The first table below looks at the demand for SQL 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 over the 3 months to 24 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 Programming Languages 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 5 9 4
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -5
Contract jobs citing SQL 227 218 308
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 14.88% 13.70% 16.66%
As % of the Programming Languages category 37.52% 37.07% 41.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 143 116 126
Average daily rate £350 £334 £330
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.86% +1.13%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £234 £255
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £441 £434
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 19 28
Average hourly rate £27.50 £22.88 £34.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.21% -34.17%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.27 £17.30 £19.85
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £37.00 £38.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -21.87%
All Programming Languages
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
605 588 736
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire 39.65% 36.96% 39.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 265 285
Average daily rate £325 £330 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £438 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 84 99
Average hourly rate £36.00 £36.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.36% +4.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.00 £22.98 £26.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £42.10 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
SQL
South East

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Hampshire SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Hampshire SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Hampshire SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 24 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 +2 40 £350 -4.43%
Portsmouth +1 20 £369 +8.45%
Southampton -12 16 £300 -7.69%
Winchester +6 8 £301 +5.70%
Havant +6 7 £375 -3.53%
Andover -2 5 £380 +16.92%
Eastleigh -2 4 - -
Fareham +7 3 £325 +18.18%
Gosport - 3 £354 -
Farnborough -4 2 £370 +19.35%
Aldershot -5 2 £380 -
Ringwood - 1 £250 -
SQL
South East

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1 162 (39.71%) SQL Server
2 137 (33.58%) Oracle
3 106 (25.98%) Java
4 100 (24.51%) .NET
5 97 (23.77%) C#
6 86 (21.08%) PL/SQL
6 86 (21.08%) Windows
7 77 (18.87%) Microsoft
8 76 (18.63%) JavaScript
9 73 (17.89%) Security Cleared
10 70 (17.16%) UML
10 70 (17.16%) XML
10 70 (17.16%) jQuery
11 69 (16.91%) Web Services
11 69 (16.91%) CSS
12 68 (16.67%) HTML
13 66 (16.18%) UNIX
14 65 (15.93%) MVC
14 65 (15.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 63 (15.44%) Agile Software Development
15 63 (15.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 60 (14.71%) BDD
17 59 (14.46%) Git (software)
17 59 (14.46%) Spring
18 56 (13.73%) Linux
19 54 (13.24%) SC Cleared
20 52 (12.75%) OOD
20 52 (12.75%) Hibernate
21 51 (12.50%) T-SQL
21 51 (12.50%) Software Architecture

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Application Development
1 100 (24.51%) .NET
2 70 (17.16%) XML
2 70 (17.16%) jQuery
3 69 (16.91%) Web Services
3 69 (16.91%) CSS
4 68 (16.67%) HTML
5 59 (14.46%) Spring
6 52 (12.75%) Hibernate
7 43 (10.54%) SOAP
7 43 (10.54%) REST
8 42 (10.29%) JPA
8 42 (10.29%) JMS
9 41 (10.05%) Java EE
10 40 (9.804%) EJB
11 39 (9.559%) ASP.NET
12 37 (9.069%) Spring Security
12 37 (9.069%) Spring Web Flow
12 37 (9.069%) JSON
12 37 (9.069%) Spring MVC
12 37 (9.069%) JTA
Application Platforms
1 37 (9.069%) BizTalk Server
2 26 (6.373%) SharePoint
3 19 (4.657%) IIS
4 18 (4.412%) WebLogic
5 12 (2.941%) Apache
6 11 (2.696%) Oracle Application Server
7 8 (1.961%) Oracle Workflow
7 8 (1.961%) SAS
8 7 (1.716%) Windows Azure
9 5 (1.225%) ActiveMQ
10 4 (0.980%) WebLogic Portal
10 4 (0.980%) Liferay
11 3 (0.735%) CMS
11 3 (0.735%) ESB
12 2 (0.490%) Exchange Server 2007
12 2 (0.490%) Exchange Server 2003
12 2 (0.490%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.490%) MS Exchange
