143 (7.500 %)Visual Studio

SQL Server 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing SQL Server 2000 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 2000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (55.00 %).NET
213 (32.50 %)ASP.NET
310 (25.00 %)HTML
310 (25.00 %)XML
48 (20.00 %)CSS
56 (15.00 %)ASP
64 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
64 (10.00 %)WebServices
73 (7.500 %)ADO.NET
82 (5.000 %)WinForms
91 (2.500 %)J2EE
91 (2.500 %)ADO
91 (2.500 %)ActiveX
91 (2.500 %)JSP
91 (2.500 %)Struts
91 (2.500 %)WCF
91 (2.500 %)WebSphere
91 (2.500 %)Hibernate
91 (2.500 %)DAO
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.00 %)IIS
21 (2.500 %)JBoss
21 (2.500 %)Apache
21 (2.500 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.500 %)OpenCms
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (15.00 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (17.50 %)Intranet
17 (17.50 %)Internet
23 (7.500 %)SSL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
140 (100.00 %)SQL Server
230 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (15.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (10.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
53 (7.500 %)DTS
62 (5.000 %)BusinessObjects
62 (5.000 %)MS Access
62 (5.000 %)SQL Server 7
71 (2.500 %)MySQL
71 (2.500 %)ReportNet
71 (2.500 %)Cognos Powerplay
71 (2.500 %)Cognos Impromptu
71 (2.500 %)ETL
71 (2.500 %)RDBMS
71 (2.500 %)Oracle 10g
71 (2.500 %)Oracle 11g
71 (2.500 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (2.500 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.500 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.500 %)ClearQuest
21 (2.500 %)MSI
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.00 %)Retail
24 (10.00 %)Government
31 (2.500 %)Finance
31 (2.500 %)Education
31 (2.500 %)Health
31 (2.500 %)Insurance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (57.50 %)Developer
211 (27.50 %).NET Developer
38 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
46 (15.00 %)Development Specialist
55 (12.50 %)SQL Server Developer
64 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
64 (10.00 %)C# Developer
73 (7.500 %)DBA
73 (7.500 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
73 (7.500 %)SQL DBA
82 (5.000 %)Senior .NET Developer
82 (5.000 %)VB6 Developer
82 (5.000 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
82 (5.000 %)Cognos Developer
82 (5.000 %)SQL Server DBA
82 (5.000 %)VB.NET Developer
82 (5.000 %)VB Developer
82 (5.000 %)Project Manager
82 (5.000 %)Crystal Reports Developer
82 (5.000 %)Report Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.500 %)NHS
11 (2.500 %)CMDB
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (7.500 %)Windows
21 (2.500 %)Linux
21 (2.500 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.50 %)Web Development
17 (17.50 %)OO
22 (5.000 %)Migration
22 (5.000 %)UML
22 (5.000 %)OOP
31 (2.500 %)Configuration Management
31 (2.500 %)Project Management
31 (2.500 %)Workflow
31 (2.500 %)E-Commerce
31 (2.500 %)Data Analysis
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (45.00 %)SQL
217 (42.50 %)VB
312 (30.00 %)VB.NET
411 (27.50 %)VB6
510 (25.00 %)C#
68 (20.00 %)JavaScript
68 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
71 (2.500 %)PL/SQL
71 (2.500 %)Java
71 (2.500 %)LINC
71 (2.500 %)Ruby
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.500 %)MCDBA
11 (2.500 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.500 %)Oracle Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.500 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.50 %)Microsoft
22 (5.000 %)Cognos
22 (5.000 %)Oracle
22 (5.000 %)Business Objects
31 (2.500 %)NEC
31 (2.500 %)Unisys