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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the East Sussex 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 over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank311
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads4124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.025 %
As % of the category below78.85 %46.15 %
Daily rates quoted611
Average minimum daily rate£308£343
Average daily rate£337£350
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£332
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Hourly rates quoted140
Average minimum hourly rate£19.50-
Average hourly rate£21.32-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.14-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.81£31.17
% change on same period last year-4.36 %
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
East Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads5252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted917
Average minimum daily rate£291£317
Average daily rate£319£329
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Hourly rates quoted182
Average minimum hourly rate£17.63£15.00
Average hourly rate£19.20£18.33
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.78£21.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£31.85
% change on same period last year-7.02 %
SQL Server South EastSQL Server
South East

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server across the East Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

East Sussex SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Sussex SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the East Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

East Sussex SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Sussex SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the East Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

East Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 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
BrightonUp+429£319-11.08 %
EastbourneNew entry-3--
LewesNew entry-3--
HastingsNew entry-1--
HoveNew entry-1--
SQL Server South EastSQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

143 (57.33 %).NET
234 (45.33 %)C#
328 (37.33 %)SQL
427 (36.00 %)ASP.NET
526 (34.67 %)SQL Server 2005
615 (20.00 %)HTML
713 (17.33 %)JavaScript
713 (17.33 %)CSS
812 (16.00 %)ASP
812 (16.00 %)Finance
910 (13.33 %)Microsoft
108 (10.67 %)SQL Server 2000
108 (10.67 %)XHTML
117 (9.333 %)XML
117 (9.333 %)Web Design
126 (8.000 %)ColdFusion
135 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
135 (6.667 %)SharePoint
135 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
135 (6.667 %)VB.NET
135 (6.667 %)Government
135 (6.667 %)Migration
135 (6.667 %).NET Framework
135 (6.667 %)AJAX
144 (5.333 %)Banking
144 (5.333 %)Insurance
144 (5.333 %)Local Government
144 (5.333 %)InfoPath
144 (5.333 %)Pensions
144 (5.333 %)Datawarehouse

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (57.33 %).NET
227 (36.00 %)ASP.NET
315 (20.00 %)HTML
413 (17.33 %)CSS
512 (16.00 %)ASP
68 (10.67 %)XHTML
77 (9.333 %)XML
85 (6.667 %)AJAX
85 (6.667 %).NET Framework
94 (5.333 %)WebServices
102 (2.667 %)XSL
102 (2.667 %)XSLT
111 (1.333 %)COM
111 (1.333 %)ADO
111 (1.333 %)WCF
111 (1.333 %)Silverlight
111 (1.333 %)LINQ
111 (1.333 %)jQuery
111 (1.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
111 (1.333 %)Middleware
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (8.000 %)ColdFusion
25 (6.667 %)SharePoint
32 (2.667 %)IIS
41 (1.333 %)ColdFusion MX
41 (1.333 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.333 %)InfoPath
22 (2.667 %)Spreadsheet
22 (2.667 %)Photoshop
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.333 %)Intranet
23 (4.000 %)VPN
32 (2.667 %)IPsec
41 (1.333 %)Internet
41 (1.333 %)Firewall
41 (1.333 %)LAN
41 (1.333 %)WAN
41 (1.333 %)TCP/IP
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (34.67 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (10.67 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (5.333 %)Datawarehouse
43 (4.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (4.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (2.667 %)RDBMS
52 (2.667 %)MySQL
61 (1.333 %)OLAP
61 (1.333 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.333 %)MS Access
61 (1.333 %)Oracle OLAP
61 (1.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.667 %)Dreamweaver
21 (1.333 %)Flash
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (16.00 %)Finance
25 (6.667 %)Government
34 (5.333 %)Insurance
34 (5.333 %)Local Government
34 (5.333 %)Pensions
34 (5.333 %)Banking
43 (4.000 %)Marketing
52 (2.667 %)Telecoms
52 (2.667 %)Police
61 (1.333 %)Advertising
61 (1.333 %)Corporate Banking
61 (1.333 %)Retail
61 (1.333 %)Billing
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (52.00 %)Developer
220 (26.67 %).NET Developer
318 (24.00 %)C# Developer
49 (12.00 %)SQL Developer
49 (12.00 %)Web Developer
49 (12.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
58 (10.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
66 (8.000 %)Team Leader
66 (8.000 %)Analyst
66 (8.000 %)DBA
75 (6.667 %)SQL DBA
75 (6.667 %)SQL Server Developer
75 (6.667 %)C# Web Developer
75 (6.667 %).NET Web Developer
84 (5.333 %)Architect
93 (4.000 %)Junior
93 (4.000 %)Server Support
93 (4.000 %)Access Developer
93 (4.000 %)Information Analyst
102 (2.667 %)SQL Server DBA
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.000 %)NHS
21 (1.333 %)Clustering
21 (1.333 %)Spread Betting
21 (1.333 %)Credit Risk
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (5.333 %)Windows
22 (2.667 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.333 %)UNIX
31 (1.333 %)Windows 2000
31 (1.333 %)Windows XP
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (9.333 %)Web Design
25 (6.667 %)Migration
25 (6.667 %)E-Commerce
34 (5.333 %)Project Management
42 (2.667 %)Data Modelling
42 (2.667 %)Business Intelligence
42 (2.667 %)Business Analysis
51 (1.333 %)Technical Architecture
51 (1.333 %)Web Development
51 (1.333 %)Load Balancing
51 (1.333 %)Internet Marketing
51 (1.333 %)Test Scripting
51 (1.333 %)Dimensional Modelling
51 (1.333 %)Data Migration
51 (1.333 %)OO
51 (1.333 %)OOD
51 (1.333 %)Data Analysis
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (45.33 %)C#
228 (37.33 %)SQL
313 (17.33 %)JavaScript
45 (6.667 %)VB.NET
45 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
52 (2.667 %)VB
61 (1.333 %)DHTML
61 (1.333 %)ActionScript
61 (1.333 %)VB6
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.667 %)MCSE
31 (1.333 %)Degree
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.667 %)WAI
21 (1.333 %)SLA
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.667 %)Active Directory
12 (2.667 %)ISA Server
21 (1.333 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (1.333 %)Terminal Services
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (13.33 %)Microsoft
21 (1.333 %)Compuware
21 (1.333 %)Citrix
21 (1.333 %)Informatica
21 (1.333 %)Oracle
21 (1.333 %)SAP