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This section looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Halifax region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank146
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads83
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below27.59 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£298£270
Average daily rate£298£295
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£334
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
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£29.88£29.55
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Halifax
Matching contract IT job ads2912
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£302£258
Average daily rate£303£283
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
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£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
SQL West YorkshireSQL
West Yorkshire

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Halifax region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Halifax SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Halifax SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax region citing SQL 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.

112 (80.00 %).NET
28 (53.33 %)C#
28 (53.33 %)ASP.NET
37 (46.67 %)XML
37 (46.67 %)Microsoft
46 (40.00 %)JavaScript
46 (40.00 %)IIS
55 (33.33 %)HTML
55 (33.33 %)VBScript
55 (33.33 %)XSLT
55 (33.33 %)Finance
64 (26.67 %)OO
64 (26.67 %)SQL Server
64 (26.67 %)VB
64 (26.67 %)Banking
73 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
73 (20.00 %)CSS
73 (20.00 %)Windows
73 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
73 (20.00 %)Active Directory
73 (20.00 %)OOD
82 (13.33 %)Windows XP
82 (13.33 %)DNA
82 (13.33 %)XSD
82 (13.33 %)E-Commerce
82 (13.33 %)BusinessObjects
82 (13.33 %)XML Schema
82 (13.33 %)E-business
82 (13.33 %)Business Objects
82 (13.33 %)Transact-SQL

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax region citing SQL 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (80.00 %).NET
28 (53.33 %)ASP.NET
37 (46.67 %)XML
45 (33.33 %)XSLT
45 (33.33 %)HTML
53 (20.00 %)CSS
62 (13.33 %)ASP
62 (13.33 %)XML Schema
62 (13.33 %)XSD
62 (13.33 %).NET Framework
71 (6.667 %)XSL
71 (6.667 %)Middleware
71 (6.667 %)AJAX
71 (6.667 %)ADO.NET
71 (6.667 %)WebServices
71 (6.667 %)COM+
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (40.00 %)IIS
21 (6.667 %)Lotus Notes
21 (6.667 %)Lotus Domino
21 (6.667 %)MTS
21 (6.667 %)SAS
21 (6.667 %)BizTalk Server
21 (6.667 %)Commerce Server
21 (6.667 %)Site Server
21 (6.667 %)CMS
21 (6.667 %)ESB
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)Intranet
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)SQL Server
22 (13.33 %)BusinessObjects
22 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (6.667 %)Base SAS
31 (6.667 %)MySQL
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (6.667 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (6.667 %)InstallShield
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Finance
24 (26.67 %)Banking
31 (6.667 %)Retail
31 (6.667 %)Insurance
31 (6.667 %)International Banking
31 (6.667 %)Education
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (73.33 %)Developer
26 (40.00 %).NET Developer
32 (13.33 %)C# Developer
32 (13.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (6.667 %)SAS Programmer
41 (6.667 %)Web Applications Developer
41 (6.667 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
41 (6.667 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (6.667 %)VB Developer
41 (6.667 %)Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Web Developer
41 (6.667 %)Applications Developer
41 (6.667 %)Programmer
41 (6.667 %)Lead Developer
41 (6.667 %)Project Leader
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Client/Server
11 (6.667 %)NHS
11 (6.667 %)Thin Client
11 (6.667 %)Web 2.0
11 (6.667 %)Fat Client
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)Windows XP
31 (6.667 %)Linux
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)OO
23 (20.00 %)OOD
23 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (13.33 %)E-Commerce
32 (13.33 %)DNA
32 (13.33 %)E-business
32 (13.33 %)Use Case
41 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (6.667 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (6.667 %)Project Management
41 (6.667 %)UML
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (53.33 %)C#
26 (40.00 %)JavaScript
35 (33.33 %)VBScript
44 (26.67 %)VB
52 (13.33 %)VB.NET
52 (13.33 %)Transact-SQL
61 (6.667 %)VBA
61 (6.667 %)VB6
61 (6.667 %)PHP
61 (6.667 %)C++
61 (6.667 %)Java
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (13.33 %)WAI
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (20.00 %)Active Directory
22 (13.33 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (6.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)Microsoft
22 (13.33 %)Business Objects
31 (6.667 %)Lotus
31 (6.667 %)VMware
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