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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Chester 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 SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2922
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below6.897 %11.11 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£347
% change on same period last year-12.39 %
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£29.90£33.08
% change on same period last year-9.62 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.079 %
Daily rates quoted58
Average minimum daily rate£254£253
Average daily rate£261£268
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£31.88£42.50
Average hourly rate£34.44£42.50
% change on same period last year-18.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.53£31.68
% change on same period last year-16.25 %
SQL Server 2005 CheshireSQL Server 2005
Cheshire

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 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Chester SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Chester region.

Chester SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Chester region.

Chester SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
25 (83.33 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (66.67 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %).NET
42 (33.33 %)Windows
42 (33.33 %)CRM
42 (33.33 %)Migration
42 (33.33 %)SalesLogix
42 (33.33 %)Data Migration
51 (16.67 %)Data Conversion
51 (16.67 %)MS Office
51 (16.67 %)PDA
51 (16.67 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (16.67 %)QMS
51 (16.67 %)GIS
51 (16.67 %)ESRI
51 (16.67 %)ArcGIS
51 (16.67 %)Clustering
51 (16.67 %)ArcSDE
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (16.67 %)Data Analysis
51 (16.67 %)NLPG
51 (16.67 %)SharePoint
51 (16.67 %)GPRS
51 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server 7
51 (16.67 %)C#
51 (16.67 %)VB.NET

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %).NET
21 (16.67 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)SharePoint
11 (16.67 %)ArcGIS
11 (16.67 %)ArcSDE
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)SalesLogix
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)GPRS
11 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
25 (83.33 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (16.67 %)GIS
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 7
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Database Analyst
21 (16.67 %)C# Developer
21 (16.67 %)Data Manager
21 (16.67 %)SharePoint Developer
21 (16.67 %)GIS Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Clustering
11 (16.67 %)NLPG
11 (16.67 %)PDA
11 (16.67 %)Data Conversion
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)CRM
12 (33.33 %)Migration
12 (33.33 %)Data Migration
21 (16.67 %)Data Analysis
21 (16.67 %)QMS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)VB.NET
21 (16.67 %)C#
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft
11 (16.67 %)ESRI