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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Blackpool 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 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank314
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads81
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below66.67 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.40£31.55
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Blackpool
Matching contract IT job ads1211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£314
Average daily rate-£335
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£356
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.13£32.15
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
SQL Server LancashireSQL Server
Lancashire

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
Demand Trend

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

Blackpool SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Blackpool SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Blackpool SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Blackpool region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Blackpool SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool region citing SQL Server 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.

16 (54.55 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)VBA
24 (36.36 %).NET
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (27.27 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (27.27 %)C#
33 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
42 (18.18 %)Flash
42 (18.18 %)MS Excel
42 (18.18 %)Migration
42 (18.18 %)ColdFusion
42 (18.18 %)NHS
42 (18.18 %)Intranet
42 (18.18 %)Internet
42 (18.18 %)Banking
42 (18.18 %)AJAX
51 (9.091 %)Degree
51 (9.091 %)Computer Science
51 (9.091 %)VB6
51 (9.091 %)Insurance
51 (9.091 %)SharePoint
51 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
51 (9.091 %)CSS
51 (9.091 %)HTML
51 (9.091 %)OLAP
51 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
51 (9.091 %)VB
51 (9.091 %)VB.NET

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Blackpool region citing SQL Server 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (36.36 %).NET
23 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
32 (18.18 %)AJAX
41 (9.091 %)HTML
41 (9.091 %)CSS
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (18.18 %)ColdFusion
21 (9.091 %)SharePoint
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (18.18 %)MS Excel
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)Intranet
12 (18.18 %)Internet
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (27.27 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (9.091 %)OLAP
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Flash
21 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Banking
21 (9.091 %)Insurance
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Developer
24 (36.36 %)Analyst
24 (36.36 %).NET Developer
24 (36.36 %)Information Analyst
33 (27.27 %)ASP.NET Developer
42 (18.18 %)ColdFusion Developer
51 (9.091 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (9.091 %).NET Web Developer
51 (9.091 %)VB6 Developer
51 (9.091 %)C# Web Developer
51 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence Developer
51 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (9.091 %)SQL Developer
51 (9.091 %)C# Developer
51 (9.091 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (9.091 %)VB Developer
51 (9.091 %)Web Developer
51 (9.091 %)Business Developer
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)NHS
21 (9.091 %)Computer Science
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Migration
21 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)VBA
33 (27.27 %)C#
41 (9.091 %)VB6
41 (9.091 %)Transact-SQL
41 (9.091 %)VB
41 (9.091 %)VB.NET
Blackpool IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree