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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Luton 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank123
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads558
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.058 %
As % of the category below45.45 %78.38 %
Daily rates quoted123
Average minimum daily rate£200£292
Average daily rate£250£333
% change on same period last year-24.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£336
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£30.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.91£31.40
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Luton
Matching contract IT job ads1174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted230
Average minimum daily rate£267£311
Average daily rate£300£344
% change on same period last year-12.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£29.33
Average hourly rate£40.00£33.50
% change on same period last year+19.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£37.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.61£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
SQL Server LondonSQL Server
London

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

19 (64.29 %).NET
25 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (35.71 %)VB.NET
25 (35.71 %)SharePoint
34 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
34 (28.57 %)SQL
34 (28.57 %)C#
34 (28.57 %)JavaScript
34 (28.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (21.43 %)HTML
43 (21.43 %)VB
43 (21.43 %)ASP
43 (21.43 %)CSS
43 (21.43 %)XML
43 (21.43 %)XSLT
43 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (14.29 %)Systems Analysis
52 (14.29 %)AJAX
52 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects
52 (14.29 %)Business Objects
52 (14.29 %)Cognos
52 (14.29 %).NET Framework
61 (7.143 %)Problem Management
61 (7.143 %)ADO.NET
61 (7.143 %)MySQL
61 (7.143 %)Sybase
61 (7.143 %)Crystal Reports
61 (7.143 %)PHP

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (64.29 %).NET
24 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
33 (21.43 %)HTML
33 (21.43 %)ASP
33 (21.43 %)CSS
33 (21.43 %)XML
33 (21.43 %)XSLT
42 (14.29 %)AJAX
42 (14.29 %).NET Framework
51 (7.143 %)ADO.NET
51 (7.143 %)XHTML
51 (7.143 %)XSD
51 (7.143 %)DOM
51 (7.143 %)WebServices
51 (7.143 %)WinForms
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (35.71 %)SharePoint
24 (28.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (7.143 %)BizTalk Server
31 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
31 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)assyst
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)Intranet
11 (7.143 %)Internet
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (35.71 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (14.29 %)BusinessObjects
41 (7.143 %)MySQL
41 (7.143 %)Crystal Reports
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (64.29 %)Developer
25 (35.71 %)Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Web Developer
42 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (14.29 %)Programmer
51 (7.143 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (7.143 %)SQL Server Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Applications Support
51 (7.143 %)Administrator
51 (7.143 %)Data Analyst
51 (7.143 %).NET Developer
51 (7.143 %)C# Developer
51 (7.143 %)Applications Support Analyst
51 (7.143 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (7.143 %)Technical Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Network Support Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Analyst Developer
51 (7.143 %)Network Administrator
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Management Information System
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)Windows
11 (7.143 %)Linux
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Systems Analysis
21 (7.143 %)Problem Management
21 (7.143 %)Data Modelling
21 (7.143 %)Business Intelligence
21 (7.143 %)OO
21 (7.143 %)Service Management
21 (7.143 %)Information Management
21 (7.143 %)Document Management
21 (7.143 %)Incident Management
21 (7.143 %)Web Development
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (35.71 %)VB.NET
24 (28.57 %)SQL
24 (28.57 %)C#
24 (28.57 %)JavaScript
33 (21.43 %)VB
41 (7.143 %)PHP
41 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
41 (7.143 %)VBA
41 (7.143 %)VC++
41 (7.143 %)VB6
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Business Objects
12 (14.29 %)Cognos
21 (7.143 %)Sybase
21 (7.143 %)Microsoft
21 (7.143 %)HP
21 (7.143 %)Altiris