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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Kent 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank93
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads52100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.101 %
As % of the category below42.98 %58.48 %
Daily rates quoted1523
Average minimum daily rate£306£240
Average daily rate£338£247
% change on same period last year+36.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Hourly rates quoted337
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£25.11
Average hourly rate£25.00£28.05
% change on same period last year-10.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.67£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.49£30.39
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads121171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.161 %0.173 %
Daily rates quoted2538
Average minimum daily rate£318£260
Average daily rate£346£267
% change on same period last year+29.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted2147
Average minimum hourly rate£27.15£30.46
Average hourly rate£29.06£35.02
% change on same period last year-17.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.98£39.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
SQL Server South EastSQL Server
South East

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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Kent SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

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 Kent region.

Kent SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

LocationRank 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
MaidstoneDown-105£363+41.46 %
ChathamNew entry-3£342-
RochesterNew entry-3£363-
Tunbridge WellsNo change02--
DartfordUp+22--
SittingbourneUp+32--
SevenoaksUp+32£325-
GreenhitheNew entry-1--
TonbridgeUp+31--
SQL Server South EastSQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

160 (50.00 %)SQL
251 (42.50 %).NET
333 (27.50 %)Microsoft
431 (25.83 %)C#
530 (25.00 %)Windows
628 (23.33 %)Oracle
628 (23.33 %)ASP.NET
727 (22.50 %)SQL Server 2000
822 (18.33 %)SQL Server 2005
921 (17.50 %)Insurance
1019 (15.83 %)VB
1118 (15.00 %)Migration
1216 (13.33 %)JavaScript
1216 (13.33 %)XML
1216 (13.33 %)UNIX
1315 (12.50 %)SQL Server 7
1315 (12.50 %)Active Directory
1414 (11.67 %)DTS
1513 (10.83 %)CSS
1513 (10.83 %)HTML
1513 (10.83 %)VB.NET
1513 (10.83 %)Finance
1612 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
1711 (9.167 %)TCP/IP
1711 (9.167 %)PL/SQL
1711 (9.167 %)ASP
1711 (9.167 %)MS Office
1810 (8.333 %)XHTML
1810 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
199 (7.500 %)Data Migration

