The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 23 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 of England 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 8 7 8
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +1
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 220 410 340
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 10.38% 13.90% 12.70%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 54.59% 61.29% 59.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 225 180
Average daily rate £300 £320 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £250 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £425 £413
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 17 21
Average hourly rate £25.00 £32.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-23.07% +8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.60 £17.00 £22.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.90 £35.40 £38.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £26.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-3.84% -20.00%
All Database & Business Intelligence
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
403 669 576
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 19.01% 22.68% 21.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 352 267
Average daily rate £314 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.46% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £250 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £333 £335
% change year-on-year
-0.75% -0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 35 42
Average hourly rate £27.49 £35.00 £31.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.45% +12.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.50 £21.50 £27.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £36.00 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
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 of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

East of England 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 of England region.

East of England 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 of England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East of England 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 of England region.

East of England 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 of England region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

East of England 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 of England region over the 3 months to 23 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
Hertfordshire -9 57 £325 -
Cambridgeshire -5 48 £300 +3.44%
Essex +7 45 £248 -11.21%
Suffolk 0 32 £275 -15.38%
Bedfordshire 0 24 £375 +5.55%
Norfolk -7 21 £275 -6.77%
East Anglia +1 1 £275 -35.29%
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

1 242 (50.63%) SQL
2 218 (45.61%) .NET
3 187 (39.12%) Microsoft
4 158 (33.05%) SQL Server 2008
5 153 (32.01%) C#
6 142 (29.71%) Windows
7 135 (28.24%) ASP.NET
7 135 (28.24%) T-SQL
8 133 (27.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 123 (25.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 103 (21.55%) SQL Server 2005
11 94 (19.67%) Oracle
12 88 (18.41%) Business Intelligence
13 79 (16.53%) Web Services
14 78 (16.32%) JavaScript
15 76 (15.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 75 (15.69%) XML
17 68 (14.23%) HTML
18 55 (11.51%) SharePoint
18 55 (11.51%) .NET Framework
19 54 (11.30%) Active Directory
20 53 (11.09%) Finance
21 52 (10.88%) jQuery
22 50 (10.46%) CSS
23 49 (10.25%) MS Office
24 48 (10.04%) TDD
25 46 (9.623%) MS Excel
26 44 (9.205%) Windows Server 2003
27 43 (8.996%) VB.NET
28 38 (7.950%) WCF

