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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Report Writer (SQR) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQR over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Report Writer (SQR)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank63-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.133 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£575-
Average daily rate£575-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£575-
UK excluding London average daily rate£508£367
% change on same period last year+38.63 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£20.75
% change on same period last year-
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads422365
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.597 %0.369 %
Daily rates quoted7954
Average minimum daily rate£294£319
Average daily rate£313£346
% change on same period last year-9.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted5557
Average minimum hourly rate£25.02£24.26
Average hourly rate£27.88£26.19
% change on same period last year+6.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.74£28.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
SQR North WestSQR
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.

SQR
Demand Trend

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

Manchester SQR Demand Trend

SQR
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester SQR Daily Rate Trend

SQR
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing SQR 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 SQR.

112 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft
112 (100.00 %)PeopleCode
29 (75.00 %)PeopleTools
38 (66.67 %)Internet
46 (50.00 %)SLA
53 (25.00 %)Finance
53 (25.00 %)PeopleSoft Financials
62 (16.67 %)Oracle Discoverer
62 (16.67 %)RDBMS
62 (16.67 %)ERP
62 (16.67 %)Oracle
62 (16.67 %)SQL Server
62 (16.67 %)Sybase
62 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
62 (16.67 %)Data Management
71 (8.333 %)Data Migration
71 (8.333 %)Migration
71 (8.333 %)SQL
71 (8.333 %)UNIX
71 (8.333 %)PeopleSoft HRMS

SQR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing SQR 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 SQR. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (25.00 %)PeopleSoft Financials
21 (8.333 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (66.67 %)Internet
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)SQL Server
12 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
12 (16.67 %)Oracle Discoverer
12 (16.67 %)RDBMS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (75.00 %)PeopleTools
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Finance
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
112 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft Developer
25 (41.67 %)Technical Specialist
32 (16.67 %)PeopleSoft Support
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)ERP
12 (16.67 %)Data Management
21 (8.333 %)Data Migration
21 (8.333 %)Migration
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)PeopleCode
21 (8.333 %)SQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (50.00 %)SLA
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)PeopleSoft
22 (16.67 %)Oracle
22 (16.67 %)Sybase