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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) 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 job ads that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank285
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching contract IT job ads61108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.111 %
As % of the category below40.67 %53.47 %
Daily rates quoted724
Average minimum daily rate£259£352
Average daily rate£287£382
% change on same period last year-24.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£331
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted115
Average minimum hourly rate£30.45£26.80
Average hourly rate£34.41£27.60
% change on same period last year+24.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.36£28.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.11£30.48
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Database & Business Intelligence CheshireDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads150202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted3147
Average minimum daily rate£279£361
Average daily rate£305£375
% change on same period last year-18.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£354
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Hourly rates quoted209
Average minimum hourly rate£29.29£28.15
Average hourly rate£32.98£29.85
% change on same period last year+10.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.66£31.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.75£31.10
% change on same period last year+5.30 %
SQL Server North WestSQL Server
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.

SQL Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cheshire SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SQL Server within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
ChesterDown-424£303+21.33 %
MacclesfieldNo change06--
WarringtonDown-104--
SQL Server North WestSQL Server
North West

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, 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.

193 (59.24 %).NET
280 (50.96 %)SQL Server 2005
375 (47.77 %)C#
472 (45.86 %)ASP.NET
559 (37.58 %)SQL
648 (30.57 %)SQL Server 2000
737 (23.57 %)Microsoft
830 (19.11 %)XML
929 (18.47 %)WebServices
1023 (14.65 %)CRM
1122 (14.01 %)VB.NET
1221 (13.38 %)HTML
1221 (13.38 %)Oracle
1221 (13.38 %)SharePoint
1221 (13.38 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1319 (12.10 %)CSS
1319 (12.10 %)JavaScript
1417 (10.83 %)VB
1417 (10.83 %).NET Framework
1516 (10.19 %)Finance
1614 (8.917 %)BizTalk Server
1614 (8.917 %)Datawarehouse
1713 (8.280 %)MS Excel
1713 (8.280 %)ASP
1713 (8.280 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1713 (8.280 %)WCF
1713 (8.280 %)WF
1812 (7.643 %)Dynamics CRM
1812 (7.643 %)Local Government
1812 (7.643 %)Government

