The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 22 May 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 East Midlands 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 11 10 16
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +6
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 122 132 111
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 9.667% 9.442% 8.150%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 52.14% 48.89% 47.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 68 44
Average daily rate £295 £300 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.66% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £447 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 4 17
Average hourly rate £31.50 £45.00 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.00% +50.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.10 £22.00 £16.82
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £57.50 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £26.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-4.76% -19.23%
All Database & Business Intelligence
East Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
234 270 236
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands 18.54% 19.31% 17.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 145 96
Average daily rate £300 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £165
10% offered a daily rate of more than £468 £450 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 10 28
Average hourly rate £29.50 £32.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-9.23% +8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.35 £8.50 £17.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £57.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-0.90% -14.61%
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

East Midlands SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

East Midlands SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 May 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
Nottinghamshire -3 36 £300 +9.09%
Leicestershire +4 33 £294 -2.08%
Derbyshire +1 10 £303 -13.69%
Northamptonshire 0 10 £318 +13.90%
Lincolnshire +3 3 £225 -
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

1 163 (55.44%) .NET
2 162 (55.10%) C#
3 109 (37.07%) ASP.NET
4 107 (36.39%) SQL
5 105 (35.71%) Windows
6 95 (32.31%) SQL Server 2008
7 83 (28.23%) Microsoft
8 64 (21.77%) Visual Studio
9 53 (18.03%) JavaScript
9 53 (18.03%) jQuery
9 53 (18.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 52 (17.69%) .NET Framework
10 52 (17.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 47 (15.99%) SQL Server 2005
12 43 (14.63%) Ajax
12 43 (14.63%) Oracle
13 39 (13.27%) Active Directory
14 38 (12.93%) VMware
15 37 (12.59%) HTML
15 37 (12.59%) Windows Server 2008
16 35 (11.90%) Web Services
17 33 (11.22%) WCF
18 32 (10.88%) ASP.NET MVC
18 32 (10.88%) CSS
19 30 (10.20%) Windows Server 2003
19 30 (10.20%) MVC
19 30 (10.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
20 29 (9.864%) MS Excel
21 28 (9.524%) Linux
21 28 (9.524%) IIS

