Hertfordshire SQL Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Structured Query Language (SQL)
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Alderley Edge Andover Aylesbury Ballymena Banbury Banstead Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke Bath Beaconsfield Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Bicester Birkenhead Birmingham Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bootle Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Bradford-on-Avon Brentford Brentwood Bridgwater Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Burton-upon-Trent Caerphilly Camberley Camborne Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Cardiff Carrickfergus Channel Islands Cheadle Chelmsford Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chester Chippenham Cirencester City of London Clevedon Colchester Cornwall County Antrim Coventry Crawley Crewe Croydon Cumbria Darlington Darwen Denbighshire Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Dover Dudley Dundee Durham Ealing East Anglia East Grinstead East Kilbride East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Edinburgh Egham Enfield England Epsom Esher Essex Exeter Farnborough Farnham Feltham Fleetwood Gateshead Gatwick Glamorgan Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Grampian Guildford Gwent Gwynedd Halifax Hammersmith Hampshire Harlow Harrogate Harrow Haslemere Havant Hayes Hemel Hempstead Hendon Hereford Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hitchin Home Counties Horley Horsham Hounslow Hove Hull Huntingdon Ilford Ipswich Isle of Man Isle of Wight Isleworth Kent King's Lynn Kingston Upon Thames Lancashire Lancaster Leatherhead Leeds Leek Leicester Leicestershire Lewes Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool Livingston London Loughborough Luton Lyndhurst Lytham St Annes M4 Corridor Macclesfield Maidenhead Manchester Marlow Merseyside Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Morecambe Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northwich Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Nuneaton Oldham Oxford Oxfordshire Paddington Paisley Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Potters Bar Preston Reading Redhill Reigate Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Romford Ross-on-Wye Royston Rugby Ryde Salford Salisbury Sandwich Scotland Sevenoaks Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Lanarkshire South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southall Southampton Southend-on-Sea Southwark St Albans St Asaph Stafford Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Stockport Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-upon-Avon Street Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surbiton Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Taunton Teesside Telford Thame Thames Valley Tiverton Tonbridge Trowbridge Tunbridge Wells Twickenham Tyne and Wear UK Uttoxeter Uxbridge Wakefield Wales Wallingford Walsall Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Watford Welwyn Garden City Wembley West Bromwich West Lothian West Malling West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Westminster Weybridge Wigan Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Wirral Woking Wokingham Wolverhampton Woodstock Worcester Worcestershire Wrexham Wycombe Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 2 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	5	4
