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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Lancashire 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
Rank56
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads4873
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.074 %
As % of the category below57.14 %58.40 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£290£276
Average daily rate£303£292
% change on same period last year+3.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Hourly rates quoted1214
Average minimum hourly rate£29.21£23.00
Average hourly rate£32.79£26.12
% change on same period last year+25.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.36£29.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.49£30.39
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads84125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted722
Average minimum daily rate£250£284
Average daily rate£267£298
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£284£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted2322
Average minimum hourly rate£26.64£23.10
Average hourly rate£29.25£26.25
% change on same period last year+11.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.87£29.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
SQL Server North WestSQL Server
North West

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire SQL Server Daily Rate 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire 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
PrestonUp+212--
BlackpoolUp+107--
BlackburnDown-25--
SQL Server North WestSQL Server
North West

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

170 (63.06 %).NET
266 (59.46 %)SQL Server 2005
358 (52.25 %)ASP.NET
448 (43.24 %)SQL
541 (36.94 %)C#
631 (27.93 %)SQL Server 2000
727 (24.32 %)VB.NET
822 (19.82 %)CSS
921 (18.92 %)JavaScript
1020 (18.02 %)Transact-SQL
1119 (17.12 %)XML
1217 (15.32 %)VB
1217 (15.32 %)HTML
1315 (13.51 %)VB6
1414 (12.61 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1414 (12.61 %)ASP
1513 (11.71 %)SharePoint
1612 (10.81 %)DTS
1612 (10.81 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1711 (9.910 %)Microsoft
1810 (9.009 %)SQL Server 7
1810 (9.009 %)Datawarehouse
1810 (9.009 %)AJAX
199 (8.108 %)MS Excel
199 (8.108 %)ColdFusion
199 (8.108 %)OLAP
199 (8.108 %)IIS
199 (8.108 %)DHTML
208 (7.207 %)Migration
208 (7.207 %)VBScript

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
170 (63.06 %).NET
258 (52.25 %)ASP.NET
322 (19.82 %)CSS
419 (17.12 %)XML
517 (15.32 %)HTML
614 (12.61 %)ASP
710 (9.009 %)AJAX
87 (6.306 %)SOAP
95 (4.505 %)WebServices
95 (4.505 %).NET Framework
104 (3.604 %)XHTML
112 (1.802 %)Zend Framework
112 (1.802 %)MDX
121 (0.901 %)Silverlight
121 (0.901 %)ASP.NET 2.0
121 (0.901 %)WinForms
121 (0.901 %)XSLT
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (11.71 %)SharePoint
29 (8.108 %)ColdFusion
29 (8.108 %)IIS
34 (3.604 %)CICS
43 (2.703 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (1.802 %)Apache
61 (0.901 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.901 %)CMS
61 (0.901 %)Oracle 10gAS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (8.108 %)MS Excel
25 (4.505 %)MS Visio
31 (0.901 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.802 %)Navision
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (5.405 %)Intranet
24 (3.604 %)FTP
33 (2.703 %)Internet
41 (0.901 %)SSL
41 (0.901 %)LDAP
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
166 (59.46 %)SQL Server 2005
231 (27.93 %)SQL Server 2000
314 (12.61 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
412 (10.81 %)DTS
510 (9.009 %)Datawarehouse
510 (9.009 %)SQL Server 7
69 (8.108 %)OLAP
78 (7.207 %)DB2
86 (5.405 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
95 (4.505 %)Crystal Reports
104 (3.604 %)Oracle 9i
104 (3.604 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
104 (3.604 %)Oracle 10g
104 (3.604 %)SQL Server Integration Services
113 (2.703 %)BusinessObjects
122 (1.802 %)TOAD
122 (1.802 %)MS Access
122 (1.802 %)Data Cleansing
131 (0.901 %)DB2 UDB
131 (0.901 %)QlikView
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (10.81 %)VSS/SourceSafe
28 (7.207 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.802 %)Flash
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (5.405 %)Retail
24 (3.604 %)Finance
24 (3.604 %)Government
24 (3.604 %)Health
33 (2.703 %)Insurance
42 (1.802 %)Multimedia
42 (1.802 %)Banking
42 (1.802 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.802 %)Telecoms
51 (0.901 %)Back Office
51 (0.901 %)Construction
51 (0.901 %)Publishing
51 (0.901 %)Police
51 (0.901 %)Pensions
51 (0.901 %)FMCG
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
179 (71.17 %)Developer
245 (40.54 %).NET Developer
331 (27.93 %)ASP.NET Developer
420 (18.02 %)SQL Developer
518 (16.22 %)SQL Server Developer
615 (13.51 %)Analyst
711 (9.910 %)VB.NET Developer
89 (8.108 %)C# Developer
98 (7.207 %)Programmer
107 (6.306 %)Analyst Programmer
107 (6.306 %)ColdFusion Developer
116 (5.405 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
116 (5.405 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
116 (5.405 %)DBA
124 (3.604 %)Web Developer
124 (3.604 %)Data Analyst
133 (2.703 %)Consultant
133 (2.703 %)Senior Developer
133 (2.703 %)SharePoint Developer
133 (2.703 %)Business Intelligence Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.604 %)VSAM
23 (2.703 %)N-Tier
23 (2.703 %)NHS
23 (2.703 %)Mainframe
32 (1.802 %)Management Information System
41 (0.901 %)Computer Science
41 (0.901 %)Data Extraction
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (5.405 %)Windows
21 (0.901 %)Linux
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (7.207 %)Business Intelligence
18 (7.207 %)Migration
27 (6.306 %)E-Commerce
35 (4.505 %)Data Modelling
35 (4.505 %)Service Delivery
35 (4.505 %)Security Cleared
44 (3.604 %)ITIL
53 (2.703 %)UML
53 (2.703 %)OO
53 (2.703 %)OOD
53 (2.703 %)Configuration Management
53 (2.703 %)Web Development
62 (1.802 %)Performance Management
62 (1.802 %)Data Migration
62 (1.802 %)E-business
62 (1.802 %)BC Cleared
62 (1.802 %)Change Management
62 (1.802 %)Agile Software Development
62 (1.802 %)ERP
71 (0.901 %)CRM
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (43.24 %)SQL
241 (36.94 %)C#
327 (24.32 %)VB.NET
421 (18.92 %)JavaScript
520 (18.02 %)Transact-SQL
617 (15.32 %)VB
715 (13.51 %)VB6
89 (8.108 %)DHTML
98 (7.207 %)VBScript
104 (3.604 %)REXX
104 (3.604 %)JCL
113 (2.703 %)C++
122 (1.802 %)C
122 (1.802 %)PHP
122 (1.802 %)Progress 4GL
131 (0.901 %)VBA
131 (0.901 %)Perl
131 (0.901 %)Java
131 (0.901 %)XPath
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.901 %)MCDBA
11 (0.901 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (0.901 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.802 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.901 %)MSMQ
21 (0.901 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.604 %)AutoSys
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (9.910 %)Microsoft
28 (7.207 %)Oracle
33 (2.703 %)Sybase
33 (2.703 %)Business Objects
42 (1.802 %)Progress
42 (1.802 %)Adobe
42 (1.802 %)Zend
51 (0.901 %)CA
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