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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
1 163 (55.44%) .NET
2 109 (37.07%) ASP.NET
3 53 (18.03%) jQuery
4 52 (17.69%) .NET Framework
5 43 (14.63%) Ajax
6 37 (12.59%) HTML
7 35 (11.90%) Web Services
8 33 (11.22%) WCF
9 32 (10.88%) ASP.NET MVC
9 32 (10.88%) CSS
10 27 (9.184%) WPF
11 25 (8.503%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 21 (7.143%) XML
12 21 (7.143%) LINQ
13 19 (6.463%) WinForms
14 12 (4.082%) MDX
15 11 (3.741%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
16 10 (3.401%) REST
17 8 (2.721%) ASP
17 8 (2.721%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 28 (9.524%) IIS
2 23 (7.823%) SharePoint
3 12 (4.082%) MS Exchange
4 7 (2.381%) SharePoint 2010
5 6 (2.041%) CMS
5 6 (2.041%) Exchange Server 2010
6 5 (1.701%) Umbraco
6 5 (1.701%) Kentico
7 4 (1.361%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (1.361%) Exchange Server 2003
8 3 (1.020%) BizTalk Server
8 3 (1.020%) Apache
9 2 (0.680%) Sitefinity
9 2 (0.680%) Lync
9 2 (0.680%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.680%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.680%) Drupal
10 1 (0.340%) Windows Azure
10 1 (0.340%) WordPress
10 1 (0.340%) GlassFish
Applications
1 29 (9.864%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.680%) SPSS
3 1 (0.340%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.340%) MS Office
3 1 (0.340%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.701%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.340%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 28 (9.524%) TCP/IP
2 25 (8.503%) SAN
3 15 (5.102%) Modbus
4 8 (2.721%) Internet
4 8 (2.721%) Firewall
5 7 (2.381%) Wireless
6 6 (2.041%) SNMP
6 6 (2.041%) Intranet
6 6 (2.041%) NetScaler
7 4 (1.361%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (1.020%) NAS
8 3 (1.020%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (1.020%) WAN
8 3 (1.020%) LAN
9 2 (0.680%) HTTP
9 2 (0.680%) DNS
9 2 (0.680%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.340%) VLAN
10 1 (0.340%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.340%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (32.31%) SQL Server 2008
2 53 (18.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 52 (17.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 47 (15.99%) SQL Server 2005
5 30 (10.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 21 (7.143%) Data Warehouse
7 18 (6.122%) SQL Server 2000
8 15 (5.102%) Oracle 8/8i
9 12 (4.082%) SQL Server 2012
10 7 (2.381%) QlikView
11 6 (2.041%) MS Access
11 6 (2.041%) OLAP
11 6 (2.041%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 5 (1.701%) PostgreSQL
12 5 (1.701%) OLTP
12 5 (1.701%) RDBMS
12 5 (1.701%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (1.020%) GIS
14 2 (0.680%) DTS
14 2 (0.680%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 64 (21.77%) Visual Studio
2 12 (4.082%) Expression Blend
3 6 (2.041%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 5 (1.701%) Subversion
5 4 (1.361%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.680%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.340%) Talend Open Studio
7 1 (0.340%) Oracle Forms
General
1 12 (4.082%) Finance
2 11 (3.741%) Retail
3 6 (2.041%) Telecoms
4 3 (1.020%) Local Government
4 3 (1.020%) Games
5 2 (0.680%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (0.680%) Advertising
5 2 (0.680%) Publishing
6 1 (0.340%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 188 (63.95%) Developer
2 70 (23.81%) .NET Developer
3 65 (22.11%) C# Developer
4 39 (13.27%) C# .NET Developer
5 34 (11.56%) ASP.NET Developer
6 32 (10.88%) SQL Developer
7 21 (7.143%) SQL Server Developer
8 20 (6.803%) C# ASP.NET Developer
9 18 (6.122%) Web Developer
10 16 (5.442%) Analyst
11 15 (5.102%) Software Developer
12 14 (4.762%) Consultant
13 13 (4.422%) Administrator
14 12 (4.082%) Senior Developer
14 12 (4.082%) Systems Engineer
15 11 (3.741%) DBA
15 11 (3.741%) 3rd Line Support
16 10 (3.401%) SQL DBA
16 10 (3.401%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 9 (3.061%) WPF Developer
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.803%) NHS
2 9 (3.061%) N-Tier
3 7 (2.381%) Clustering
3 7 (2.381%) Replication
4 5 (1.701%) Blackberry
5 3 (1.020%) Mainframe
6 2 (0.680%) Thin Client
6 2 (0.680%) EPoS
6 2 (0.680%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.680%) Mobile App
6 2 (0.680%) Fat Client
7 1 (0.340%) Open Source
7 1 (0.340%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.340%) Celerra
7 1 (0.340%) Mathematics
7 1 (0.340%) Computer Science
7 1 (0.340%) CMDB
7 1 (0.340%) Credit Risk
7 1 (0.340%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.340%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 105 (35.71%) Windows
2 37 (12.59%) Windows Server 2008
3 30 (10.20%) Windows Server 2003
4 28 (9.524%) Linux
5 14 (4.762%) Windows 2000
6 11 (3.741%) Windows 7
7 9 (3.061%) UNIX
8 5 (1.701%) Windows Mobile
8 5 (1.701%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.680%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.340%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (0.340%) Android
10 1 (0.340%) VME
10 1 (0.340%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.340%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.340%) zOS
10 1 (0.340%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (10.20%) MVC
2 21 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (6.122%) Multithreading
4 16 (5.442%) OO
4 16 (5.442%) MVVM
5 14 (4.762%) ETL
5 14 (4.762%) Migration
6 13 (4.422%) Configuration Management
7 12 (4.082%) Unit Testing
8 11 (3.741%) TDD
8 11 (3.741%) OOD
9 10 (3.401%) Logistics
9 10 (3.401%) Web Development
10 9 (3.061%) E-Commerce
11 8 (2.721%) CRM
11 8 (2.721%) OOP
11 8 (2.721%) Project Management
11 8 (2.721%) Agile Software Development
12 7 (2.381%) Data Migration
12 7 (2.381%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 162 (55.10%) C#
2 107 (36.39%) SQL
3 53 (18.03%) JavaScript
4 26 (8.844%) T-SQL
5 15 (5.102%) VB
6 9 (3.061%) VB6
6 9 (3.061%) VB.NET
6 9 (3.061%) VBScript
7 8 (2.721%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.701%) Perl
9 4 (1.361%) C++
10 3 (1.020%) Java
10 3 (1.020%) PHP
10 3 (1.020%) PL/SQL
10 3 (1.020%) VBA
10 3 (1.020%) C
11 2 (0.680%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.340%) RPG IV
12 1 (0.340%) RPG III
12 1 (0.340%) RPG
Qualifications
1 15 (5.102%) Microsoft Certification
2 10 (3.401%) MCSE
3 5 (1.701%) Degree
3 5 (1.701%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 5 (1.701%) Citrix Certification
4 4 (1.361%) MCP
4 4 (1.361%) CCA
4 4 (1.361%) MCITP
4 4 (1.361%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.680%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.340%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (0.340%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.340%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.340%) ISEB
6 1 (0.340%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.340%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.041%) QA
2 2 (0.680%) SLA
System Software
1 39 (13.27%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.721%) XenApp
3 7 (2.381%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.381%) vSphere
4 6 (2.041%) Citrix Presentation Server
5 3 (1.020%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.020%) MetaFrame
6 1 (0.340%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.340%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.340%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.340%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.340%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (2.381%) SCOM
2 6 (2.041%) Tivoli
2 6 (2.041%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 5 (1.701%) WMI
4 3 (1.020%) Tivoli Monitoring
5 2 (0.680%) SCCM
6 1 (0.340%) HP SIM
6 1 (0.340%) Control-M
Vendors
1 83 (28.23%) Microsoft
2 43 (14.63%) Oracle
3 38 (12.93%) VMware
4 28 (9.524%) Citrix
5 18 (6.122%) Telerik
6 17 (5.782%) IBM
7 15 (5.102%) Siemens
8 14 (4.762%) HP
9 8 (2.721%) Business Objects
9 8 (2.721%) Cisco
10 7 (2.381%) Infragistics
10 7 (2.381%) Altiris
11 6 (2.041%) DevExpress
12 5 (1.701%) Twitter
13 3 (1.020%) Salesforce.com
13 3 (1.020%) EMC
13 3 (1.020%) NetApp
13 3 (1.020%) Novell
14 2 (0.680%) Dell
14 2 (0.680%) Red Hat
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Rate: £300.00 - £350.00 per day
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