The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server 2008 over the 3 months to 21 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 Hampshire 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 53 64 72
Rank change year-on-year
+11 +8
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2008 53 31 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 3.393% 1.947% 1.863%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 14.52% 9.538% 8.252%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 18 16
Average daily rate £356 £363 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.72% +11.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £275 £310
10% offered a daily rate of more than £422 £443 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £315
% change year-on-year
- +3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
Average hourly rate £30.00 £23.75 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+26.31% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £31.00
% change year-on-year
- +4.83%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
365 325 412
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 23.37% 20.41% 22.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 148 183
Average daily rate £355 £350 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.42% -2.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £268 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £335
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 20 33
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.75 £34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.50% -25.36%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.18 £12.90 £31.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £44.50 £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £26.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+3.77% -18.46%
SQL Server 2008
South East

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Hampshire SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire SQL Server 2008 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2008
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Hampshire SQL Server 2008 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire SQL Server 2008 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2008
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 2008 within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Basingstoke -4 14 £390 +41.81%
Andover - 7 £375 -
Farnborough +2 3 £338 -4.25%
Havant +4 2 £451 +50.41%
Portsmouth +1 2 - -
Southampton -11 2 £388 +35.96%
Ringwood - 2 £290 -
SQL Server 2008
South East

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

1 86 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 48 (55.81%) C#
3 46 (53.49%) .NET
4 45 (52.33%) SQL Server 2005
5 37 (43.02%) SQL
6 33 (38.37%) WCF
7 26 (30.23%) Windows
7 26 (30.23%) Scrum
8 25 (29.07%) Microsoft
9 24 (27.91%) MVC
10 21 (24.42%) SharePoint
11 20 (23.26%) ASP.NET
11 20 (23.26%) Web Services
12 19 (22.09%) TDD
13 18 (20.93%) Migration
14 17 (19.77%) VMware
14 17 (19.77%) HP
14 17 (19.77%) XML
14 17 (19.77%) Oracle
14 17 (19.77%) jQuery
14 17 (19.77%) BDD
15 16 (18.60%) Oracle RAC
15 16 (18.60%) Oracle 11g
15 16 (18.60%) Oracle 8/8i
16 15 (17.44%) T-SQL
16 15 (17.44%) .NET Framework
16 15 (17.44%) Security Cleared
17 14 (16.28%) LINQ
17 14 (16.28%) Linux
17 14 (16.28%) MS Excel

