The first table below looks at the demand for SQL skills in IT contracts advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Merseyside region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 3 4 6
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +2
Contract jobs citing SQL 41 49 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Merseyside 19.62% 18.85% 10.89%
As % of the Programming Languages category 54.67% 51.04% 41.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 25 10
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £117 £260 £244
10% offered a daily rate of more than £445 £400 £346
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 1
Average hourly rate £18.50 £21.86 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.37% +45.73%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £32.25
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -22.48%
All Programming Languages
Merseyside
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
75 96 68
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Merseyside 35.89% 36.92% 26.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 49 33
Average daily rate £350 £300 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% +9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £260 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £400 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 1
Average hourly rate £16.72 £21.86 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-23.51% +45.73%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
SQL
North West

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Merseyside SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Merseyside SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Merseyside SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Liverpool -6 14 £400 +23.07%
Wirral - 3 £363 -
Southport - 1 - -
SQL
North West

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing 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 SQL.

1 32 (50.79%) SQL Server
2 20 (31.75%) Finance
3 19 (30.16%) .NET
4 17 (26.98%) T-SQL
5 16 (25.40%) Oracle
5 16 (25.40%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (25.40%) Microsoft
5 16 (25.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 15 (23.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (23.81%) MS Excel
7 14 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
8 13 (20.63%) ETL
9 12 (19.05%) Visual Studio
9 12 (19.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 12 (19.05%) SQL Server 2008
10 11 (17.46%) ASP.NET
10 11 (17.46%) SQL Server 2005
11 10 (15.87%) C#
11 10 (15.87%) Java
12 9 (14.29%) SC Cleared
12 9 (14.29%) Security Cleared
12 9 (14.29%) MDX
13 8 (12.70%) MS Access
14 7 (11.11%) Data Mart
14 7 (11.11%) Windows
14 7 (11.11%) PL/SQL
14 7 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
15 6 (9.524%) Umbraco
15 6 (9.524%) XML
15 6 (9.524%) CMS

