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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Cheltenham 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2714
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads817
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.017 %
As % of the category below11.76 %41.46 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£380£255
Average daily rate£393£289
% change on same period last year+35.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.05£30.00
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheltenham
Matching contract IT job ads6841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted316
Average minimum daily rate£361£248
Average daily rate£375£279
% change on same period last year+34.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted65
Average minimum hourly rate£26.33£34.22
Average hourly rate£28.50£36.78
% change on same period last year-22.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.67£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
SQL GloucestershireSQL
Gloucestershire

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

Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham region.

Cheltenham SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

18 (38.10 %).NET
18 (38.10 %)SQL Server
27 (33.33 %)MS Office
27 (33.33 %)C#
36 (28.57 %)HTML
36 (28.57 %)VB
36 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
36 (28.57 %)XML
36 (28.57 %)Finance
45 (23.81 %)JavaScript
45 (23.81 %)Migration
45 (23.81 %)Pensions
45 (23.81 %)Data Migration
45 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
54 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (19.05 %)VB6
54 (19.05 %)Transact-SQL
63 (14.29 %)ASP
63 (14.29 %)MCP
63 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (14.29 %)Active Directory
63 (14.29 %)Data Analysis
63 (14.29 %)Data Mapping
63 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
72 (9.524 %)Microsoft
72 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
72 (9.524 %)Unit Testing
72 (9.524 %)Auditing
72 (9.524 %)Remedy
72 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham 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.

Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (38.10 %).NET
26 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
26 (28.57 %)XML
26 (28.57 %)HTML
33 (14.29 %)ASP
42 (9.524 %)CSS
42 (9.524 %)WebServices
42 (9.524 %)XSLT
51 (4.762 %)AJAX
51 (4.762 %).NET Framework
51 (4.762 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.762 %)SharePoint
11 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
11 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (33.33 %)MS Office
22 (9.524 %)MS Excel
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.762 %)LDAP
11 (4.762 %)Intranet
11 (4.762 %)Extranet
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (38.10 %)SQL Server
24 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (9.524 %)Crystal Reports
32 (9.524 %)ETL
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (28.57 %)Finance
25 (23.81 %)Pensions
32 (9.524 %)Auditing
32 (9.524 %)Government
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (47.62 %)Developer
25 (23.81 %)Analyst
33 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
42 (9.524 %)C# Developer
42 (9.524 %)VB Developer
42 (9.524 %)ASP Developer
42 (9.524 %)Consultant
42 (9.524 %)Systems Administrator
42 (9.524 %)DBA
42 (9.524 %)SQL DBA
42 (9.524 %)Administrator
51 (4.762 %)Senior Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Data Analyst
51 (4.762 %)IT Administrator
51 (4.762 %)Data Migration Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Developer Analyst
51 (4.762 %)SharePoint Consultant
51 (4.762 %)C# Web Developer
51 (4.762 %)C# Analyst Programmer
51 (4.762 %)SQL Server Consultant
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.524 %)Clustering
21 (4.762 %)Data Conversion
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.524 %)Windows
12 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
12 (9.524 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (4.762 %)UNIX
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (23.81 %)Migration
15 (23.81 %)Data Migration
15 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
23 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
23 (14.29 %)Data Mapping
23 (14.29 %)Data Analysis
32 (9.524 %)Business Continuity
32 (9.524 %)SC Cleared
32 (9.524 %)ITIL
32 (9.524 %)Service Delivery
32 (9.524 %)Unit Testing
41 (4.762 %)SOA
41 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
41 (4.762 %)Web Design
41 (4.762 %)Information Security
41 (4.762 %)Incident Management
41 (4.762 %)Project Planning
41 (4.762 %)Business Development
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (33.33 %)C#
26 (28.57 %)VB
35 (23.81 %)JavaScript
44 (19.05 %)Transact-SQL
44 (19.05 %)VB6
51 (4.762 %)VB.NET
51 (4.762 %)DHTML
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (14.29 %)MCP
22 (9.524 %)MCSE
31 (4.762 %)MCAD
31 (4.762 %)MCSD
31 (4.762 %)ITIL Certification
31 (4.762 %)MCTS
31 (4.762 %)MCPD
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)QA
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.524 %)Oracle
12 (9.524 %)Microsoft
12 (9.524 %)Remedy
21 (4.762 %)Primavera
21 (4.762 %)Citrix
21 (4.762 %)Informatica
21 (4.762 %)VERITAS