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This section looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Bristol 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank914
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads6380
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.081 %
As % of the category below25.10 %25.32 %
Daily rates quoted2828
Average minimum daily rate£265£321
Average daily rate£295£357
% change on same period last year-17.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£334
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted97
Average minimum hourly rate£26.56£23.57
Average hourly rate£27.17£25.71
% change on same period last year+5.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.78£27.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.88£29.55
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads251316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.335 %0.320 %
Daily rates quoted7582
Average minimum daily rate£267£327
Average daily rate£302£374
% change on same period last year-19.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted5459
Average minimum hourly rate£31.92£31.14
Average hourly rate£33.09£35.59
% change on same period last year-7.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.26£40.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
SQL South WestSQL
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Bristol SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

175 (47.77 %)SQL Server
253 (33.76 %).NET
333 (21.02 %)C#
432 (20.38 %)Oracle
530 (19.11 %)SQL Server 2005
622 (14.01 %)SQL Server Integration Services
721 (13.38 %)Finance
819 (12.10 %)Datawarehouse
918 (11.46 %)PL/SQL
918 (11.46 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1016 (10.19 %)Transact-SQL
1016 (10.19 %)HTML
1115 (9.554 %)VB
1115 (9.554 %)Microsoft
1214 (8.917 %)ASP.NET
1214 (8.917 %)CSS
1313 (8.280 %)Visual Studio
1313 (8.280 %)Telecoms
1313 (8.280 %).NET Framework
1412 (7.643 %)XML
1412 (7.643 %)Windows
1511 (7.006 %)QuickTest Pro
1511 (7.006 %)LoadRunner
1610 (6.369 %)Java
179 (5.732 %)Active Directory
179 (5.732 %)FitNesse
188 (5.096 %)Compuware
188 (5.096 %)WinRunner
188 (5.096 %)VB.NET
188 (5.096 %)SharePoint

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (33.76 %).NET
216 (10.19 %)HTML
314 (8.917 %)ASP.NET
314 (8.917 %)CSS
413 (8.280 %).NET Framework
512 (7.643 %)XML
68 (5.096 %)XHTML
77 (4.459 %)WebServices
85 (3.185 %)ASP
94 (2.548 %)AJAX
103 (1.911 %)ADO.NET
103 (1.911 %)J2EE
112 (1.274 %)ADO
112 (1.274 %)SOAP
112 (1.274 %)WSDL
112 (1.274 %)MDX
112 (1.274 %)WebSphere
121 (0.637 %).NET Remoting
121 (0.637 %)WCF
121 (0.637 %)WPF
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (5.096 %)SharePoint
26 (3.822 %)MS Exchange
26 (3.822 %)IIS
26 (3.822 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (2.548 %)CMS
34 (2.548 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (1.911 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (1.274 %)Apache
52 (1.274 %)WebLogic
52 (1.274 %)Oracle 9iAS
61 (0.637 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (0.637 %)WebSphere Application Server
61 (0.637 %)ATG Dynamo
61 (0.637 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (5.096 %)MS Excel
21 (0.637 %)Spreadsheet
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.637 %)SAP HR
11 (0.637 %)Oracle EBS
11 (0.637 %)GoldMine
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.548 %)LAN
14 (2.548 %)WAN
14 (2.548 %)Firewall
23 (1.911 %)TCP/IP
23 (1.911 %)VLAN
23 (1.911 %)SAN
32 (1.274 %)Intranet
32 (1.274 %)DHCP
32 (1.274 %)DNS
41 (0.637 %)Frame Relay
41 (0.637 %)IP Telephony
41 (0.637 %)ATM
41 (0.637 %)FTP
41 (0.637 %)SMS
41 (0.637 %)Internet
41 (0.637 %)MPLS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
175 (47.77 %)SQL Server
230 (19.11 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (14.01 %)SQL Server Integration Services
419 (12.10 %)Datawarehouse
518 (11.46 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
67 (4.459 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
67 (4.459 %)Crystal Reports
67 (4.459 %)ETL
76 (3.822 %)Oracle 10g
76 (3.822 %)DB2
76 (3.822 %)SQL Server 2000
76 (3.822 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