Rank change on same period last year	-1
Matching contract IT job ads	127	228
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.204 %	0.245 %
As % of the category below	40.19 %	37.87 %
Daily rates quoted	62	83
Average minimum daily rate	£302	£324
Average daily rate	£321	£344
% change on same period last year	-6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate	£339	£363
UK excluding London average daily rate	£322	£328
% change on same period last year	-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted	4	21
Average minimum hourly rate	£30.00	£31.43
Average hourly rate	£32.50	£32.71
% change on same period last year	-0.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£35.00	£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£26.97	£29.65
% change on same period last year	-9.05 %
Programming Languages Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads	316	602
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.508 %	0.646 %
Daily rates quoted	110	217
Average minimum daily rate	£306	£294
Average daily rate	£323	£314
% change on same period last year	+2.80 %
Average maximum daily rate	£341	£335
UK excluding London average daily rate	£317	£331
% change on same period last year	-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted	36	74
Average minimum hourly rate	£33.21	£33.54
Average hourly rate	£34.10	£34.50
% change on same period last year	-1.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£34.99	£35.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£30.93	£32.68
% change on same period last year	-5.35 %
SQL East of England

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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Last	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Average Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Average Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Watford	+2	24	£349	-4.97 %
Rickmansworth	-	7	£214	-
Potters Bar	-11	3	-	-
Stevenage	+1	3	-	-
Welwyn Garden City	0	2	£234	-28.00 %
Royston	0	2	-	-
St Albans	-2	1	-	-
Hitchin	-	1	-	-

SQL East of England

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 88 (37.45 %) Oracle 2 66 (28.09 %) Java 3 63 (26.81 %) PL/SQL 4 56 (23.83 %) UNIX 5 40 (17.02 %) Windows 5 40 (17.02 %) XML 6 39 (16.60 %) DB2 7 37 (15.74 %) J2EE 7 37 (15.74 %) Finance 8 36 (15.32 %) WebServices 9 34 (14.47 %) .NET 10 31 (13.19 %) SQL Server 11 30 (12.77 %) AIX 12 24 (10.21 %) Linux 12 24 (10.21 %) HTML

12 24 (10.21 %) VB 12 24 (10.21 %) JavaScript 13 23 (9.787 %) ETL 14 21 (8.936 %) WebSphere 15 20 (8.511 %) Hibernate 16 19 (8.085 %) Telecoms 16 19 (8.085 %) MS Excel 16 19 (8.085 %) C# 16 19 (8.085 %) Retail 17 18 (7.660 %) OO 18 17 (7.234 %) Middleware 18 17 (7.234 %) Shell Script 18 17 (7.234 %) Datawarehouse 18 17 (7.234 %) IBM 18 17 (7.234 %) Microsoft