12 2 (0.490%) Exchange Server 2010
13 1 (0.245%) OpenStack
Applications
1 48 (11.76%) MS Excel
2 25 (6.127%) MS Office
3 8 (1.961%) InfoPath
4 7 (1.716%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.471%) MS Project
6 2 (0.490%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.245%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.245%) MS PowerPoint
7 1 (0.245%) Doxygen
Business Applications
1 16 (3.922%) Oracle EBS
2 12 (2.941%) Oracle Applications
3 9 (2.206%) Oracle EBS R12
4 6 (1.471%) Oracle HRMS
5 4 (0.980%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.735%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.245%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.245%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.245%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.431%) Firewall
2 9 (2.206%) HTTP
2 9 (2.206%) DVB
2 9 (2.206%) Internet
3 6 (1.471%) SAN
4 5 (1.225%) LAN
4 5 (1.225%) WAN
4 5 (1.225%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.735%) IPv4
6 2 (0.490%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.490%) MPLS
6 2 (0.490%) FDDI
6 2 (0.490%) SNMP
6 2 (0.490%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.245%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.245%) PSTN
7 1 (0.245%) VoIP
7 1 (0.245%) ATM
7 1 (0.245%) Broadband
7 1 (0.245%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 162 (39.71%) SQL Server
2 65 (15.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 63 (15.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 47 (11.52%) Oracle 10g
5 45 (11.03%) Oracle Reports
6 40 (9.804%) SQL Server 2005
7 39 (9.559%) Oracle 11g
8 38 (9.314%) SQL Server 2008
9 28 (6.863%) Data Warehouse
10 22 (5.392%) MySQL
11 21 (5.147%) Oracle 8/8i
12 18 (4.412%) Oracle BI EE
12 18 (4.412%) SQL Server 2000
13 17 (4.167%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 16 (3.922%) Oracle Discoverer
14 16 (3.922%) SQLPlus
14 16 (3.922%) NoSQL
15 15 (3.676%) Oracle OWB
15 15 (3.676%) TOAD
15 15 (3.676%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 59 (14.46%) Git (software)
2 43 (10.54%) Maven
3 40 (9.804%) JUnit
4 39 (9.559%) Mockito
5 35 (8.578%) Selenium
6 27 (6.618%) Subversion
7 26 (6.373%) Oracle APEX
7 26 (6.373%) Oracle Forms
8 22 (5.392%) ClearCase
9 18 (4.412%) SpecFlow
10 17 (4.167%) NUnit
11 15 (3.676%) Ant
11 15 (3.676%) Visual Studio
12 14 (3.431%) CruiseControl
12 14 (3.431%) ClearQuest
13 13 (3.186%) JBehave
14 12 (2.941%) ReSharper
15 11 (2.696%) CppUnit
15 11 (2.696%) GoogleTest
16 10 (2.451%) Eclipse
General
1 29 (7.108%) Telecoms
2 26 (6.373%) Finance
3 13 (3.186%) Manufacturing
4 12 (2.941%) Retail
5 9 (2.206%) Billing
6 4 (0.980%) Military
7 3 (0.735%) Back Office
7 3 (0.735%) Marketing
8 2 (0.490%) Multimedia
8 2 (0.490%) Banking
8 2 (0.490%) Local Government
8 2 (0.490%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (0.490%) Advertising
8 2 (0.490%) Aerospace
8 2 (0.490%) Front Office
9 1 (0.245%) Avionics
9 1 (0.245%) Legal
9 1 (0.245%) Electronics
9 1 (0.245%) French Language
9 1 (0.245%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 205 (50.25%) Developer
2 58 (14.22%) Analyst
3 50 (12.25%) Java Developer
4 35 (8.578%) C# Developer
5 31 (7.598%) .NET Developer
6 28 (6.863%) Test Analyst
6 28 (6.863%) DBA
7 26 (6.373%) Oracle Developer
7 26 (6.373%) SQL Developer
8 23 (5.637%) Architect
9 22 (5.392%) C# .NET Developer
10 18 (4.412%) Consultant
10 18 (4.412%) Software Engineer
11 14 (3.431%) Oracle DBA
12 13 (3.186%) Tester
12 13 (3.186%) SQL DBA
13 12 (2.941%) C# ASP.NET Developer
13 12 (2.941%) Business Analyst
13 12 (2.941%) Agile C# Developer
14 11 (2.696%) Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.657%) Management Information System
2 18 (4.412%) Replication
3 12 (2.941%) NHS
4 11 (2.696%) SaaS
5 8 (1.961%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (1.471%) Computer Science
6 6 (1.471%) DTV
7 5 (1.225%) Kindle
8 4 (0.980%) Derivative
8 4 (0.980%) N-Tier
9 2 (0.490%) STB
9 2 (0.490%) Clustering
9 2 (0.490%) CMDB
9 2 (0.490%) MPEG
9 2 (0.490%) Inversion of Control
9 2 (0.490%) Open Source
9 2 (0.490%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.490%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.245%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.245%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 86 (21.08%) Windows