85 (3.185 %)Data Cleansing
85 (3.185 %)VLDB
94 (2.548 %)OLTP
94 (2.548 %)OLAP
94 (2.548 %)Oracle 9i
94 (2.548 %)MS Access
103 (1.911 %)DTS
103 (1.911 %)Oracle Reports
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (8.280 %)Visual Studio
211 (7.006 %)QuickTest Pro
211 (7.006 %)LoadRunner
39 (5.732 %)FitNesse
48 (5.096 %)WinRunner
55 (3.185 %)Oracle APEX
64 (2.548 %)Oracle Forms
73 (1.911 %)Flash
73 (1.911 %)PVCS
73 (1.911 %)VSS/SourceSafe
73 (1.911 %)WATIR
73 (1.911 %)TestDirector
81 (0.637 %)Rational Performance Tester
81 (0.637 %)JUnit
81 (0.637 %)ClearCase
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (13.38 %)Finance
213 (8.280 %)Telecoms
35 (3.185 %)Multimedia
35 (3.185 %)Insurance
44 (2.548 %)Government
44 (2.548 %)Law
52 (1.274 %)Aerospace
52 (1.274 %)Music
52 (1.274 %)Retail
61 (0.637 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.637 %)Marketing
61 (0.637 %)Back Office
61 (0.637 %)Banking
61 (0.637 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
173 (46.50 %)Developer
230 (19.11 %)Analyst
325 (15.92 %)DBA
419 (12.10 %)SQL Developer
518 (11.46 %)Test Analyst
615 (9.554 %).NET Developer
713 (8.280 %)SQL DBA
812 (7.643 %)Web Developer
910 (6.369 %)Tester
910 (6.369 %)SQL Server DBA
109 (5.732 %)SQL Server Developer
109 (5.732 %)Programmer
118 (5.096 %)Technical Analyst
127 (4.459 %)Analyst Programmer
127 (4.459 %)Network Support
136 (3.822 %)C# Developer
136 (3.822 %)Systems Developer
145 (3.185 %)Senior Test Analyst
145 (3.185 %)Database Developer
145 (3.185 %)3rd Line Support
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.822 %)Replication
16 (3.822 %)W3C
24 (2.548 %)Clustering
32 (1.274 %)Streaming Video
41 (0.637 %)N-Tier
41 (0.637 %)French Language
41 (0.637 %)German Language
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (7.643 %)Windows
26 (3.822 %)UNIX
34 (2.548 %)AIX
34 (2.548 %)Windows XP
43 (1.911 %)Windows NT
52 (1.274 %)Linux
61 (0.637 %)Solaris
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (4.459 %)E-Commerce
26 (3.822 %)Migration
26 (3.822 %)Unit Testing
35 (3.185 %)Data Migration
44 (2.548 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (2.548 %)Test Scripting
44 (2.548 %)Agile Software Development
44 (2.548 %)Regression Testing
44 (2.548 %)Business Intelligence
53 (1.911 %)Data Management
53 (1.911 %)Software Testing
53 (1.911 %)Dimensional Modelling
62 (1.274 %)SC Cleared
62 (1.274 %)Security Cleared
62 (1.274 %)Manual Testing
62 (1.274 %)Performance Management
62 (1.274 %)Test Management
62 (1.274 %)Automated Testing
62 (1.274 %)CMMI
71 (0.637 %)Change Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (21.02 %)C#
218 (11.46 %)PL/SQL
316 (10.19 %)Transact-SQL
415 (9.554 %)VB
510 (6.369 %)Java
68 (5.096 %)VB.NET
76 (3.822 %)VBA
85 (3.185 %)Shell Script
94 (2.548 %)VB6
94 (2.548 %)JavaScript
103 (1.911 %)C++
103 (1.911 %)ActionScript
112 (1.274 %)Delphi
112 (1.274 %)VBScript
121 (0.637 %)ABAP
121 (0.637 %)Perl
121 (0.637 %)C
121 (0.637 %)Python
121 (0.637 %)SAPscript
121 (0.637 %)Korn
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.185 %)ISEB
23 (1.911 %)MCSE
23 (1.911 %)MCSA
23 (1.911 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.274 %)Degree
41 (0.637 %)ISTQB
41 (0.637 %)CCNA
41 (0.637 %)Cisco Certification
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (5.732 %)Active Directory
25 (3.185 %)NetBackup
34 (2.548 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.637 %)Oracle RMAN
41 (0.637 %)Oracle RAC
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.548 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (1.911 %)OpenView
31 (0.637 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
31 (0.637 %)Netcool
31 (0.637 %)Netcool/Proviso
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (20.38 %)Oracle
215 (9.554 %)Microsoft
38 (5.096 %)Compuware
47 (4.459 %)Citrix
56 (3.822 %)Sybase
64 (2.548 %)SAP
64 (2.548 %)Siebel
64 (2.548 %)VMware
73 (1.911 %)Cisco
82 (1.274 %)BEA
91 (0.637 %)CA
91 (0.637 %)Informatica
91 (0.637 %)Red Hat
91 (0.637 %)webMethods
91 (0.637 %)Infragistics
91 (0.637 %)ATG
91 (0.637 %)Cramer
91 (0.637 %)Hummingbird
91 (0.637 %)Ab Initio
91 (0.637 %)ComponentOne
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