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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Devon region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank32
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads41105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.106 %
As % of the category below43.62 %49.07 %
Daily rates quoted2718
Average minimum daily rate£296£265
Average daily rate£310£282
% change on same period last year+10.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£334
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted125
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£32.72
Average hourly rate£19.50£35.08
% change on same period last year-44.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£37.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.18£30.00
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads94214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.216 %
Daily rates quoted3867
Average minimum daily rate£294£326
Average daily rate£309£338
% change on same period last year-8.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted1438
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£30.25
Average hourly rate£20.39£32.68
% change on same period last year-37.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£35.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
SQL South WestSQL
South 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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Devon SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Devon SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Devon SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
PlymouthUp+726£342+21.70 %
ExeterDown-312£240-20.32 %
TivertonNew entry-1--
SQL South WestSQL
South West

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing SQL 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.

132 (40.00 %)Microsoft
231 (38.75 %)UNIX
323 (28.75 %).NET
422 (27.50 %)VMware
519 (23.75 %)Clustering
519 (23.75 %)VMware Server
618 (22.50 %)Oracle
618 (22.50 %)SQL Server
618 (22.50 %)JavaScript
716 (20.00 %)J2EE
813 (16.25 %)Windows
813 (16.25 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
813 (16.25 %)Citrix
813 (16.25 %)SharePoint
813 (16.25 %)MS Exchange
813 (16.25 %)Intranet
813 (16.25 %)Extranet
813 (16.25 %)Oracle RMAN
813 (16.25 %)Exchange Server 2007
912 (15.00 %)OVPI
912 (15.00 %)Content Management
912 (15.00 %)ITSM
912 (15.00 %)BizTalk Server
912 (15.00 %)Shell Script
912 (15.00 %)Cisco Certification
912 (15.00 %)CCNA
912 (15.00 %)Cisco
912 (15.00 %)HTML
1011 (13.75 %)XML
1011 (13.75 %)Oracle 9i

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing SQL 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (28.75 %).NET
216 (20.00 %)J2EE
312 (15.00 %)HTML
411 (13.75 %)XML
56 (7.500 %)XHTML
56 (7.500 %)CSS
64 (5.000 %).NET Framework
73 (3.750 %)Middleware
73 (3.750 %)JSP
73 (3.750 %)WebServices
73 (3.750 %)WebSphere
82 (2.500 %)Ext JS
82 (2.500 %)ASP
82 (2.500 %)JSF
91 (1.250 %)AJAX
91 (1.250 %)Windows SharePoint Services
91 (1.250 %)iBATIS
91 (1.250 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (1.250 %)Hibernate
91 (1.250 %)Spring
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (16.25 %)SharePoint
113 (16.25 %)MS Exchange
113 (16.25 %)Exchange Server 2007
212 (15.00 %)BizTalk Server
39 (11.25 %)ColdFusion
43 (3.750 %)Documentum
43 (3.750 %)WebLogic
43 (3.750 %)IIS
43 (3.750 %)LiveLink
52 (2.500 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (2.500 %)WebSphere Application Server
61 (1.250 %)JBoss
61 (1.250 %)Tomcat
61 (1.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (1.250 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.750 %)MS Project
17 (8.750 %)MS Excel
25 (6.250 %)MS Office
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (8.750 %)Summit
23 (3.750 %)Oracle HRMS
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (16.25 %)Intranet
113 (16.25 %)Extranet
27 (8.750 %)LDAP
35 (6.250 %)Internet
44 (5.000 %)TCP/IP
53 (3.750 %)SMTP
53 (3.750 %)FTP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (22.50 %)SQL Server
211 (13.75 %)Oracle 9i
310 (12.50 %)TOAD
310 (12.50 %)Oracle 10g
48 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
53 (3.750 %)BusinessObjects
53 (3.750 %)DataStage
53 (3.750 %)Oracle Discoverer
62 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (2.500 %)Oracle Reports
71 (1.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.250 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.250 %)Eclipse
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (10.00 %)Construction
26 (7.500 %)Health
35 (6.250 %)Telecoms
35 (6.250 %)Finance
42 (2.500 %)Education
42 (2.500 %)Government
51 (1.250 %)Back Office
51 (1.250 %)Billing
51 (1.250 %)Electric
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (43.75 %)Developer
219 (23.75 %)Administrator
317 (21.25 %)Consultant
317 (21.25 %)Systems Administrator
413 (16.25 %)DBA
413 (16.25 %)Oracle Developer
511 (13.75 %)Implementation Consultant
69 (11.25 %)Oracle DBA
69 (11.25 %)Technical Consultant
76 (7.500 %)Analyst
85 (6.250 %)Software Developer
85 (6.250 %)Applications Support
94 (5.000 %)Systems Support
94 (5.000 %)Applications Developer
94 (5.000 %)Microsoft Consultant
103 (3.750 %)Web Developer
103 (3.750 %)SQL Developer
112 (2.500 %)Java Developer
112 (2.500 %)VB Developer
112 (2.500 %)ASP Developer
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (23.75 %)Clustering
27 (8.750 %)NHS
36 (7.500 %)Thin Client
36 (7.500 %)Fat Client
45 (6.250 %)Client/Server
51 (1.250 %)Data Extraction
51 (1.250 %)NPfIT
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (38.75 %)UNIX
213 (16.25 %)Windows
33 (3.750 %)AIX
33 (3.750 %)Windows XP
33 (3.750 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (3.750 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (2.500 %)HPUX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (15.00 %)ITSM
112 (15.00 %)Content Management
210 (12.50 %)Software Testing
38 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
46 (7.500 %)Migration
46 (7.500 %)Quality Management
55 (6.250 %)ITIL
64 (5.000 %)OO
64 (5.000 %)Web Development
73 (3.750 %)Time Management
73 (3.750 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (3.750 %)Data Protection
73 (3.750 %)Service Management
82 (2.500 %)Requirements Analysis
91 (1.250 %)Performance Management
91 (1.250 %)QMS
91 (1.250 %)CRM
91 (1.250 %)Data Modelling
91 (1.250 %)BC Cleared
91 (1.250 %)Security Cleared
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (22.50 %)JavaScript
212 (15.00 %)Shell Script
38 (10.00 %)C#
38 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
46 (7.500 %)Perl
55 (6.250 %)VB
55 (6.250 %)C
64 (5.000 %)VBScript
73 (3.750 %)VB.NET
73 (3.750 %)Java
82 (2.500 %)PHP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (15.00 %)CCNA
112 (15.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.250 %)Degree
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (23.75 %)VMware Server
213 (16.25 %)Oracle RMAN
33 (3.750 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (3.750 %)Active Directory
33 (3.750 %)Terminal Services
33 (3.750 %)VMware ESX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (16.25 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
212 (15.00 %)OVPI
38 (10.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
46 (7.500 %)BMC PATROL
53 (3.750 %)Tivoli
53 (3.750 %)Tivoli Remote Control
61 (1.250 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (40.00 %)Microsoft
222 (27.50 %)VMware
318 (22.50 %)Oracle
413 (16.25 %)Citrix
512 (15.00 %)Cisco
66 (7.500 %)Intel
66 (7.500 %)BMC
73 (3.750 %)McAfee Security
73 (3.750 %)Business Objects
73 (3.750 %)HP
73 (3.750 %)Lagan
81 (1.250 %)SAP
81 (1.250 %)Metastorm