 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 39 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2388 | 2085 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.149 % | 2.212 % |
| As % of the category below | 17.64 % | 11.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 752 | 645 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £340 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £385 | £399 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.52 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 182 | 127 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.19 | £30.79 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.72 | £33.32 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.25 | £35.86 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.94 | £33.29 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.96 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13536 | 18033 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 17.85 % | 19.13 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4280 | 5225 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £368 | £378 |
| Average daily rate | £393 | £403 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £427 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 962 | 1188 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.45 | £28.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.79 | £30.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.13 | £33.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.43 | £30.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.