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 46 (53.49%) .NET
2 33 (38.37%) WCF
3 20 (23.26%) ASP.NET
3 20 (23.26%) Web Services
4 17 (19.77%) XML
4 17 (19.77%) jQuery
5 15 (17.44%) .NET Framework
6 14 (16.28%) LINQ
7 13 (15.12%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 11 (12.79%) ASP.NET MVC
9 10 (11.63%) HTML
9 10 (11.63%) SOAP
9 10 (11.63%) CSS
10 8 (9.302%) REST
10 8 (9.302%) Java EE
10 8 (9.302%) WSDL
10 8 (9.302%) XML Schema
11 7 (8.140%) JAXB
11 7 (8.140%) JMS
11 7 (8.140%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 21 (24.42%) SharePoint
2 13 (15.12%) BizTalk Server
3 10 (11.63%) IIS
4 7 (8.140%) SharePoint 2010
5 6 (6.977%) SharePoint 2013
6 2 (2.326%) Lotus Notes
7 1 (1.163%) Confluence
7 1 (1.163%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (1.163%) ESB
Applications
1 14 (16.28%) MS Excel
2 5 (5.814%) InfoPath
3 1 (1.163%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.163%) PowerPivot
3 1 (1.163%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.163%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.814%) WAN
1 5 (5.814%) LAN
2 4 (4.651%) SAN
2 4 (4.651%) 3G
2 4 (4.651%) MPLS
2 4 (4.651%) Wireless
2 4 (4.651%) Firewall
2 4 (4.651%) PSTN
2 4 (4.651%) ATM
2 4 (4.651%) Broadband
2 4 (4.651%) GPRS
2 4 (4.651%) VoIP
3 1 (1.163%) SMS
3 1 (1.163%) Intranet
3 1 (1.163%) Internet
3 1 (1.163%) Extranet
3 1 (1.163%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 45 (52.33%) SQL Server 2005
3 16 (18.60%) Oracle 11g
3 16 (18.60%) Oracle 8/8i
4 13 (15.12%) SQL Server 2000
5 12 (13.95%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (13.95%) Oracle 10g
6 10 (11.63%) Oracle Reports
7 8 (9.302%) Oracle BI EE
7 8 (9.302%) Oracle OWB
7 8 (9.302%) MySQL
8 7 (8.140%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (8.140%) SQL Server 2012
9 3 (3.488%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (2.326%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (2.326%) Cognos Impromptu
11 1 (1.163%) OLAP
11 1 (1.163%) DTS
11 1 (1.163%) PerformancePoint
11 1 (1.163%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 12 (13.95%) Visual Studio
2 10 (11.63%) Git (software)
2 10 (11.63%) Oracle APEX
2 10 (11.63%) Selenium
3 8 (9.302%) SpecFlow
3 8 (9.302%) Subversion
3 8 (9.302%) ReSharper
3 8 (9.302%) QuickTest Pro
4 7 (8.140%) LoadRunner
5 2 (2.326%) NUnit
6 1 (1.163%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 5 (5.814%) Retail
2 4 (4.651%) Military
3 3 (3.488%) Finance
3 3 (3.488%) Manufacturing
4 1 (1.163%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.163%) Legal
4 1 (1.163%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 47 (54.65%) Developer
2 24 (27.91%) .NET Developer
3 18 (20.93%) C# Developer
4 16 (18.60%) C# .NET Developer
5 12 (13.95%) Architect
6 9 (10.47%) Analyst
7 8 (9.302%) Agile .NET Developer
7 8 (9.302%) Agile C# Developer
7 8 (9.302%) ASP.NET Developer
7 8 (9.302%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 7 (8.140%) Consultant
8 7 (8.140%) Software Architect
8 7 (8.140%) DBA
8 7 (8.140%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (8.140%) SharePoint Developer
9 5 (5.814%) SQL Developer
9 5 (5.814%) Test Consultant
10 4 (4.651%) Java Architect
10 4 (4.651%) Java Solutions Architect
10 4 (4.651%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (9.302%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (4.651%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.488%) NHS
4 1 (1.163%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.163%) N-Tier
4 1 (1.163%) EPoS
4 1 (1.163%) SaaS
4 1 (1.163%) Social Media
4 1 (1.163%) CESG
4 1 (1.163%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 26 (30.23%) Windows
2 14 (16.28%) Linux
3 7 (8.140%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (6.977%) UNIX
5 5 (5.814%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (4.651%) Oracle Linux
6 4 (4.651%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (2.326%) Windows 8
7 2 (2.326%) Windows Phone
8 1 (1.163%) HPUX
8 1 (1.163%) Solaris
8 1 (1.163%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (30.23%) Scrum
2 24 (27.91%) MVC
3 19 (22.09%) TDD
4 18 (20.93%) Migration
5 17 (19.77%) BDD
6 12 (13.95%) SOA
7 11 (12.79%) OO
8 10 (11.63%) Agile Software Development
9 9 (10.47%) Penetration Testing
9 9 (10.47%) Test Automation
10 8 (9.302%) Kanban
10 8 (9.302%) Web Development
11 7 (8.140%) Project Management
11 7 (8.140%) Performance Testing
11 7 (8.140%) Test Management
11 7 (8.140%) Test Scripting
12 5 (5.814%) Unit Testing
13 4 (4.651%) Information Security
13 4 (4.651%) Systems Analysis
13 4 (4.651%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (55.81%) C#
2 37 (43.02%) SQL
3 15 (17.44%) T-SQL
4 10 (11.63%) JavaScript
5 9 (10.47%) Java
6 3 (3.488%) VB.NET
7 2 (2.326%) XAML
7 2 (2.326%) C
8 1 (1.163%) VB
8 1 (1.163%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (17.44%) Security Cleared
2 12 (13.95%) SC Cleared
3 8 (9.302%) HP AIS
4 7 (8.140%) ISEB
4 7 (8.140%) ISEB Practitioner
5 3 (3.488%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 3 (3.488%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.163%) MCSD
6 1 (1.163%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.163%) MCTS
6 1 (1.163%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.814%) QA
2 2 (2.326%) JSP 440
System Software
1 16 (18.60%) Oracle RAC
2 11 (12.79%) Active Directory
3 10 (11.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (8.140%) Terminal Services
5 4 (4.651%) Xen
5 4 (4.651%) Hyper-V
5 4 (4.651%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (2.326%) vSphere
7 1 (1.163%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 11 (12.79%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (2.326%) SCCM
2 2 (2.326%) SCOM
3 1 (1.163%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (1.163%) HP SIM
3 1 (1.163%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 25 (29.07%) Microsoft
2 17 (19.77%) VMware
2 17 (19.77%) HP
2 17 (19.77%) Oracle
3 5 (5.814%) Cisco
4 4 (4.651%) 3PAR
4 4 (4.651%) Red Hat
5 2 (2.326%) Lotus
6 1 (1.163%) McAfee
6 1 (1.163%) NetApp
6 1 (1.163%) LogLogic
Portsmouth, South East
In depth SQL Server (2005/2008) skills including performance tuning, T-SQL, stored procedures, using SSIS to implement and manage Extract Transform Load (ETL) Strong written and communication...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: Depending on experience
Posted: 21 May 2013
Portsmouth, South East
In depth SQL Server (2005/2008) skills including performance tuning, T-SQL, stored procedures, using SSIS to implement and manage Extract Transform Load (ETL) Strong written and communication...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: YES
Posted: 8 May 2013
Andover, South East
Non Functional Test AnalystAndover, HampshireContract Length: 3 months +Key Skills: NON FUNCTIONAL,TEST, ORACLE, SQL SERVER, WINDOWS, UNIX, VIRTUAL, VMWARE, SERVER, BUILD, DATA WAREHOUSE, DATAWAREHOUSE, DATAWARHOUSING, QTP, QUICK...
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd.
Posted: 29 April 2013
Hampshire
NetApp, Windows Server, Low level Design... The work will consist of working extensively with NetApp as well as SQL Server 2008... NetApp... SQL Server 2008... Windows Server 2008...
Lucid Support Services
Rate: Competitive Market Rates
Posted: 15 May 2013