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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS) skills within the Cheshire 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 DTS over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Data Transformation Services (DTS)
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-51
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads012
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %5.660 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£355
% change on same period last year-9.27 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.50
Average hourly rate-£21.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.59£35.01
% change on same period last year-15.48 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads164212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.256 %0.231 %
Daily rates quoted2745
Average minimum daily rate£302£297
Average daily rate£308£311
% change on same period last year-0.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£346
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Hourly rates quoted189
Average minimum hourly rate£27.59£27.82
Average hourly rate£29.45£29.39
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.31£30.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.42£31.85
% change on same period last year-13.91 %
DTS North WestDTS
North 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.

DTS
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire DTS Demand Trend

DTS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DTS across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire DTS Daily Rate Trend

DTS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire DTS Hourly Rate Trend

DTS
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing DTS 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 DTS.

14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)Replication
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
23 (75.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (50.00 %)MCDBA
32 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
32 (50.00 %)ITIL
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (50.00 %)Clustering
41 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (25.00 %)MS Office
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)MS Excel

DTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing DTS 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 DTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)DBA
23 (75.00 %)SQL DBA
31 (25.00 %)Administrator
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server DBA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)Replication
22 (50.00 %)Clustering
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (75.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)ITIL
12 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)MCDBA
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft