The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the Cheshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 16 15 9
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -6
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 67 74 118
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 9.280% 9.102% 12.14%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 53.17% 45.96% 52.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 41 73
Average daily rate £350 £300 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% -14.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £260 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £375 £351
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 2
Average hourly rate £40.00 £31.25 £23.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.00% +34.40%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £26.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-4.76% -19.23%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
126 161 226
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 17.45% 19.80% 23.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 78 122
Average daily rate £388 £300 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+29.16% -14.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £283 £270 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £380 £389
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £338
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 9
Average hourly rate £40.00 £30.00 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+33.33% +81.81%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.40 £30.00 £12.42
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.50 £32.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
SQL Server
North West

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cheshire SQL Server Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Cheshire SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
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 within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Chester +5 16 £356 +7.54%
Warrington -1 13 £338 +7.14%
Macclesfield - 6 £320 -
Wilmslow 0 1 £275 -5.98%
Crewe -6 1 - -
Knutsford -8 1 - -
Alderley Edge - 1 - -
SQL Server
North West

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing SQL Server 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.

1 79 (61.72%) .NET
2 71 (55.47%) SQL
3 70 (54.69%) C#
4 57 (44.53%) ASP.NET
5 54 (42.19%) SQL Server 2008
6 43 (33.59%) SQL Server 2005
7 39 (30.47%) JavaScript
8 30 (23.44%) .NET Framework
8 30 (23.44%) HTML
9 28 (21.88%) Microsoft
10 27 (21.09%) MVC
11 26 (20.31%) T-SQL
12 23 (17.97%) Agile Software Development
13 22 (17.19%) XML
14 21 (16.41%) CSS
14 21 (16.41%) Windows
14 21 (16.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 21 (16.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 21 (16.41%) jQuery
14 21 (16.41%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 20 (15.63%) Visual Studio
16 18 (14.06%) WCF
17 17 (13.28%) ASP.NET MVC
18 15 (11.72%) Finance
18 15 (11.72%) SQL Server 2000
18 15 (11.72%) Team Foundation Server
19 13 (10.16%) IIS
19 13 (10.16%) ITIL
19 13 (10.16%) VB.NET
19 13 (10.16%) MS Excel

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing SQL Server 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 79 (61.72%) .NET
2 57 (44.53%) ASP.NET
3 30 (23.44%) .NET Framework
3 30 (23.44%) HTML
4 22 (17.19%) XML
5 21 (16.41%) CSS
5 21 (16.41%) jQuery
5 21 (16.41%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
6 18 (14.06%) WCF
7 17 (13.28%) ASP.NET MVC
8 12 (9.375%) Web Services
9 11 (8.594%) LINQ
10 9 (7.031%) ASP.NET MVC 3
10 9 (7.031%) Razor View Engine
10 9 (7.031%) Ajax
11 8 (6.250%) LINQ to SQL
12 7 (5.469%) ASP.NET MVC 4
13 6 (4.688%) JSON
14 5 (3.906%) WinForms
15 4 (3.125%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
Application Platforms
1 13 (10.16%) IIS
1 13 (10.16%) SharePoint
2 8 (6.250%) CMS
3 7 (5.469%) SharePoint 2010
4 4 (3.125%) Umbraco
5 3 (2.344%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (2.344%) MS Exchange
6 2 (1.563%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (1.563%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.781%) EPiServer CMS
7 1 (0.781%) Lync
