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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Canary Wharf 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank68
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads6698
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.099 %
As % of the category below37.08 %33.11 %
Daily rates quoted3560
Average minimum daily rate£419£449
Average daily rate£438£474
% change on same period last year-7.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.18£30.00
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads178296
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.251 %0.299 %
Daily rates quoted76171
Average minimum daily rate£442£496
Average daily rate£462£522
% change on same period last year-11.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£481£548
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£9.40
Average hourly rate£22.00£10.10
% change on same period last year+117.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£10.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
SQL LondonSQL
London

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

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

159 (44.70 %)Finance
243 (32.58 %)Oracle
336 (27.27 %)UNIX
435 (26.52 %)Banking
532 (24.24 %)SQL Server
532 (24.24 %)C#
631 (23.48 %)C++
631 (23.48 %)XML
631 (23.48 %)Derivative
729 (21.97 %)Front Office
827 (20.45 %)PL/SQL
925 (18.94 %)Java
925 (18.94 %).NET
1023 (17.42 %)Windows
1122 (16.67 %)OO
1122 (16.67 %)Microsoft
1220 (15.15 %)Sybase
1317 (12.88 %)Perl
1317 (12.88 %)Investment Banking
1415 (11.36 %)Datawarehouse
1514 (10.61 %)Degree
1613 (9.848 %)MS Excel
1613 (9.848 %)ClearCase
1712 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
1712 (9.091 %)VBA
1712 (9.091 %)Equities
1811 (8.333 %)ETL
1811 (8.333 %)Equity Derivative
1910 (7.576 %)ClearQuest
209 (6.818 %)Hibernate