2 66 (16.18%) UNIX
3 56 (13.73%) Linux
4 29 (7.108%) Windows Server 2003
5 15 (3.676%) Windows Server 2008
6 10 (2.451%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (1.961%) AIX
7 8 (1.961%) Windows XP
8 6 (1.471%) Oracle Linux
9 5 (1.225%) Solaris
10 3 (0.735%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.490%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.245%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.245%) HPUX
12 1 (0.245%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.245%) SUSE
12 1 (0.245%) Tru64
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (17.16%) UML
2 65 (15.93%) MVC
3 63 (15.44%) Agile Software Development
4 60 (14.71%) BDD
5 52 (12.75%) OOD
6 51 (12.50%) Software Architecture
7 46 (11.27%) Continuous Integration
8 45 (11.03%) Business Intelligence
9 43 (10.54%) Web Development
10 40 (9.804%) OO
11 37 (9.069%) TDD
11 37 (9.069%) Pair Programming
12 35 (8.578%) Migration
13 33 (8.088%) Scrum
13 33 (8.088%) SOA
14 26 (6.373%) Dependency Injection
15 25 (6.127%) Test Scripting
16 21 (5.147%) Software Engineering
17 19 (4.657%) ERP
17 19 (4.657%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 106 (25.98%) Java
2 97 (23.77%) C#
3 86 (21.08%) PL/SQL
4 76 (18.63%) JavaScript
5 51 (12.50%) T-SQL
6 42 (10.29%) C++
7 39 (9.559%) C
8 27 (6.618%) Perl
9 26 (6.373%) Shell Script
10 24 (5.882%) Python
11 21 (5.147%) VB.NET
12 18 (4.412%) VB
13 15 (3.676%) Korn
14 10 (2.451%) XPath
15 6 (1.471%) VBA
16 5 (1.225%) PowerShell
17 3 (0.735%) Bash shell
17 3 (0.735%) PHP
18 2 (0.490%) VB6
18 2 (0.490%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 73 (17.89%) Security Cleared
2 54 (13.24%) SC Cleared
3 21 (5.147%) ISEB
3 21 (5.147%) Degree
4 12 (2.941%) DV Cleared
5 7 (1.716%) HP AIS
5 7 (1.716%) ISEB Practitioner
6 5 (1.225%) Oracle Certification
7 4 (0.980%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.735%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.735%) OCP
9 2 (0.490%) CCNA
9 2 (0.490%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.490%) Sun Certification
10 1 (0.245%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.245%) MCSE
10 1 (0.245%) MCSA
10 1 (0.245%) MCAD
10 1 (0.245%) MCSD
10 1 (0.245%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.657%) QA
2 9 (2.206%) HL7
3 7 (1.716%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.490%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.245%) DO-178B
System Software
1 30 (7.353%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.882%) Oracle RAC
3 14 (3.431%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (3.186%) Oracle RMAN
5 7 (1.716%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.225%) VMware ESX
7 3 (0.735%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.490%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.490%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.245%) XenApp
9 1 (0.245%) Xen
9 1 (0.245%) Squid
9 1 (0.245%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 21 (5.147%) HP Quality Center
2 17 (4.167%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.735%) McAfee ePO
3 3 (0.735%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (0.490%) NetBackup
4 2 (0.490%) HP Data Protector
4 2 (0.490%) SCCM
4 2 (0.490%) SCOM
4 2 (0.490%) Netcool
4 2 (0.490%) OpenView Configuration Management
5 1 (0.245%) HP UCMDB
5 1 (0.245%) Puppet
5 1 (0.245%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.245%) Oracle Statspack
Vendors
1 137 (33.58%) Oracle
2 77 (18.87%) Microsoft
3 33 (8.088%) VMware
4 31 (7.598%) JBoss
5 21 (5.147%) HP
6 13 (3.186%) Twitter
7 12 (2.941%) Citrix
8 9 (2.206%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.961%) Serena
10 6 (1.471%) Google
10 6 (1.471%) TIBCO
11 4 (0.980%) Cisco
11 4 (0.980%) Cognos
11 4 (0.980%) Talend
12 3 (0.735%) 3PAR
12 3 (0.735%) Siebel
12 3 (0.735%) Cognizant
12 3 (0.735%) Remedy
12 3 (0.735%) McAfee
13 2 (0.490%) Blue Coat
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Posted: 15 May 2013
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Rate: £380 - £425 per day
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