7 1 (0.781%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.781%) WebSphere MQ
7 1 (0.781%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 13 (10.16%) MS Excel
2 8 (6.250%) Photoshop
3 5 (3.906%) MS Office
4 3 (2.344%) InfoPath
4 3 (2.344%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.781%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (3.906%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.563%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.125%) SMS
2 3 (2.344%) DNS
3 2 (1.563%) LDAP
3 2 (1.563%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.563%) Intranet
3 2 (1.563%) Internet
4 1 (0.781%) Firewall
4 1 (0.781%) NAS
4 1 (0.781%) DHCP
4 1 (0.781%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.781%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (42.19%) SQL Server 2008
2 43 (33.59%) SQL Server 2005
3 21 (16.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 21 (16.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (11.72%) SQL Server 2000
5 12 (9.375%) SQL Server 2012
6 11 (8.594%) OLTP
7 9 (7.031%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 8 (6.250%) VLDB
8 8 (6.250%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (5.469%) Oracle 8/8i
10 5 (3.906%) MySQL
10 5 (3.906%) RDBMS
10 5 (3.906%) IDMS
11 3 (2.344%) NoSQL
12 2 (1.563%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.781%) Oracle Reports
13 1 (0.781%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 20 (15.63%) Visual Studio
2 15 (11.72%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (3.125%) Visual Studio Team System
4 3 (2.344%) Git (software)
4 3 (2.344%) InstallShield
4 3 (2.344%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 3 (2.344%) ClearQuest
4 3 (2.344%) FinalBuilder
5 2 (1.563%) Subversion
6 1 (0.781%) MSI
6 1 (0.781%) LoadRunner
General
1 15 (11.72%) Finance
2 5 (3.906%) Banking
2 5 (3.906%) Retail
3 3 (2.344%) Telecoms
4 2 (1.563%) Local Government
5 1 (0.781%) Billing
5 1 (0.781%) Automotive
5 1 (0.781%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.781%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 72 (56.25%) Developer
2 33 (25.78%) .NET Developer
3 22 (17.19%) DBA
4 18 (14.06%) Analyst
5 16 (12.50%) SQL DBA
6 14 (10.94%) C# Developer
7 12 (9.375%) C# .NET Developer
8 10 (7.813%) Administrator
9 9 (7.031%) ASP.NET Developer
9 9 (7.031%) Teradata DBA
10 7 (5.469%) Senior Developer
10 7 (5.469%) Support Analyst
10 7 (5.469%) Web Developer
11 6 (4.688%) C# ASP.NET Developer
12 5 (3.906%) Senior .NET Developer
12 5 (3.906%) SQL Developer
12 5 (3.906%) CRM Developer
13 4 (3.125%) Dynamics CRM Developer
13 4 (3.125%) Lead Developer
13 4 (3.125%) SQL Server DBA
Miscellaneous
1 12 (9.375%) Replication
2 10 (7.813%) Management Information System
3 8 (6.250%) iPad
4 6 (4.688%) Data Integration
5 5 (3.906%) Computer Science
6 4 (3.125%) N-Tier
7 3 (2.344%) CMDB
8 2 (1.563%) PMI
8 2 (1.563%) W3C
8 2 (1.563%) Mainframe
9 1 (0.781%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.781%) Freedom of Information Act
9 1 (0.781%) Thin Client
9 1 (0.781%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.781%) Fat Client
9 1 (0.781%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 21 (16.41%) Windows
2 8 (6.250%) Android
3 6 (4.688%) Windows XP
4 5 (3.906%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (3.125%) Windows Server 2003
5 4 (3.125%) UNIX
6 2 (1.563%) Linux
6 2 (1.563%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.781%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.781%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (21.09%) MVC
2 23 (17.97%) Agile Software Development
3 13 (10.16%) ITIL
4 12 (9.375%) Change Management
5 10 (7.813%) Disaster Recovery
5 10 (7.813%) Data Modelling
6 8 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (6.250%) E-Commerce
6 8 (6.250%) Migration
7 7 (5.469%) TDD
7 7 (5.469%) Unit Testing
8 6 (4.688%) CRM
9 5 (3.906%) MVVM
9 5 (3.906%) Scrum
9 5 (3.906%) Configuration Management
9 5 (3.906%) SOA
10 4 (3.125%) ETL
10 4 (3.125%) Workflow
10 4 (3.125%) Contact Management
10 4 (3.125%) Dependency Injection
Programming Languages
1 71 (55.47%) SQL
2 70 (54.69%) C#
3 39 (30.47%) JavaScript
4 26 (20.31%) T-SQL
5 13 (10.16%) VB.NET
6 5 (3.906%) VB
7 3 (2.344%) PowerShell
7 3 (2.344%) FoxPro (VFP)
