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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Leeds 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 2005 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2840
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads5835
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.035 %
As % of the category below20.00 %14.11 %
Daily rates quoted152
Average minimum daily rate£290£225
Average daily rate£301£288
% change on same period last year+4.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£350
% change on same period last year-5.37 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£37.25
Average hourly rate£32.50£38.50
% change on same period last year-15.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.71£39.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.97£35.45
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads290248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.383 %0.247 %
Daily rates quoted6930
Average minimum daily rate£281£337
Average daily rate£295£357
% change on same period last year-17.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted1729
Average minimum hourly rate£29.07£27.51
Average hourly rate£31.30£28.50
% change on same period last year+9.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£29.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
SQL Server 2005 West YorkshireSQL Server 2005
West 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 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Leeds SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Leeds region.

Leeds SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Leeds SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Leeds region.

Leeds SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Leeds SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

1146 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2104 (71.23 %).NET
372 (49.32 %)ASP.NET
466 (45.21 %)C#
550 (34.25 %)SQL
635 (23.97 %)SQL Server 2000
734 (23.29 %)Microsoft
734 (23.29 %)Windows
831 (21.23 %)XML
831 (21.23 %)SQL Server Integration Services
930 (20.55 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1029 (19.86 %)SharePoint
1127 (18.49 %)WebServices
1127 (18.49 %)CSS
1226 (17.81 %)Transact-SQL
1325 (17.12 %)HTML
1424 (16.44 %)Visual Studio
1522 (15.07 %)JavaScript
1620 (13.70 %)Health
1718 (12.33 %)MS Excel
1718 (12.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1816 (10.96 %)Active Directory
1914 (9.589 %)XSLT
2013 (8.904 %)WAN
2013 (8.904 %)Finance
2112 (8.219 %)Firewall
2112 (8.219 %)MS Exchange
2112 (8.219 %)Windows Server 2003
2112 (8.219 %)ITIL
2112 (8.219 %)Windows Vista

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1104 (71.23 %).NET
272 (49.32 %)ASP.NET
331 (21.23 %)XML
430 (20.55 %)ASP.NET 2.0
527 (18.49 %)WebServices
527 (18.49 %)CSS
625 (17.12 %)HTML
714 (9.589 %)XSLT
810 (6.849 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
98 (5.479 %)AJAX
98 (5.479 %).NET Framework
105 (3.425 %)WCF
114 (2.740 %)Windows SharePoint Services
114 (2.740 %)XHTML
123 (2.055 %)ADO.NET
123 (2.055 %)NHibernate
132 (1.370 %)WF
132 (1.370 %)XSD
132 (1.370 %)SOAP
132 (1.370 %)WSDL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (19.86 %)SharePoint
212 (8.219 %)MS Exchange
212 (8.219 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (4.110 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (2.055 %)IIS
52 (1.370 %)BizTalk Server
52 (1.370 %)CMS
61 (0.685 %)ArcGIS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (12.33 %)MS Excel
24 (2.740 %)InfoPath
32 (1.370 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.685 %)MS Visio
41 (0.685 %)ArcView
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (8.904 %)WAN
212 (8.219 %)Firewall
310 (6.849 %)Internet
310 (6.849 %)MPLS
310 (6.849 %)VPN
310 (6.849 %)SAN
44 (2.740 %)TCP/IP
52 (1.370 %)Kerberos
52 (1.370 %)SSL
52 (1.370 %)X.509
61 (0.685 %)Extranet
61 (0.685 %)Intranet
61 (0.685 %)LAN
61 (0.685 %)SSH
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1146 (100.00 %)SQL Server
235 (23.97 %)SQL Server 2000
331 (21.23 %)SQL Server Integration Services
418 (12.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
511 (7.534 %)Datawarehouse
610 (6.849 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
79 (6.164 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
87 (4.795 %)MS Access
95 (3.425 %)DTS
103 (2.055 %)OLAP
111 (0.685 %)GIS
111 (0.685 %)BusinessObjects
111 (0.685 %)Data Mining
111 (0.685 %)ETL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (16.44 %)Visual Studio
211 (7.534 %)Visual Studio Team System
36 (4.110 %)NUnit
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (13.70 %)Health
213 (8.904 %)Finance
37 (4.795 %)Banking
46 (4.110 %)Law
54 (2.740 %)Government
62 (1.370 %)Retail
71 (0.685 %)Front Office
71 (0.685 %)Marketing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
195 (65.07 %)Developer
257 (39.04 %).NET Developer
323 (15.75 %)C# Developer
419 (13.01 %)ASP.NET Developer
515 (10.27 %)Applications Developer
612 (8.219 %)Consultant
612 (8.219 %)SQL Developer
612 (8.219 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
711 (7.534 %)Analyst
810 (6.849 %)SQL Server Developer
98 (5.479 %)SQL Server Consultant
98 (5.479 %)Business Consultant
98 (5.479 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
107 (4.795 %)Project Engineer
115 (3.425 %)Web Developer
115 (3.425 %)Senior Developer
115 (3.425 %)Programmer
115 (3.425 %)Information Analyst
124 (2.740 %)SQL DBA
124 (2.740 %)Senior .NET Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (7.534 %)NHS
25 (3.425 %)Clustering
33 (2.055 %)N-Tier
42 (1.370 %)Replication
51 (0.685 %)RIA
51 (0.685 %)Web 2.0
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (23.29 %)Windows
212 (8.219 %)Windows Server 2003
212 (8.219 %)Windows Vista
36 (4.110 %)Windows XP
44 (2.740 %)Windows 2000 Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (8.219 %)ITIL
210 (6.849 %)Migration
210 (6.849 %)PRINCE2
210 (6.849 %)Unit Testing
38 (5.479 %)Business Intelligence
46 (4.110 %)Project Management
55 (3.425 %)Configuration Management
55 (3.425 %)Regression Testing
55 (3.425 %)Software Testing
55 (3.425 %)Time Management
64 (2.740 %)Network Load Balancing
64 (2.740 %)Web Development
73 (2.055 %)OO
73 (2.055 %)Requirements Analysis
73 (2.055 %)Data Management
82 (1.370 %)Network Design
82 (1.370 %)Content Management
82 (1.370 %)Data Analysis
82 (1.370 %)Data Migration
82 (1.370 %)CRM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (45.21 %)C#
250 (34.25 %)SQL
326 (17.81 %)Transact-SQL
422 (15.07 %)JavaScript
55 (3.425 %)VB
55 (3.425 %)VB.NET
63 (2.055 %)DHTML
71 (0.685 %)C
71 (0.685 %)C++
71 (0.685 %)VBScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.425 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (3.425 %)MCSE
24 (2.740 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.685 %)MCDST
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.425 %)QA
21 (0.685 %)HL7
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (10.96 %)Active Directory
210 (6.849 %)VMware ESX
37 (4.795 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (1.370 %)ISA Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.370 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (1.370 %)Norton AntiVirus
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (23.29 %)Microsoft
27 (4.795 %)VMware
34 (2.740 %)Oracle
42 (1.370 %)Symantec
51 (0.685 %)IBM
51 (0.685 %)Business Objects
51 (0.685 %)Google