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 40 (17.02 %) XML 2 37 (15.74 %) J2EE 3 36 (15.32 %) WebServices 4 34 (14.47 %) .NET 5 24 (10.21 %) HTML 6 21 (8.936 %) WebSphere 7 20 (8.511 %) Hibernate 8 17 (7.234 %) Middleware 9 14 (5.957 %) Spring 10 12 (5.106 %) ASP 10 12 (5.106 %) ASP.NET 10 12 (5.106 %) JSP 11 11 (4.681 %) JDBC 12 10 (4.255 %) Java EE 13 9 (3.830 %) SOAP 13 9 (3.830 %) J2SE 14 8 (3.404 %) JSF 15 6 (2.553 %) AJAX 15 6 (2.553 %) Struts 15 6 (2.553 %) Servlets	Application Platforms 1 16 (6.809 %) WebLogic 2 14 (5.957 %) WebSphere Application Server 3 13 (5.532 %) JBoss 4 8 (3.404 %) SAS 5 7 (2.979 %) Apache 5 7 (2.979 %) Tomcat 6 5 (2.128 %) MS Exchange 7 4 (1.702 %) IIS 8 3 (1.277 %) BizTalk Server 9 2 (0.851 %) Lotus Notes 9 2 (0.851 %) Tuxedo 10 1 (0.426 %) SharePoint 10 1 (0.426 %) Lotus Domino 10 1 (0.426 %) Exchange Server 2003 10 1 (0.426 %) SharePoint Server 2007 10 1 (0.426 %) Resin 10 1 (0.426 %) CICS
Applications 1 19 (8.085 %) MS Excel 2 7 (2.979 %) MS Office 3 2 (0.851 %) SPSS 4 1 (0.426 %) MS PowerPoint 4 1 (0.426 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 2 (0.851 %) Teamcenter 1 2 (0.851 %) Academy Housing 1 2 (0.851 %) arcHouse 1 2 (0.851 %) assyst 1 2 (0.851 %) Oracle Applications 1 2 (0.851 %) AWD 2 1 (0.426 %) Movex 2 1 (0.426 %) BASE24 2 1 (0.426 %) MAXIMO 2 1 (0.426 %) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking 1 8 (3.404 %) LAN 2 7 (2.979 %) RNC 3 5 (2.128 %) HTTP 3 5 (2.128 %) TCP/IP 4 4 (1.702 %) Internet 4 4 (1.702 %) Firewall 4 4 (1.702 %) Wireless 5 3 (1.277 %) SAN 6 2 (0.851 %) Intranet 6 2 (0.851 %) FTP 6 2 (0.851 %) DNS 6 2 (0.851 %) ATM 6 2 (0.851 %) WAN 6 2 (0.851 %) SMTP 7 1 (0.426 %) DHCP 7 1 (0.426 %) ISDN 7 1 (0.426 %) VPN 7 1 (0.426 %) 3G 7 1 (0.426 %) DSL 7 1 (0.426 %) SMPP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 39 (16.60 %) DB2 2 31 (13.19 %) SQL Server 3 23 (9.787 %) ETL 4 17 (7.234 %) Datawarehouse 5 16 (6.809 %) MS Access 6 14 (5.957 %) RDBMS 7 13 (5.532 %) BusinessObjects 7 13 (5.532 %) Crystal Reports 8 11 (4.681 %) SQL Server 2000 9 10 (4.255 %) SQLPlus 9 10 (4.255 %) Oracle OWB 9 10 (4.255 %) Oracle 10g 9 10 (4.255 %) Oracle Reports 10 9 (3.830 %) OLTP 11 7 (2.979 %) BODI 11 7 (2.979 %) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 12 6 (2.553 %) BusinessObjects XI 13 5 (2.128 %) SQL Server 2005 13 5 (2.128 %) Star Schema 13 5 (2.128 %) Oracle 9i
Development Applications 1 15 (6.383 %) JUnit 1 15 (6.383 %) Eclipse 2 5 (2.128 %) ClearCase 2 5 (2.128 %) Oracle Forms 2 5 (2.128 %) ClearQuest 3 4 (1.702 %) TestDirector 3 4 (1.702 %) QuickTest Pro 4 3 (1.277 %) JIRA 4 3 (1.277 %) Flash 5 2 (0.851 %) JDeveloper 5 2 (0.851 %) Rational Rose 5 2 (0.851 %) Bugzilla 6 1 (0.426 %) Synon 6 1 (0.426 %) COOL2E 6 1 (0.426 %) PowerBuilder 6 1 (0.426 %) WebSphere Studio Application Developer 6 1 (0.426 %) Visual Studio 6 1 (0.426 %) VSS/SourceSafe	General 1 37 (15.74 %) Finance 2 19 (8.085 %) Telecoms 2 19 (8.085 %) Retail 3 13 (5.532 %) Back Office 4 9 (3.830 %) Banking 5 7 (2.979 %) Marketing 6 6 (2.553 %) Financial Institution 7 5 (2.128 %) Health 7 5 (2.128 %) Games 8 4 (1.702 %) Manufacturing 9 3 (1.277 %) Pharmaceutical 10 2 (0.851 %) Education 10 2 (0.851 %) Government 10 2 (0.851 %) Online Games 10 2 (0.851 %) FMCG 11 1 (0.426 %) Auditing 11 1 (0.426 %) Automotive 11 1 (0.426 %) Advertising 11 1 (0.426 %) Publishing 11 1 (0.426 %) Billing