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (23.48 %)XML
225 (18.94 %).NET
39 (6.818 %)XSL
39 (6.818 %)Hibernate
48 (6.061 %)J2EE
57 (5.303 %)JSP
57 (5.303 %)XSD
57 (5.303 %)WebServices
57 (5.303 %)WinForms
66 (4.545 %)Spring
66 (4.545 %)Struts
66 (4.545 %)HTML
75 (3.788 %)SOAP
75 (3.788 %)STL
75 (3.788 %)JavaBeans
84 (3.030 %)JDBC
84 (3.030 %)EJB
84 (3.030 %)ASP
84 (3.030 %)ASP.NET
84 (3.030 %)MFC
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (5.303 %)Oracle Application Server
25 (3.788 %)Oracle 10gAS
34 (3.030 %)IIS
43 (2.273 %)TIBCO EMS
52 (1.515 %)Oracle 9iAS
52 (1.515 %)Apache
52 (1.515 %)Tomcat
52 (1.515 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.758 %)MQSeries
61 (0.758 %)SharePoint
61 (0.758 %)Documentum
61 (0.758 %)SAS
61 (0.758 %)BizTalk Server
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (9.848 %)MS Excel
26 (4.545 %)MS Project
34 (3.030 %)MS Visio
34 (3.030 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.758 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.758 %)MS Office
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.273 %)Summit
21 (0.758 %)Temenos Globus
21 (0.758 %)Adaptiv
21 (0.758 %)SunGard Panorama
21 (0.758 %)ZaiNet
21 (0.758 %)Siebel Analytics
21 (0.758 %)SAP HR
21 (0.758 %)Endur
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.273 %)SAN
22 (1.515 %)Internet
22 (1.515 %)LAN
22 (1.515 %)WAN
22 (1.515 %)HTTP
31 (0.758 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.758 %)DNS
31 (0.758 %)DHCP
31 (0.758 %)LDAP
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (24.24 %)SQL Server
215 (11.36 %)Datawarehouse
312 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
411 (8.333 %)ETL
58 (6.061 %)BusinessObjects
58 (6.061 %)OLAP
58 (6.061 %)Oracle 9i
58 (6.061 %)SQL Server 2000
58 (6.061 %)RDBMS
67 (5.303 %)BusinessObjects XI
67 (5.303 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
76 (4.545 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
84 (3.030 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (3.030 %)Oracle Reports
84 (3.030 %)TOAD
93 (2.273 %)DecisionStream
93 (2.273 %)MS Access
93 (2.273 %)Sybase ASE
102 (1.515 %)Reference Data
102 (1.515 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (9.848 %)ClearCase
210 (7.576 %)ClearQuest
37 (5.303 %)Visual Studio
46 (4.545 %)JUnit
46 (4.545 %)RequisitePro
46 (4.545 %)Subversion
55 (3.788 %)Rational Rose
64 (3.030 %)VSS/SourceSafe
73 (2.273 %)LoadRunner
73 (2.273 %)NUnit
73 (2.273 %)CruiseControl
82 (1.515 %)MSI
82 (1.515 %)QuickTest Pro
82 (1.515 %)WinRunner
82 (1.515 %)Ant
82 (1.515 %)PVCS
91 (0.758 %)TestDirector
91 (0.758 %)Eclipse
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
159 (44.70 %)Finance
235 (26.52 %)Banking
329 (21.97 %)Front Office
417 (12.88 %)Investment Banking
56 (4.545 %)Back Office
64 (3.030 %)Government
64 (3.030 %)Financial Institution
73 (2.273 %)Construction
82 (1.515 %)Publishing
91 (0.758 %)Insurance
91 (0.758 %)Education
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (45.45 %)Developer
230 (22.73 %)Analyst
316 (12.12 %)C# Developer
48 (6.061 %)C++ Developer
57 (5.303 %)Senior Developer
57 (5.303 %)Business Analyst
66 (4.545 %)DBA
66 (4.545 %)Senior Analyst
66 (4.545 %)Java Developer
66 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
75 (3.788 %)Oracle Developer
75 (3.788 %)Front Office Developer
75 (3.788 %)Programmer
75 (3.788 %)Support Analyst
75 (3.788 %)Project Manager
75 (3.788 %)Excel Developer
84 (3.030 %)Senior C++ Developer
84 (3.030 %)Architect
84 (3.030 %)Tester
84 (3.030 %).NET Developer
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (23.48 %)Derivative
212 (9.091 %)Equities
311 (8.333 %)Equity Derivative
48 (6.061 %)Fixed Income
55 (3.788 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
55 (3.788 %)Multithreading
64 (3.030 %)Interest Rate Derivative
73 (2.273 %)Client/Server
73 (2.273 %)Replication
73 (2.273 %)Credit Derivative
73 (2.273 %)Credit Risk
73 (2.273 %)Market Risk
82 (1.515 %)DTCC
82 (1.515 %)Swaptions
82 (1.515 %)Hybrid Derivative
82 (1.515 %)N-Tier
82 (1.515 %)Mathematics
91 (0.758 %)Computer Science
91 (0.758 %)French Language
91 (0.758 %)Spanish Language
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (27.27 %)UNIX
223 (17.42 %)Windows
38 (6.061 %)Solaris
38 (6.061 %)Linux
44 (3.030 %)Windows NT
44 (3.030 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (2.273 %)Windows XP
62 (1.515 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.758 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.758 %)Windows 2000
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (16.67 %)OO
29 (6.818 %)RUP
38 (6.061 %)Test Scripting
47 (5.303 %)UML
47 (5.303 %)Business Intelligence
47 (5.303 %)Agile Software Development
56 (4.545 %)Data Modelling
56 (4.545 %)OOA/OOD
56 (4.545 %)RAD
65 (3.788 %)Data Analysis
65 (3.788 %)Use Case
65 (3.788 %)Electronic Trading
74 (3.030 %)Software Testing
74 (3.030 %)Unified Process
74 (3.030 %)Risk Management
74 (3.030 %)PRINCE2
74 (3.030 %)OOD
74 (3.030 %)SOA
74 (3.030 %)Configuration Management
83 (2.273 %)OOP
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (24.24 %)C#
231 (23.48 %)C++
327 (20.45 %)PL/SQL
425 (18.94 %)Java
517 (12.88 %)Perl
612 (9.091 %)VBA
78 (6.061 %)Transact-SQL
87 (5.303 %)Python
96 (4.545 %)Shell Script
96 (4.545 %)Korn
105 (3.788 %)VB
114 (3.030 %)JavaScript
123 (2.273 %)VBScript
123 (2.273 %)VB.NET
123 (2.273 %)VC++
132 (1.515 %)C
141 (0.758 %)DHTML
141 (0.758 %)AWK
141 (0.758 %)Ruby
141 (0.758 %)Groovy
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (10.61 %)Degree
21 (0.758 %)ISEB
21 (0.758 %)OCP
21 (0.758 %)Oracle Certification
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.273 %)QA
21 (0.758 %)SLA
21 (0.758 %)Basel II
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.273 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (1.515 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.758 %)Oracle RAC
31 (0.758 %)Active Directory
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (32.58 %)Oracle
222 (16.67 %)Microsoft
320 (15.15 %)Sybase
48 (6.061 %)Business Objects
56 (4.545 %)IBM
65 (3.788 %)TIBCO
74 (3.030 %)Citrix
74 (3.030 %)SAP
83 (2.273 %)Cognos
83 (2.273 %)HP
83 (2.273 %)Perforce
83 (2.273 %)VMware
92 (1.515 %)ION Trading
92 (1.515 %)Tradeweb
92 (1.515 %)MarketAxess
92 (1.515 %)Thunderhead
92 (1.515 %)Sun
92 (1.515 %)Calypso
92 (1.515 %)Informatica
92 (1.515 %)NetApp