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (42.50 %).NET
228 (23.33 %)ASP.NET
316 (13.33 %)XML
413 (10.83 %)CSS
413 (10.83 %)HTML
511 (9.167 %)ASP
610 (8.333 %)XHTML
76 (5.000 %)ADO
85 (4.167 %)J2EE
85 (4.167 %)WebSphere
85 (4.167 %)WebServices
94 (3.333 %)AJAX
94 (3.333 %)WinForms
103 (2.500 %)XSLT
112 (1.667 %).NET Framework
112 (1.667 %)ASP.NET 2.0
112 (1.667 %)ADSI
112 (1.667 %)XSL
121 (0.833 %)SOAP
121 (0.833 %)MVC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (5.833 %)CMS
25 (4.167 %)IIS
34 (3.333 %)MS Exchange
34 (3.333 %)WebLogic
34 (3.333 %)DotNetNuke
43 (2.500 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (2.500 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (2.500 %)SharePoint
52 (1.667 %)SAS
52 (1.667 %)Content Management Server
52 (1.667 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (0.833 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.833 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (9.167 %)MS Office
26 (5.000 %)MS Excel
32 (1.667 %)MS Visio
41 (0.833 %)Spreadsheet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.667 %)GoldMine
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (9.167 %)TCP/IP
27 (5.833 %)DNS
27 (5.833 %)DHCP
36 (5.000 %)TELNET
44 (3.333 %)SS7
44 (3.333 %)ISDN
53 (2.500 %)FTP
62 (1.667 %)VoIP
62 (1.667 %)SAN
62 (1.667 %)Internet
62 (1.667 %)NGN
71 (0.833 %)Intranet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (22.50 %)SQL Server 2000
222 (18.33 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (12.50 %)SQL Server 7
414 (11.67 %)DTS
512 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
68 (6.667 %)Star Schema
76 (5.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
85 (4.167 %)Oracle 10g
94 (3.333 %)ETL
94 (3.333 %)Oracle 9i
103 (2.500 %)Crystal Reports
103 (2.500 %)BusinessObjects
112 (1.667 %)MySQL
121 (0.833 %)MS Access
121 (0.833 %)RDBMS
121 (0.833 %)Oracle 11g
121 (0.833 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.000 %)ProC
24 (3.333 %)WinRunner
24 (3.333 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (3.333 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (1.667 %)ClearCase
32 (1.667 %)Ant
32 (1.667 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.833 %)WebLogic Workshop
41 (0.833 %)InstallShield
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (17.50 %)Insurance
213 (10.83 %)Finance
36 (5.000 %)Banking
44 (3.333 %)Health
44 (3.333 %)Telecoms
53 (2.500 %)Financial Institution
53 (2.500 %)Retail
53 (2.500 %)Retail Banking
62 (1.667 %)Government
71 (0.833 %)Investment Banking
71 (0.833 %)Publishing
71 (0.833 %)Local Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
166 (55.00 %)Developer
223 (19.17 %).NET Developer
310 (8.333 %)C# Developer
310 (8.333 %)Analyst
49 (7.500 %)Consultant
49 (7.500 %)DBA
49 (7.500 %)SQL Developer
58 (6.667 %)SQL Server Developer
58 (6.667 %)VB.NET Developer
67 (5.833 %)ASP.NET Developer
76 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse Developer
85 (4.167 %)Server Engineer
85 (4.167 %)Architect
85 (4.167 %)Oracle DBA
85 (4.167 %)Web Developer
85 (4.167 %)Administrator
94 (3.333 %)Java Developer
94 (3.333 %)Junior
94 (3.333 %)Test Engineer
94 (3.333 %)DotNetNuke Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.333 %)NHS
21 (0.833 %)W3C
21 (0.833 %)Thin Client
21 (0.833 %)Clustering
21 (0.833 %)Fat Client
21 (0.833 %)Client/Server
21 (0.833 %)PMI
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (25.00 %)Windows
216 (13.33 %)UNIX
310 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (6.667 %)Linux
56 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
64 (3.333 %)Windows NT
71 (0.833 %)SUSE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (15.00 %)Migration
29 (7.500 %)Data Migration
38 (6.667 %)Release Management
44 (3.333 %)Web Testing
44 (3.333 %)Manual Testing
44 (3.333 %)System Testing
44 (3.333 %)Software Testing
44 (3.333 %)Web Development
44 (3.333 %)Validation
44 (3.333 %)Automated Testing
44 (3.333 %)OO
53 (2.500 %)PRINCE2
53 (2.500 %)Data Modelling
53 (2.500 %)Data Analysis
53 (2.500 %)Data Architecture
62 (1.667 %)SC Cleared
62 (1.667 %)Security Cleared
62 (1.667 %)Load Balancing
62 (1.667 %)Requirements Analysis
62 (1.667 %)Programme Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
160 (50.00 %)SQL
231 (25.83 %)C#
319 (15.83 %)VB
416 (13.33 %)JavaScript
513 (10.83 %)VB.NET
611 (9.167 %)PL/SQL
78 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
87 (5.833 %)Perl
87 (5.833 %)C
87 (5.833 %)Java
87 (5.833 %)Korn
95 (4.167 %)VB6
104 (3.333 %)Delphi
104 (3.333 %)DHTML
113 (2.500 %)VBA
122 (1.667 %)VBScript
131 (0.833 %)PHP
131 (0.833 %)Shell Script
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.833 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.667 %)SLA
21 (0.833 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (12.50 %)Active Directory
22 (1.667 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (1.667 %)Oracle RAC
31 (0.833 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (0.833 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.833 %)NetBackup
31 (0.833 %)Backup Exec
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.500 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (0.833 %)WSUS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (27.50 %)Microsoft
228 (23.33 %)Oracle
35 (4.167 %)Citrix
44 (3.333 %)BEA
53 (2.500 %)VMware
53 (2.500 %)Business Objects
62 (1.667 %)HP
62 (1.667 %)Symantec
62 (1.667 %)Altiris
71 (0.833 %)ION Trading
71 (0.833 %)Intel
71 (0.833 %)IBM
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