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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Harrogate region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank29
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.006 %
As % of the category below81.25 %46.15 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£330
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.50
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.58£31.39
% change on same period last year-12.15 %
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Harrogate
Matching contract IT job ads1613
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£215-
Average daily rate£228-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£240-
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£346
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£22.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£24.50
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.32£31.87
% change on same period last year-14.27 %
SQL Server North YorkshireSQL Server
North 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 Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server across the Harrogate region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Harrogate SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Harrogate SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrogate region citing SQL Server 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.

111 (73.33 %)C#
210 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
210 (66.67 %)CSS
210 (66.67 %).NET
39 (60.00 %)WebServices
39 (60.00 %)E-Commerce
39 (60.00 %)Commerce Server
39 (60.00 %)Retail
39 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (53.33 %)Commerce Server 2007
48 (53.33 %)XHTML
54 (26.67 %)Windows
63 (20.00 %)AIX
63 (20.00 %)Linux
63 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
63 (20.00 %)ITIL
63 (20.00 %)Oracle
63 (20.00 %)DB2
63 (20.00 %)Oracle RMAN
63 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
63 (20.00 %)Oracle RAC
63 (20.00 %)Project Management
72 (13.33 %)ASP
81 (6.667 %)XML
81 (6.667 %)Flash
81 (6.667 %)Photoshop
81 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
81 (6.667 %)SOAP
81 (6.667 %)Java
81 (6.667 %)BizTalk Server

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
110 (66.67 %)CSS
110 (66.67 %).NET
29 (60.00 %)WebServices
38 (53.33 %)XHTML
42 (13.33 %)ASP
51 (6.667 %)XML
51 (6.667 %)SOAP
51 (6.667 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (60.00 %)Commerce Server
28 (53.33 %)Commerce Server 2007
31 (6.667 %)BizTalk Server
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)Photoshop
11 (6.667 %)Fireworks
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)Extranet
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
23 (20.00 %)DB2
23 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
31 (6.667 %)MS Access
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Flash
11 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
11 (6.667 %)Dreamweaver
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (60.00 %)Retail
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (46.67 %)Developer
23 (20.00 %)DBA
23 (20.00 %)Administrator
23 (20.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
23 (20.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
23 (20.00 %)Oracle DBA
23 (20.00 %).NET Developer
23 (20.00 %)C# Developer
31 (6.667 %)Analyst
31 (6.667 %)Web Developer
31 (6.667 %)Analyst Developer
31 (6.667 %)MI Analyst
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Client/Server
11 (6.667 %)Web 2.0
11 (6.667 %)Mathematics
11 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (26.67 %)Windows
23 (20.00 %)AIX
23 (20.00 %)Linux
31 (6.667 %)Windows XP
31 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (6.667 %)Windows Mobile
31 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (60.00 %)E-Commerce
23 (20.00 %)ITIL
23 (20.00 %)Project Management
31 (6.667 %)Web Design
31 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (6.667 %)Web Development
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (73.33 %)C#
21 (6.667 %)Java
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)Degree
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (20.00 %)Oracle RMAN
13 (20.00 %)Oracle RAC
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft