The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cumbria region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Cumbria 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 7 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cumbria 20.00% - -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 77.78% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 0
Average daily rate £433 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £320 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.56% -1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -23.07%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Cumbria
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
9 17 9
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cumbria 25.71% 53.13% 22.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 15 5
Average daily rate £428 £480 £75
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.83% +540.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £380 £440 £73
10% offered a daily rate of more than £438 £575 £700
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £330
% change year-on-year
+1.53% -1.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £17.50 - £75.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -19.35%
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 Cumbria region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cumbria 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 Cumbria region.

Cumbria SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

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 Cumbria region.

Cumbria 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 Cumbria region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Barrow-in-Furness - 2 £438 - 1
Carlisle - - - -
Kendal - - - - 2
Penrith - - - - 2
SQL Server
North West

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cumbria 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 8 (88.89%) Oracle
2 7 (77.78%) IIS
2 7 (77.78%) ITIL
2 7 (77.78%) Java
2 7 (77.78%) Apache
2 7 (77.78%) Tomcat
2 7 (77.78%) Siemens
2 7 (77.78%) Windchill
2 7 (77.78%) Teamcenter
2 7 (77.78%) ENOVIA
2 7 (77.78%) SC Cleared
2 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
3 6 (66.67%) WebSphere
3 6 (66.67%) PLM
3 6 (66.67%) C++
3 6 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
3 6 (66.67%) VB.NET
3 6 (66.67%) .NET
4 4 (44.44%) Degree
5 3 (33.33%) Business Transformation
6 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
6 2 (22.22%) VMware
6 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (22.22%) UNIX
6 2 (22.22%) Windows
6 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
7 1 (11.11%) Windows XP
7 1 (11.11%) MS Exchange

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cumbria 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 6 (66.67%) WebSphere
1 6 (66.67%) .NET
2 1 (11.11%) Java EE
Application Platforms
1 7 (77.78%) IIS
1 7 (77.78%) Apache
1 7 (77.78%) Tomcat
2 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
3 1 (11.11%) MS Exchange
3 1 (11.11%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 7 (77.78%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (77.78%) Teamcenter
1 7 (77.78%) ENOVIA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle 8/8i
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Business Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Business Transformation Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Support Analyst
2 2 (22.22%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Support
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Support Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Analyst
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2003
1 2 (22.22%) UNIX
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows XP
2 1 (11.11%) Linux
2 1 (11.11%) Windows 2000
2 1 (11.11%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) ITIL
2 6 (66.67%) PLM
3 3 (33.33%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) Java
2 6 (66.67%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) VB.NET
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) SC Cleared
1 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
2 6 (66.67%) ITIL Certification
3 4 (44.44%) Degree
4 1 (11.11%) CCIE
4 1 (11.11%) CCSP
4 1 (11.11%) CCNP
4 1 (11.11%) CCNA
4 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (22.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (11.11%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Oracle
2 7 (77.78%) Siemens
3 2 (22.22%) VMware
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) Lotus