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This section looks at the demand for Transact-SQL (T-SQL) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Transact-SQL over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransact-SQL (T-SQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3949
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads65
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.896 %2.110 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£275£250
Average daily rate£294£250
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£334
% change on same period last year-11.06 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£22.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.24£34.51
% change on same period last year+7.92 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads154237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.236 %
Daily rates quoted5956
Average minimum daily rate£300£277
Average daily rate£322£287
% change on same period last year+12.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£335
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted1943
Average minimum hourly rate£26.19£34.99
Average hourly rate£28.03£40.23
% change on same period last year-30.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.87£45.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.40£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.11 %
Transact-SQL South EastTransact-SQL
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.

Transact-SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Transact-SQL across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Kent Transact-SQL Demand Trend

Transact-SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Transact-SQL Daily Rate Trend

Transact-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Transact-SQL Hourly Rate Trend

Transact-SQL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Transact-SQL within the Kent region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
TonbridgeUp+11--
ChathamNew entry-1£300-
Transact-SQL South EastTransact-SQL
South East

Transact-SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Transact-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 Transact-SQL.

17 (87.50 %)SQL
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
23 (37.50 %).NET
23 (37.50 %)C#
23 (37.50 %)Crystal Reports
32 (25.00 %)Business Objects
32 (25.00 %)XML
32 (25.00 %)MS Excel
32 (25.00 %)VB
32 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
32 (25.00 %)DTS
32 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (25.00 %)MS Visio
32 (25.00 %)ETL
32 (25.00 %)SAS
32 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
32 (25.00 %)Microsoft
32 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
32 (25.00 %)SAN
32 (25.00 %)Banking
32 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (12.50 %)Web Development
41 (12.50 %).NET Framework
41 (12.50 %)Release Management
41 (12.50 %)Continuous Integration
41 (12.50 %)VB6
41 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (12.50 %)BizTalk Server
41 (12.50 %)ISO9001
41 (12.50 %)Crystal Enterprise

Transact-SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Transact-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 Transact-SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (37.50 %).NET
22 (25.00 %)XML
31 (12.50 %).NET Framework
31 (12.50 %)XML Messaging
31 (12.50 %)XSL
31 (12.50 %)XSLT
31 (12.50 %)ASP
31 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
31 (12.50 %)WebServices
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)SAS
21 (12.50 %)BizTalk Server
21 (12.50 %)SharePoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Excel
12 (25.00 %)MS Visio
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)SAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
23 (37.50 %)Crystal Reports
32 (25.00 %)Datawarehouse
32 (25.00 %)DTS
32 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (25.00 %)ETL
32 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
32 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (12.50 %)Crystal Enterprise
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)Ant
11 (12.50 %)ClearCase
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Banking
21 (12.50 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
33 (37.50 %)SQL Server Developer
33 (37.50 %)C# Developer
42 (25.00 %).NET Developer
42 (25.00 %)Database Developer
51 (12.50 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (12.50 %)VB6 Developer
51 (12.50 %)VB Developer
51 (12.50 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (12.50 %)Coordinator
51 (12.50 %)Web Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (12.50 %)Web Development
21 (12.50 %)Release Management
21 (12.50 %)Continuous Integration
21 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (87.50 %)SQL
23 (37.50 %)C#
32 (25.00 %)VB
41 (12.50 %)VB6
41 (12.50 %)VB.NET
41 (12.50 %)JavaScript
41 (12.50 %)VBScript
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Business Objects
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)VMware