Job Titles 1 89 (37.87 %) Developer 2 46 (19.57 %) Analyst 3 30 (12.77 %) DBA 4 24 (10.21 %) Administrator 5 21 (8.936 %) Applications Support 6 20 (8.511 %) Oracle Developer 7 18 (7.660 %) Support Analyst 8 17 (7.234 %) Java Developer 9 14 (5.957 %) DB2 DBA 10 12 (5.106 %) Applications Support Analyst 11 11 (4.681 %) .NET Developer 12 10 (4.255 %) Support Specialist 13 9 (3.830 %) Senior Developer 13 9 (3.830 %) Architect 14 8 (3.404 %) Applications Specialist 14 8 (3.404 %) SQL Developer 14 8 (3.404 %) Applications Support Specialist 14 8 (3.404 %) Report Developer 14 8 (3.404 %) Radio Access Network Engineer 15 7 (2.979 %) Senior Java Developer	Miscellaneous 1 4 (1.702 %) Data Extraction 2 3 (1.277 %) Web 2.0 2 3 (1.277 %) LIMS 2 3 (1.277 %) SCADA 2 3 (1.277 %) Robotics 3 2 (0.851 %) HACMP 3 2 (0.851 %) Replication 4 1 (0.426 %) Economics 4 1 (0.426 %) Blackberry 4 1 (0.426 %) Mathematics 4 1 (0.426 %) Computer Science 4 1 (0.426 %) Credit Risk 4 1 (0.426 %) IBM Mainframe 4 1 (0.426 %) Mainframe 4 1 (0.426 %) AS400 4 1 (0.426 %) Handset 4 1 (0.426 %) N-Tier 4 1 (0.426 %) PMI 4 1 (0.426 %) EFT 4 1 (0.426 %) NHS
Operating Systems 1 56 (23.83 %) UNIX 2 40 (17.02 %) Windows 3 30 (12.77 %) AIX 4 24 (10.21 %) Linux 5 12 (5.106 %) Red Hat Linux 6 7 (2.979 %) Tru64 7 6 (2.553 %) Windows Mobile 8 5 (2.128 %) Windows Server 2003 9 4 (1.702 %) Solaris 10 3 (1.277 %) Windows 2000 Server 11 1 (0.426 %) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 11 1 (0.426 %) Windows XP 11 1 (0.426 %) HPUX	Processes & Methodologies 1 18 (7.660 %) OO 2 16 (6.809 %) Migration 2 16 (6.809 %) Data Analysis 2 16 (6.809 %) Data Migration 3 14 (5.957 %) UML 4 13 (5.532 %) Data Modelling 5 11 (4.681 %) SOA 5 11 (4.681 %) Business Intelligence 6 7 (2.979 %) Project Management 6 7 (2.979 %) Service Management 6 7 (2.979 %) RAD 7 6 (2.553 %) Workflow 7 6 (2.553 %) Security Cleared 7 6 (2.553 %) Agile Software Development 7 6 (2.553 %) Web Development 8 5 (2.128 %) Disaster Recovery 8 5 (2.128 %) ITIL 9 4 (1.702 %) ERP 9 4 (1.702 %) EAI 9 4 (1.702 %) Automated Testing
Programming Languages 1 66 (28.09 %) Java 2 63 (26.81 %) PL/SQL 3 24 (10.21 %) VB 3 24 (10.21 %) JavaScript 4 19 (8.085 %) C# 5 17 (7.234 %) Shell Script 6 15 (6.383 %) VBA 7 12 (5.106 %) Perl 8 11 (4.681 %) C++ 9 9 (3.830 %) VB.NET 10 7 (2.979 %) Transact-SQL 11 5 (2.128 %) VB6 12 3 (1.277 %) XPath 12 3 (1.277 %) COBOL 13 2 (0.851 %) PHP 13 2 (0.851 %) VBScript 14 1 (0.426 %) RPG 14 1 (0.426 %) C 14 1 (0.426 %) DHTML	Qualifications 1 4 (1.702 %) Degree 2 2 (0.851 %) Microsoft Certification 3 1 (0.426 %) Sun Certification 3 1 (0.426 %) MCDBA 3 1 (0.426 %) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 8 (3.404 %) SLA 2 3 (1.277 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 3 1 (0.426 %) ISO8583 3 1 (0.426 %) QA	System Software 1 2 (0.851 %) Active Directory 2 1 (0.426 %) VMware ESX
Systems Management 1 2 (0.851 %) Tivoli Storage Manager 2 1 (0.426 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 2 1 (0.426 %) OpenView Configuration Management	Vendors 1 88 (37.45 %) Oracle 2 17 (7.234 %) IBM 2 17 (7.234 %) Microsoft 3 13 (5.532 %) Business Objects 4 12 (5.106 %) Red Hat 5 11 (4.681 %) Sybase 6 8 (3.404 %) Ab Initio 7 7 (2.979 %) Cisco 8 6 (2.553 %) SAP 8 6 (2.553 %) BEA 8 6 (2.553 %) Informatica 9 4 (1.702 %) Ericsson 9 4 (1.702 %) Progress 9 4 (1.702 %) Chordiant 9 4 (1.702 %) Sage 9 4 (1.702 %) Netezza 10 3 (1.277 %) Lotus 10 3 (1.277 %) InterSystems 10 3 (1.277 %) Nokia 11 2 (0.851 %) Citrix