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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3734
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads2143
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.043 %
As % of the category below14.79 %19.11 %
Daily rates quoted91
Average minimum daily rate£344£240
Average daily rate£360£240
% change on same period last year+49.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£340
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£35.60
Average hourly rate£35.00£35.80
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.63£35.80
% change on same period last year-8.85 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads142225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.202 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted3528
Average minimum daily rate£342£317
Average daily rate£359£328
% change on same period last year+9.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted1334
Average minimum hourly rate£26.63£26.03
Average hourly rate£28.41£27.35
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.19£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.73
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
SQL Server 2005 East of EnglandSQL Server 2005
East of England

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 Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
CambridgeUp+1912£358+49.30 %
PeterboroughDown-133£400-
SQL Server 2005 East of EnglandSQL Server 2005
East of England

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

182 (100.00 %)SQL Server
249 (59.76 %).NET
345 (54.88 %)SQL
433 (40.24 %)C#
530 (36.59 %)OLAP
629 (35.37 %)Finance
726 (31.71 %)SQL Server 2000
823 (28.05 %)Datawarehouse
823 (28.05 %)Transact-SQL
823 (28.05 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
921 (25.61 %)VB.NET
1020 (24.39 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1020 (24.39 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1020 (24.39 %)Banking
1118 (21.95 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1118 (21.95 %)Windows
1118 (21.95 %)ETL
1217 (20.73 %)XML
1217 (20.73 %)Telecoms
1316 (19.51 %)ASP.NET
1415 (18.29 %)Business Intelligence
1513 (15.85 %)Microsoft
1513 (15.85 %)DTS
1513 (15.85 %)VBA
1611 (13.41 %)WinForms
1611 (13.41 %)Insurance
1611 (13.41 %)WCF
1710 (12.20 %)SharePoint
189 (10.98 %)BusinessObjects
189 (10.98 %)Cognos

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
149 (59.76 %).NET
217 (20.73 %)XML
316 (19.51 %)ASP.NET
411 (13.41 %)WinForms
411 (13.41 %)WCF
58 (9.756 %)WPF
64 (4.878 %).NET Framework
64 (4.878 %)CSS
64 (4.878 %)WebServices
73 (3.659 %)J2ME
73 (3.659 %)HTML
73 (3.659 %).NET Remoting
73 (3.659 %)Silverlight
73 (3.659 %)AJAX
82 (2.439 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (2.439 %)XSLT
91 (1.220 %)OpenGL
91 (1.220 %)DirectX
91 (1.220 %)ASP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (12.20 %)SharePoint
23 (3.659 %)IIS
31 (1.220 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.220 %)Commerce Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.878 %)MS Office
23 (3.659 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.659 %)3GPP
22 (2.439 %)SMS
22 (2.439 %)TELNET
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
182 (100.00 %)SQL Server
230 (36.59 %)OLAP
326 (31.71 %)SQL Server 2000
423 (28.05 %)Datawarehouse
423 (28.05 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
520 (24.39 %)SQL Server Integration Services
520 (24.39 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
618 (21.95 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
618 (21.95 %)ETL
713 (15.85 %)DTS
89 (10.98 %)BusinessObjects
92 (2.439 %)EDRMS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (7.317 %)Visual Studio
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (35.37 %)Finance
220 (24.39 %)Banking
317 (20.73 %)Telecoms
411 (13.41 %)Insurance
54 (4.878 %)Retail
62 (2.439 %)Health
71 (1.220 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.220 %)Back Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
167 (81.71 %)Developer
219 (23.17 %).NET Developer
318 (21.95 %)SQL Developer
411 (13.41 %)Datawarehouse Developer
510 (12.20 %)ETL Developer
510 (12.20 %)C# Developer
69 (10.98 %)DBA
69 (10.98 %)VB.NET Developer
78 (9.756 %)SQL Server Developer
87 (8.537 %)SQL DBA
96 (7.317 %)SQL Server DBA
96 (7.317 %)WinForms Developer
96 (7.317 %)Business Developer
105 (6.098 %)Business Intelligence Developer
105 (6.098 %)ASP.NET Developer
114 (4.878 %)Administrator
114 (4.878 %)Systems Administrator
123 (3.659 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
123 (3.659 %)Server Administrator
132 (2.439 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.756 %)N-Tier
23 (3.659 %)Java Card
23 (3.659 %)Cryptography
23 (3.659 %)Replication
32 (2.439 %)Mathematics
32 (2.439 %)Computer Science
32 (2.439 %)Arabic Language
41 (1.220 %)Speech Recognition
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (21.95 %)Windows
29 (10.98 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (3.659 %)Windows Vista
42 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (2.439 %)Windows XP
51 (1.220 %)Windows NT
51 (1.220 %)Linux
51 (1.220 %)Windows 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (18.29 %)Business Intelligence
26 (7.317 %)Web Development
35 (6.098 %)CRM
44 (4.878 %)Agile Software Development
44 (4.878 %)Dimensional Modelling
52 (2.439 %)Data Management
52 (2.439 %)Logistics
52 (2.439 %)OO
61 (1.220 %)Project Management
61 (1.220 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.220 %)OOD
61 (1.220 %)SOA
61 (1.220 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.220 %)UML
61 (1.220 %)OOP
61 (1.220 %)Performance Management
61 (1.220 %)Performance Testing
61 (1.220 %)Migration
61 (1.220 %)Scrum
61 (1.220 %)TDD
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (54.88 %)SQL
233 (40.24 %)C#
323 (28.05 %)Transact-SQL
421 (25.61 %)VB.NET
513 (15.85 %)VBA
65 (6.098 %)Java
73 (3.659 %)C
73 (3.659 %)JavaScript
73 (3.659 %)C++
82 (2.439 %)VB
91 (1.220 %)XAML
91 (1.220 %)VB6
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.659 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (3.659 %)Degree
22 (2.439 %)MCDBA
31 (1.220 %)MCSE
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.659 %)MSMQ
22 (2.439 %)Active Directory
31 (1.220 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.659 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (2.439 %)WSUS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (15.85 %)Microsoft
29 (10.98 %)Cognos
29 (10.98 %)Business Objects
38 (9.756 %)ProClarity
42 (2.439 %)Oracle
51 (1.220 %)VMware
51 (1.220 %)ION Trading