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, 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
193 (59.24 %).NET
272 (45.86 %)ASP.NET
330 (19.11 %)XML
429 (18.47 %)WebServices
521 (13.38 %)ASP.NET 2.0
521 (13.38 %)HTML
619 (12.10 %)CSS
717 (10.83 %).NET Framework
813 (8.280 %)WCF
813 (8.280 %)WF
813 (8.280 %)ASP
911 (7.006 %)XSLT
1010 (6.369 %)AJAX
116 (3.822 %)SOAP
125 (3.185 %)XHTML
125 (3.185 %)XSD
125 (3.185 %)WinForms
134 (2.548 %)ArcObjects
134 (2.548 %)J2EE
134 (2.548 %)ADO.NET
Application Platforms
121 (13.38 %)SharePoint
214 (8.917 %)BizTalk Server
310 (6.369 %)SharePoint Server 2007
48 (5.096 %)IIS
54 (2.548 %)ArcGIS
61 (0.637 %)Apache
61 (0.637 %)NetWeaver
Applications
113 (8.280 %)MS Excel
29 (5.732 %)InfoPath
33 (1.911 %)MS Office
42 (1.274 %)Doxygen
Business Applications
112 (7.643 %)Dynamics CRM
211 (7.006 %)Microsoft CRM
310 (6.369 %)Oracle EBS
42 (1.274 %)SalesLogix
Communications & Networking
13 (1.911 %)SSL
21 (0.637 %)DMZ
21 (0.637 %)Intranet
21 (0.637 %)Internet
21 (0.637 %)Firewall
21 (0.637 %)IPsec
21 (0.637 %)ATM
21 (0.637 %)HTTP
21 (0.637 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
180 (50.96 %)SQL Server 2005
248 (30.57 %)SQL Server 2000
314 (8.917 %)Datawarehouse
413 (8.280 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
511 (7.006 %)SQL Server Integration Services
68 (5.096 %)BusinessObjects
68 (5.096 %)OLAP
77 (4.459 %)SQL Server 7
77 (4.459 %)BusinessObjects XI
86 (3.822 %)Crystal Reports
95 (3.185 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
104 (2.548 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
104 (2.548 %)MS Access
104 (2.548 %)DTS
113 (1.911 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
122 (1.274 %)ETL
122 (1.274 %)RDBMS
122 (1.274 %)Oracle Reports
131 (0.637 %)TOAD
131 (0.637 %)Data Mart
Development Applications
16 (3.822 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.274 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (1.274 %)Visual LANSA
22 (1.274 %)NUnit
22 (1.274 %)Selenium
31 (0.637 %)Oracle Forms
31 (0.637 %)Ant
General
116 (10.19 %)Finance
212 (7.643 %)Government
212 (7.643 %)Local Government
33 (1.911 %)Auditing
42 (1.274 %)Marketing
42 (1.274 %)Health
42 (1.274 %)Banking
51 (0.637 %)Retail
51 (0.637 %)General Ledger
51 (0.637 %)Insurance
51 (0.637 %)Games
51 (0.637 %)Front Office
51 (0.637 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
1105 (66.88 %)Developer
242 (26.75 %).NET Developer
327 (17.20 %)C# Developer
421 (13.38 %)ASP.NET Developer
520 (12.74 %)SQL Developer
617 (10.83 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
714 (8.917 %)Architect
714 (8.917 %)DBA
714 (8.917 %)Solutions Architect
813 (8.280 %)Analyst
813 (8.280 %)SQL DBA
912 (7.643 %)SQL Server Developer
912 (7.643 %)Web Developer
912 (7.643 %)Programmer
1011 (7.006 %)VB.NET Developer
119 (5.732 %)Analyst Programmer
127 (4.459 %)Senior Developer
136 (3.822 %)Software Developer
136 (3.822 %)Business Architect
136 (3.822 %)Server Analyst
Miscellaneous
19 (5.732 %)N-Tier
25 (3.185 %)Replication
32 (1.274 %)Clustering
32 (1.274 %)NHS
32 (1.274 %)W3C
32 (1.274 %)AS400
32 (1.274 %)Chemistry
32 (1.274 %)Biology
41 (0.637 %)Asset Management
41 (0.637 %)CCTV
Operating Systems
112 (7.643 %)Windows
23 (1.911 %)OS/400
32 (1.274 %)UNIX
32 (1.274 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
123 (14.65 %)CRM
211 (7.006 %)E-Commerce
310 (6.369 %)UML
47 (4.459 %)Business Intelligence
55 (3.185 %)OO
55 (3.185 %)Business Analysis
64 (2.548 %)Web Development
64 (2.548 %)Migration
64 (2.548 %)SSADM
64 (2.548 %)ITIL
64 (2.548 %)OOD
64 (2.548 %)Configuration Management
73 (1.911 %)OOP
73 (1.911 %)OOA/OOD
73 (1.911 %)Workflow
82 (1.274 %)Security Cleared
82 (1.274 %)Risk Analysis
82 (1.274 %)Dimensional Modelling
82 (1.274 %)Data Migration
82 (1.274 %)Web Design
Programming Languages
175 (47.77 %)C#
259 (37.58 %)SQL
322 (14.01 %)VB.NET
419 (12.10 %)JavaScript
517 (10.83 %)VB
66 (3.822 %)Transact-SQL
66 (3.822 %)Java
66 (3.822 %)C++
75 (3.185 %)DHTML
75 (3.185 %)VB6
83 (1.911 %)RPG
83 (1.911 %)VBA
92 (1.274 %)VBScript
92 (1.274 %)PL/SQL
101 (0.637 %)PHP
101 (0.637 %)C
101 (0.637 %)Delphi
101 (0.637 %)Uniface
101 (0.637 %)ABAP
101 (0.637 %)PowerShell
Qualifications
14 (2.548 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (1.911 %)MCDBA
31 (0.637 %)Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.274 %)SLA
Systems Management
11 (0.637 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 (0.637 %)Tivoli
11 (0.637 %)MOM
11 (0.637 %)SCOM
Vendors
137 (23.57 %)Microsoft
221 (13.38 %)Oracle
38 (5.096 %)Business Objects
44 (2.548 %)ESRI
53 (1.911 %)LANSA
62 (1.274 %)ProClarity
62 (1.274 %)Citrix
71 (0.637 %)Tridion
71 (0.637 %)Agresso
71 (0.637 %)Sage
71 (0.637 %)SAP
71 (0.637 %)Dell
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