7 3 (2.344%) VB6
7 3 (2.344%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.563%) Java
8 2 (1.563%) VBA
9 1 (0.781%) XPath
9 1 (0.781%) VBScript
9 1 (0.781%) PHP
9 1 (0.781%) C++
Qualifications
1 8 (6.250%) ITIL Certification
1 8 (6.250%) Security Cleared
2 6 (4.688%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (3.906%) Degree
4 4 (3.125%) MCPD
4 4 (3.125%) MCAD
4 4 (3.125%) MCSD
4 4 (3.125%) MCTS
5 3 (2.344%) ISTQB
5 3 (2.344%) ISEB
6 2 (1.563%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.563%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (1.563%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.781%) BC Cleared
7 1 (0.781%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.250%) QA
System Software
1 6 (4.688%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.125%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.563%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.563%) XenApp
3 2 (1.563%) Forefront TMG
3 2 (1.563%) UAG
4 1 (0.781%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.781%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 3 (2.344%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.781%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.781%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.031%) Oracle
3 4 (3.125%) HP
3 4 (3.125%) VMware
3 4 (3.125%) EPiServer
4 3 (2.344%) Sitecore
4 3 (2.344%) IBM
4 3 (2.344%) Remedy
4 3 (2.344%) Citrix
4 3 (2.344%) SAP
5 2 (1.563%) Sage
5 2 (1.563%) Razor Risk
6 1 (0.781%) Mercator
6 1 (0.781%) Hitachi
6 1 (0.781%) NetApp
6 1 (0.781%) Mitel
6 1 (0.781%) Zend
6 1 (0.781%) Cognos
6 1 (0.781%) Business Objects
6 1 (0.781%) Dell
Wilmslow, North West
Our client based in Wilmslow is currently looking for a .NET Developer for a 1-3 month rolling contract. This role will suit a motivated and pro-active...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Rate: £200 - £350 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wilmslow, Cheshire
Our client based in Wilmslow is currently looking for a .NET Developer for a 1-3 month rolling contract. This role will suit a motivated and pro-active...
Adria Solutions Ltd
Rate: £200 - £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
ASP.NET, MVC, JAVASCRIPT/JQUERY, HTML, CSS, SQL SERVER, Cheshire, 3-6 Months, Up to £300 p/day Are you looking for a new contract and can start...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
You should have expert level T-SQL and the key skills for this role include; - SQL Server 2008, 2012 - T-SQL - SSIS - DataWarehouse maintenance - SSRS - Any DBA skills...
Computer Futures
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
ASP.Net / C# / SQL Server Developer required- Contract - Cheshire *** Type: 6 Month Contract Rate: Circa £200 per day Location:South Cheshire Start Date: ASAP C# / ASP.Net SQL...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
The role will require delivery of SQL Server projects into production plus some element of day to day operational support of a number of SQL Server databases. Some...
Real Staffing
Posted: 15 May 2013
Crewe, Cheshire
My client requires an individual with a mix of skills around SQL Server and Data Manipulation to support inhouse systems and databases. Skills required: - Basic DBA ability - Ability...
IT Talent Solutions
Rate: £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, North West
You will also be responsible for all aspects of SQL Server database development in adherence with iDMS standards, including unit testing and documentation. Key skills: - Demonstrable experience in...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £350.00 - £425.00 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
Cheshire, North West
Essential Experience - Microsoft IIS Experience - Windows Server 2003/2008 - Exchange 2003/2007 - Active Directory - Network maintenance, switches, firewalls, routers, lan and wan - Internet, Wi-fi, systems integrity/security...
Computer Futures
Posted: 16 May 2013
Knutsford, Cheshire
The Successful candidate will have a strong Project Management background. They must also have high levels of experience with Oracle systems as well as experience with the Web...
Experis IT
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 17 May 2013