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing 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 SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 19 (30.16%) .NET
2 11 (17.46%) ASP.NET
3 9 (14.29%) MDX
4 6 (9.524%) XML
5 4 (6.349%) ASP
5 4 (6.349%) .NET Framework
6 3 (4.762%) Oracle ADF
7 2 (3.175%) ODBC
8 1 (1.587%) SAP XI
8 1 (1.587%) SAP Basis
8 1 (1.587%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 6 (9.524%) CMS
1 6 (9.524%) Umbraco
2 3 (4.762%) WebLogic
3 2 (3.175%) SharePoint
3 2 (3.175%) SAS
4 1 (1.587%) NetWeaver
4 1 (1.587%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (1.587%) GroupWise
4 1 (1.587%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 15 (23.81%) MS Excel
2 3 (4.762%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.175%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (3.175%) Bond Adapt
1 2 (3.175%) Unica Affinium
2 1 (1.587%) Oracle 11i
2 1 (1.587%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.175%) LDAP
1 2 (3.175%) DNS
2 1 (1.587%) SAN
2 1 (1.587%) Firewall
2 1 (1.587%) VoIP
2 1 (1.587%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (50.79%) SQL Server
2 16 (25.40%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (25.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 15 (23.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (19.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 12 (19.05%) SQL Server 2008
5 11 (17.46%) SQL Server 2005
6 8 (12.70%) MS Access
7 7 (11.11%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
7 7 (11.11%) Data Mart
8 3 (4.762%) DB2
8 3 (4.762%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (3.175%) Informix
9 2 (3.175%) SAP BW
10 1 (1.587%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 1 (1.587%) SAP Data Services
10 1 (1.587%) Oracle 8/8i
10 1 (1.587%) OLAP
10 1 (1.587%) DTS
10 1 (1.587%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 12 (19.05%) Visual Studio
2 4 (6.349%) Eclipse
3 3 (4.762%) JDeveloper
3 3 (4.762%) ERwin
4 1 (1.587%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (1.587%) LoadRunner
General
1 20 (31.75%) Finance
2 3 (4.762%) Manufacturing
2 3 (4.762%) Marketing
2 3 (4.762%) Telecoms
3 2 (3.175%) Financial Institution
4 1 (1.587%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 22 (34.92%) Developer
1 22 (34.92%) Analyst
2 8 (12.70%) DBA
2 8 (12.70%) Data Analyst
2 8 (12.70%) Business Intelligence Analyst
3 6 (9.524%) .NET Developer
3 6 (9.524%) SQL Developer
3 6 (9.524%) Business Analyst
4 5 (7.937%) SQL DBA
5 4 (6.349%) Software Developer
5 4 (6.349%) Consultant
5 4 (6.349%) Umbraco Developer
6 3 (4.762%) MI Analyst
7 2 (3.175%) Report Writer
7 2 (3.175%) SAS Consultant
7 2 (3.175%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 2 (3.175%) PL/SQL Developer
7 2 (3.175%) Access Developer
7 2 (3.175%) Developer Analyst
7 2 (3.175%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.937%) NHS
2 2 (3.175%) Computer Science
3 1 (1.587%) Life Science
3 1 (1.587%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.587%) DTV
3 1 (1.587%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 7 (11.11%) Windows
2 4 (6.349%) Android
2 4 (6.349%) Windows Server 2008
2 4 (6.349%) Apple iOS
2 4 (6.349%) UNIX
3 2 (3.175%) Windows 7
3 2 (3.175%) AIX
3 2 (3.175%) HPUX
3 2 (3.175%) Solaris
3 2 (3.175%) Linux
3 2 (3.175%) Windows XP
3 2 (3.175%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (1.587%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 13 (20.63%) ETL
3 5 (7.937%) OO
4 4 (6.349%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (4.762%) ERD
5 3 (4.762%) ERP
5 3 (4.762%) Data Modelling
5 3 (4.762%) Project Management
5 3 (4.762%) MVC
6 2 (3.175%) Migration
6 2 (3.175%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (3.175%) Process Management
6 2 (3.175%) Change Management
6 2 (3.175%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (3.175%) ITIL
6 2 (3.175%) PRINCE2
6 2 (3.175%) Performance Management
6 2 (3.175%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (3.175%) Business Analysis
6 2 (3.175%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 17 (26.98%) T-SQL
2 10 (15.87%) C#
2 10 (15.87%) Java
3 7 (11.11%) PL/SQL
4 4 (6.349%) C++
4 4 (6.349%) VBScript
4 4 (6.349%) VB
5 2 (3.175%) PowerShell
6 1 (1.587%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 9 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 9 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.762%) Degree
3 1 (1.587%) BC Cleared
System Software
1 3 (4.762%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.175%) vSphere
3 1 (1.587%) LiteSpeed
Systems Management
1 2 (3.175%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 2 (3.175%) SCCM
1 2 (3.175%) SCOM
Vendors
1 16 (25.40%) Oracle
1 16 (25.40%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.937%) SAP
3 3 (4.762%) Business Objects
3 3 (4.762%) Teradata
3 3 (4.762%) IBM
4 2 (3.175%) Baan
4 2 (3.175%) JD Edwards
4 2 (3.175%) VMware
4 2 (3.175%) Unica
4 2 (3.175%) Siebel
4 2 (3.175%) Sun
5 1 (1.587%) Citrix
5 1 (1.587%) CommVault
5 1 (1.587%) Cisco
5 1 (1.587%) Sitecore
5 1 (1.587%) Twitter
Merseyside, North West
Essential* MS SQL Server 2005/ 2008.* Must have proven track record of working with database and warehouse technologies and architectures; including both logical and physical designs, data mart...
Mint
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 9 May 2013
Merseyside, North West
Essential* MS SQL Server 2005/ 2008.* Must have proven track record of working with database and warehouse technologies and architectures; including both logical and physical designs, data mart...
Mint
Rate: £250 - £300 per annum
Posted: 26 April 2013
Merseyside
You will be assisting the team in on-going SQL Server Business Intelligence projects across the full Microsoft Business Intelligence suite, including data migration / ETL using SSIS, cube...
People Source Consulting
Rate: £325 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Merseyside
You will be assisting the team in on-going SQL Server Business Intelligence projects across the full Microsoft Business Intelligence suite, including data migration / ETL using SSIS, cube...
People Source Consulting
Rate: £325 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013