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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
1 218 (45.61%) .NET
2 135 (28.24%) ASP.NET
3 79 (16.53%) Web Services
4 75 (15.69%) XML
5 68 (14.23%) HTML
6 55 (11.51%) .NET Framework
7 52 (10.88%) jQuery
8 50 (10.46%) CSS
9 38 (7.950%) WCF
10 32 (6.695%) Ajax
11 23 (4.812%) ADO.NET
11 23 (4.812%) WinForms
12 22 (4.603%) DHTML
13 20 (4.184%) ASP.NET MVC
14 16 (3.347%) WPF
15 14 (2.929%) LINQ
15 14 (2.929%) J2EE
16 13 (2.720%) XML Schema
16 13 (2.720%) Hibernate
17 12 (2.510%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 55 (11.51%) SharePoint
2 37 (7.741%) BizTalk Server
3 35 (7.322%) MS Exchange
4 33 (6.904%) IIS
5 32 (6.695%) Exchange Server 2010
6 25 (5.230%) Exchange Server 2003
7 24 (5.021%) SharePoint 2010
8 18 (3.766%) Windows Azure
9 16 (3.347%) Exchange Server 2007
10 14 (2.929%) ESB
11 10 (2.092%) Apache
12 7 (1.464%) CMS
13 6 (1.255%) Lync
14 5 (1.046%) Tomcat
15 4 (0.837%) Liferay
15 4 (0.837%) ActiveMQ
15 4 (0.837%) Drupal
15 4 (0.837%) Oracle Workflow
16 3 (0.628%) ColdFusion
16 3 (0.628%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 49 (10.25%) MS Office
2 46 (9.623%) MS Excel
3 11 (2.301%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.046%) MS Project
4 5 (1.046%) PrintSoft PReS
4 5 (1.046%) DOC1
5 3 (0.628%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.209%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.209%) PowerPivot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.046%) Dynamics NAV
1 5 (1.046%) Exstream
2 4 (0.837%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.628%) Agresso
4 2 (0.418%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.418%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.209%) Cognos Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.209%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.209%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.209%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.209%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.209%) Adaptiv
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.812%) Internet
2 16 (3.347%) Firewall
2 16 (3.347%) FTP
3 14 (2.929%) DNS
4 13 (2.720%) DHCP
5 12 (2.510%) Wireless
5 12 (2.510%) TCP/IP
6 11 (2.301%) Intranet
7 10 (2.092%) SAN
8 9 (1.883%) CTI
8 9 (1.883%) Cisco ASA
9 6 (1.255%) Ethernet
10 5 (1.046%) LAN
10 5 (1.046%) WAN
10 5 (1.046%) Unified Communications
11 4 (0.837%) Nortel Meridian
12 2 (0.418%) iSCSI
12 2 (0.418%) Network Security
12 2 (0.418%) 3G
12 2 (0.418%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (33.05%) SQL Server 2008
2 133 (27.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 123 (25.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 103 (21.55%) SQL Server 2005
5 76 (15.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 35 (7.322%) Data Warehouse
7 19 (3.975%) OLAP
8 17 (3.556%) DTS
9 15 (3.138%) SQL Server 2012
10 13 (2.720%) MySQL
11 12 (2.510%) Crystal Reports
12 11 (2.301%) VLDB
12 11 (2.301%) GIS
12 11 (2.301%) SQL Server 2000
13 8 (1.674%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 7 (1.464%) RDBMS
15 6 (1.255%) JasperReports
15 6 (1.255%) Oracle 8/8i
15 6 (1.255%) Oracle Reports
15 6 (1.255%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 32 (6.695%) Visual Studio
2 17 (3.556%) Team Foundation Server
3 6 (1.255%) Maven
4 4 (0.837%) Selenium
4 4 (0.837%) JUnit
5 3 (0.628%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.628%) ClearCase
5 3 (0.628%) NUnit
5 3 (0.628%) Git (software)
5 3 (0.628%) JSUnit
5 3 (0.628%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.418%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.418%) Talend Open Studio
6 2 (0.418%) Subversion
6 2 (0.418%) Ant
6 2 (0.418%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.209%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
7 1 (0.209%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 1 (0.209%) ClearQuest
7 1 (0.209%) LoadRunner
General
1 53 (11.09%) Finance
2 19 (3.975%) Telecoms
3 15 (3.138%) Retail
4 5 (1.046%) Banking
5 4 (0.837%) Manufacturing
6 3 (0.628%) Marketing
7 2 (0.418%) Spanish Language
7 2 (0.418%) Automotive
7 2 (0.418%) Publishing
7 2 (0.418%) Games
7 2 (0.418%) Front Office
8 1 (0.209%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.209%) Back Office
8 1 (0.209%) Electronics
8 1 (0.209%) Advertising
8 1 (0.209%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.209%) German Language
8 1 (0.209%) Retail Banking
8 1 (0.209%) Local Government
8 1 (0.209%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 241 (50.42%) Developer
2 69 (14.44%) .NET Developer
3 49 (10.25%) Web Developer
4 48 (10.04%) Analyst
5 37 (7.741%) Architect
6 34 (7.113%) Support Engineer
6 34 (7.113%) C# Developer
7 29 (6.067%) SQL Developer
8 27 (5.649%) DBA
9 26 (5.439%) Solutions Architect
9 26 (5.439%) C# .NET Developer
10 22 (4.603%) ASP.NET Developer
11 21 (4.393%) Senior Developer
