The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2012 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 2012 over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2012 8 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 0.515% - -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.247% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Average daily rate £313 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £403 -
% change year-on-year
-19.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 - -
All Database & Business Intelligence
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
356 335 411
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 22.91% 20.81% 22.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 229 151 186
Average daily rate £354 £350 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.14% -2.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £265 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 21 31
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 £13.30 £31.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £44.40 £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-0.90% -14.61%
SQL Server 2012
South East

SQL Server 2012
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2012 across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Hampshire SQL Server 2012 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2012
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2012 across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire SQL Server 2012 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2012
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 2012 within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 22 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
Andover - 4 £310 -
Basingstoke - 1 - -
SQL Server 2012
South East

SQL Server 2012
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing SQL Server 2012 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 2012.

1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 8 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (87.50%) SQL
2 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (87.50%) SQL Server 2005
2 7 (87.50%) SQL Server 2008
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle APEX
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle RAC
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle 11g
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle BI EE
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle 10g
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle 8/8i
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle
3 6 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
3 6 (75.00%) Migration
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle OWB
3 6 (75.00%) SharePoint
4 5 (62.50%) VMware
4 5 (62.50%) LoadRunner
4 5 (62.50%) Terminal Services
4 5 (62.50%) IIS
4 5 (62.50%) Windows
4 5 (62.50%) Linux
4 5 (62.50%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
4 5 (62.50%) HP
4 5 (62.50%) ISEB
4 5 (62.50%) Penetration Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Performance Testing
4 5 (62.50%) Test Management

SQL Server 2012
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing SQL Server 2012 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 2012. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (12.50%) COM
Application Platforms
1 6 (75.00%) SharePoint
2 5 (62.50%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (12.50%) PowerPivot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 8 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (87.50%) SQL Server 2005
2 7 (87.50%) SQL Server 2008
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle 11g
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle BI EE
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle 10g
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle 8/8i
3 6 (75.00%) Oracle OWB
4 5 (62.50%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (12.50%) OLAP
5 1 (12.50%) SSDT
5 1 (12.50%) PerformancePoint
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Oracle APEX
1 6 (75.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (62.50%) LoadRunner
3 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (25.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) DBA
2 3 (37.50%) Test Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Consultant
3 2 (25.00%) Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Test Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) SQL Developer
4 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Developer
4 1 (12.50%) Developer Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Data Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
1 5 (62.50%) Linux
2 2 (25.00%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Migration
2 5 (62.50%) Penetration Testing
2 5 (62.50%) Performance Testing
2 5 (62.50%) Test Management
2 5 (62.50%) Test Scripting
2 5 (62.50%) Test Automation
3 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) SQL
2 1 (12.50%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) ISEB
1 5 (62.50%) ISEB Practitioner
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) HP AIS
3 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 6 (75.00%) Oracle RAC
2 5 (62.50%) Terminal Services
2 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
3 3 (37.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (12.50%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 5 (62.50%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
2 6 (75.00%) Oracle
3 5 (62.50%) VMware
3 5 (62.50%) HP
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