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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Dorset 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4031
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads616
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.016 %
As % of the category below6.250 %20.25 %
Daily rates quoted613
Average minimum daily rate£279£352
Average daily rate£291£373
% change on same period last year-21.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.27 %
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£33.67£35.48
% change on same period last year-5.08 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads9679
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.079 %
Daily rates quoted3137
Average minimum daily rate£381£361
Average daily rate£397£386
% change on same period last year+2.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£358
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted136
Average minimum hourly rate£24.78£26.83
Average hourly rate£27.22£27.75
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.66£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.15£32.12
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
SQL Server 2005 South WestSQL Server 2005
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 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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Dorset SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Histogram

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 Dorset region.

Dorset SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
PooleDown-32£271-24.19 %
BournemouthUp+41£250-43.39 %
SQL Server 2005 South WestSQL Server 2005
South West

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

110 (100.00 %)SQL Server
27 (70.00 %).NET
34 (40.00 %)COM+
34 (40.00 %)WebServices
34 (40.00 %)C#
34 (40.00 %)Microsoft
34 (40.00 %)SAN
34 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (30.00 %)Tivoli
43 (30.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
43 (30.00 %)Peregrine
43 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (30.00 %)SSL
43 (30.00 %)IBM
43 (30.00 %)SharePoint
43 (30.00 %)LAN
43 (30.00 %)WAN
43 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
43 (30.00 %)SQL
43 (30.00 %)ITIL
43 (30.00 %)Windows
43 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
43 (30.00 %)Firewall
43 (30.00 %)Clustering
43 (30.00 %)FrontPage
43 (30.00 %)MCTS
43 (30.00 %)SOAP
43 (30.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
43 (30.00 %)ServiceCenter
43 (30.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (70.00 %).NET
24 (40.00 %)COM+
24 (40.00 %)WebServices
33 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (30.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
33 (30.00 %)SOAP
42 (20.00 %).NET Framework
51 (10.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (10.00 %)HTML
51 (10.00 %)ASP
51 (10.00 %)AJAX
51 (10.00 %)CSS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (30.00 %)SharePoint
13 (30.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (20.00 %)IIS
22 (20.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (10.00 %)CMS
31 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)SAN
23 (30.00 %)Firewall
23 (30.00 %)SSL
23 (30.00 %)LAN
23 (30.00 %)WAN
23 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (10.00 %)DNS
31 (10.00 %)DHCP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (10.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (10.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
31 (10.00 %)DTS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (30.00 %)FrontPage
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Insurance
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
23 (30.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Web Developer
32 (20.00 %).NET Developer
32 (20.00 %).NET Web Developer
32 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
41 (10.00 %)SQL DBA
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Server Administrator
41 (10.00 %)SQL Database Developer
41 (10.00 %)C# Web Developer
41 (10.00 %)C# Developer
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server DBA
41 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (10.00 %)Database Developer
41 (10.00 %)Consultant
41 (10.00 %)DBA
41 (10.00 %)Administrator
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (30.00 %)Clustering
21 (10.00 %)Spanish Language
21 (10.00 %)Data Conversion
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
13 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (30.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)ITIL
21 (10.00 %)UML
21 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (10.00 %)Migration
21 (10.00 %)Content Management
21 (10.00 %)Data Migration
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)C#
23 (30.00 %)SQL
31 (10.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (10.00 %)VBScript
31 (10.00 %)VB
31 (10.00 %)VB.NET
31 (10.00 %)VB6
31 (10.00 %)C++
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)MCTS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (30.00 %)Tivoli
13 (30.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
13 (30.00 %)ServiceCenter
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft
23 (30.00 %)Peregrine
23 (30.00 %)IBM
31 (10.00 %)VMware
31 (10.00 %)HP