12 20 (4.184%) Administrator
13 19 (3.975%) SQL DBA
14 17 (3.556%) Consultant
14 17 (3.556%) C# ASP.NET Developer
15 16 (3.347%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 10 (2.092%) SharePoint Developer
17 9 (1.883%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 24 (5.021%) N-Tier
2 22 (4.603%) Clustering
3 16 (3.347%) NHS
4 11 (2.301%) Contract for Difference
5 10 (2.092%) IVR
6 9 (1.883%) Blackberry
6 9 (1.883%) SaaS
7 8 (1.674%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.464%) Computer Science
8 7 (1.464%) PKI
8 7 (1.464%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.255%) Open Source
10 4 (0.837%) PACS
10 4 (0.837%) Fat Client
10 4 (0.837%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.837%) Thin Client
11 3 (0.628%) Client/Server
11 3 (0.628%) Replication
11 3 (0.628%) Mathematics
11 3 (0.628%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 142 (29.71%) Windows
2 44 (9.205%) Windows Server 2003
3 36 (7.531%) Windows Server 2008
4 29 (6.067%) Windows 7
5 16 (3.347%) Linux
6 9 (1.883%) UNIX
7 8 (1.674%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (1.674%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (1.464%) Windows XP
9 4 (0.837%) Windows 2000
10 3 (0.628%) Mac OS
10 3 (0.628%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.418%) Windows Mobile
12 1 (0.209%) Windows Vista
12 1 (0.209%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (18.41%) Business Intelligence
2 48 (10.04%) TDD
3 34 (7.113%) MVC
4 32 (6.695%) SOA
5 31 (6.485%) Migration
6 30 (6.276%) Unit Testing
7 28 (5.858%) ETL
8 27 (5.649%) E-Commerce
9 25 (5.230%) ITIL
10 24 (5.021%) Web Development
11 22 (4.603%) Agile Software Development
11 22 (4.603%) Project Management
12 20 (4.184%) OO
13 16 (3.347%) UML
14 15 (3.138%) Change Management
14 15 (3.138%) Scrum
15 14 (2.929%) Capacity Planning
15 14 (2.929%) Validation
15 14 (2.929%) Disaster Recovery
16 13 (2.720%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 242 (50.63%) SQL
2 153 (32.01%) C#
3 135 (28.24%) T-SQL
4 78 (16.32%) JavaScript
5 43 (8.996%) VB.NET
6 33 (6.904%) Java
7 27 (5.649%) PL/SQL
7 27 (5.649%) VBScript
8 20 (4.184%) VB
9 15 (3.138%) VBA
10 13 (2.720%) PHP
11 9 (1.883%) PowerShell
12 7 (1.464%) C
13 4 (0.837%) VB6
14 3 (0.628%) C++
15 2 (0.418%) XPath
15 2 (0.418%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.209%) Perl
16 1 (0.209%) MATLAB
16 1 (0.209%) PL/1
Qualifications
1 28 (5.858%) Degree
2 12 (2.510%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.092%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (1.674%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.255%) MCSE
6 4 (0.837%) CTC Cleared
7 3 (0.628%) ISEB
8 2 (0.418%) CCEE
8 2 (0.418%) Citrix Certification
9 1 (0.209%) PhD
9 1 (0.209%) MCSA
9 1 (0.209%) MCDBA
9 1 (0.209%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.209%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.209%) Sun Certification
9 1 (0.209%) MCITP
9 1 (0.209%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (2.929%) QA
2 3 (0.628%) SLA
2 3 (0.628%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.418%) Solvency II
3 2 (0.418%) HL7
3 2 (0.418%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.418%) GAMP
3 2 (0.418%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.209%) WCAG
System Software
1 54 (11.30%) Active Directory
2 25 (5.230%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.929%) XenApp
3 14 (2.929%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.720%) XenDesktop
5 12 (2.510%) vSphere
6 8 (1.674%) XenServer
6 8 (1.674%) VMware ESX
7 5 (1.046%) ISA Server
7 5 (1.046%) VMware Server
8 4 (0.837%) IAG
8 4 (0.837%) Forefront TMG
8 4 (0.837%) Oracle RMAN
8 4 (0.837%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.418%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.209%) NFS
10 1 (0.209%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.209%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.209%) Cygwin
Systems Management
1 14 (2.929%) SCOM
2 11 (2.301%) Backup Exec
3 7 (1.464%) WSUS
4 6 (1.255%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 4 (0.837%) SCCM
5 4 (0.837%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.628%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.418%) Cisco UCCE
8 1 (0.209%) ZENworks
8 1 (0.209%) BMC PATROL
8 1 (0.209%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.209%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 187 (39.12%) Microsoft
2 94 (19.67%) Oracle
3 30 (6.276%) VMware
4 25 (5.230%) HP
5 20 (4.184%) Citrix
6 18 (3.766%) Cisco
7 17 (3.556%) SAP
8 10 (2.092%) Symantec
8 10 (2.092%) Business Objects
8 10 (2.092%) Cognos
9 8 (1.674%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.464%) Wyse
10 7 (1.464%) Altiris
10 7 (1.464%) AppSense
11 5 (1.046%) IBM
11 5 (1.046%) Veritas
11 5 (1.046%) AccuRev
11 5 (1.046%) Riverbed
11 5 (1.046%) Exinda
12 4 (0.837%) CommVault
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