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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Cambridge 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 2005 over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3050
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.008 %
As % of the category below13.16 %8.247 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£368-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£385-
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£340
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.00
Average hourly rate-£19.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£35.89
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads7697
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted2211
Average minimum daily rate£326£360
Average daily rate£351£370
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted88
Average minimum hourly rate£23.80£27.14
Average hourly rate£24.95£30.21
% change on same period last year-17.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.10£33.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.90
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
SQL Server 2005 CambridgeshireSQL Server 2005
Cambridgeshire

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 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cambridge SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

146 (100.00 %)SQL Server
225 (54.35 %).NET
324 (52.17 %)SQL
422 (47.83 %)C#
520 (43.48 %)OLAP
618 (39.13 %)Finance
618 (39.13 %)Banking
717 (36.96 %)SQL Server 2000
815 (32.61 %)Telecoms
913 (28.26 %)Windows
1011 (23.91 %)Datawarehouse
1011 (23.91 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1110 (21.74 %)Business Intelligence
1110 (21.74 %)XML
1110 (21.74 %)VB.NET
1110 (21.74 %)ASP.NET
128 (17.39 %)Windows Server 2003
128 (17.39 %)BusinessObjects
128 (17.39 %)VBA
128 (17.39 %)Business Objects
128 (17.39 %)Transact-SQL
128 (17.39 %)Cognos
128 (17.39 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
137 (15.22 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
146 (13.04 %)Microsoft
155 (10.87 %)WinForms
155 (10.87 %)WCF
164 (8.696 %)Web Development
164 (8.696 %).NET Framework
164 (8.696 %)WebServices

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (54.35 %).NET
210 (21.74 %)ASP.NET
210 (21.74 %)XML
35 (10.87 %)WinForms
35 (10.87 %)WCF
44 (8.696 %).NET Framework
44 (8.696 %)WebServices
53 (6.522 %)J2ME
53 (6.522 %).NET Remoting
53 (6.522 %)WPF
62 (4.348 %)Silverlight
62 (4.348 %)AJAX
62 (4.348 %)HTML
71 (2.174 %)CSS
71 (2.174 %)OpenGL
71 (2.174 %)DirectX
71 (2.174 %)XSLT
71 (2.174 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.174 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.522 %)3GPP
22 (4.348 %)TELNET
31 (2.174 %)SMS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
146 (100.00 %)SQL Server
220 (43.48 %)OLAP
317 (36.96 %)SQL Server 2000
411 (23.91 %)Datawarehouse
411 (23.91 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
58 (17.39 %)BusinessObjects
58 (17.39 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
67 (15.22 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
73 (6.522 %)SQL Server Integration Services
82 (4.348 %)ETL
91 (2.174 %)DTS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (8.696 %)Visual Studio
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (39.13 %)Finance
118 (39.13 %)Banking
215 (32.61 %)Telecoms
33 (6.522 %)Retail
42 (4.348 %)Health
51 (2.174 %)Financial Institution
51 (2.174 %)Back Office
51 (2.174 %)Insurance
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (78.26 %)Developer
214 (30.43 %)SQL Developer
39 (19.57 %)DBA
39 (19.57 %).NET Developer
48 (17.39 %)C# Developer
48 (17.39 %)Datawarehouse Developer
57 (15.22 %)SQL DBA
57 (15.22 %)SQL Server Developer
66 (13.04 %)SQL Server DBA
75 (10.87 %)Business Developer
75 (10.87 %)ASP.NET Developer
75 (10.87 %)Business Intelligence Developer
84 (8.696 %)Systems Administrator
84 (8.696 %)Administrator
93 (6.522 %)Server Administrator
93 (6.522 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
102 (4.348 %)WinForms Developer
102 (4.348 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
102 (4.348 %)Software Developer
102 (4.348 %)VB.NET Developer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.522 %)Replication
13 (6.522 %)Cryptography
13 (6.522 %)Java Card
22 (4.348 %)Mathematics
22 (4.348 %)Computer Science
22 (4.348 %)Arabic Language
31 (2.174 %)Speech Recognition
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (28.26 %)Windows
28 (17.39 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (4.348 %)Windows Vista
32 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2008
32 (4.348 %)Windows XP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (21.74 %)Business Intelligence
24 (8.696 %)Web Development
33 (6.522 %)Agile Software Development
41 (2.174 %)Data Management
41 (2.174 %)Logistics
41 (2.174 %)Project Management
41 (2.174 %)Migration
41 (2.174 %)Performance Management
41 (2.174 %)PRINCE2
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (52.17 %)SQL
222 (47.83 %)C#
310 (21.74 %)VB.NET
48 (17.39 %)VBA
48 (17.39 %)Transact-SQL
54 (8.696 %)Java
62 (4.348 %)JavaScript
71 (2.174 %)C++
71 (2.174 %)XAML
71 (2.174 %)C
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.348 %)MCDBA
12 (4.348 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (4.348 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.522 %)MSMQ
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.522 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (17.39 %)Business Objects
18 (17.39 %)Cognos
26 (13.04 %)Microsoft
31 (2.174 %)ION Trading