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 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 3 3 7
Rank change year-on-year
0 +4
Contract jobs citing SQL 41 54 29
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Merseyside 19.07% 20.22% 11.65%
As % of the Programming Languages category 53.95% 50.94% 43.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 25 11
Average daily rate £350 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £123 £260 £265
10% offered a daily rate of more than £440 £400 £345
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 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 £24.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+14.58% -26.15%
All Programming Languages
Merseyside
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
76 106 66
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Merseyside 35.35% 39.70% 26.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 51 31
Average daily rate £350 £325 £283
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% +15.04%
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 10 1
Average hourly rate £16.72 £17.51 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.51% +16.73%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
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 22 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 22 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 22 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 13 £400 +23.07%
Wirral - 3 £363 -
Southport - 1 - -
SQL
North West

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 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 (52.46%) SQL Server
2 20 (32.79%) Finance
3 17 (27.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 17 (27.87%) T-SQL
3 17 (27.87%) .NET
3 17 (27.87%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (27.87%) Microsoft
4 16 (26.23%) Oracle
5 15 (24.59%) MS Excel
5 15 (24.59%) Business Intelligence
5 15 (24.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 14 (22.95%) ETL
7 13 (21.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 12 (19.67%) SQL Server 2008
8 12 (19.67%) Visual Studio
9 11 (18.03%) ASP.NET
9 11 (18.03%) SQL Server 2005
10 10 (16.39%) Java
11 9 (14.75%) MDX
12 8 (13.11%) C#
12 8 (13.11%) MS Access
13 7 (11.48%) Windows
13 7 (11.48%) PL/SQL
13 7 (11.48%) Data Mart
13 7 (11.48%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
13 7 (11.48%) SC Cleared
13 7 (11.48%) Security Cleared
14 6 (9.836%) Umbraco
14 6 (9.836%) CMS
14 6 (9.836%) XML

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 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 17 (27.87%) .NET
2 11 (18.03%) ASP.NET
3 9 (14.75%) MDX
4 6 (9.836%) XML
5 4 (6.557%) ASP
5 4 (6.557%) .NET Framework
6 3 (4.918%) Oracle ADF
7 2 (3.279%) ODBC
8 1 (1.639%) SAP Basis
8 1 (1.639%) SAP XI
8 1 (1.639%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 6 (9.836%) Umbraco
1 6 (9.836%) CMS
2 3 (4.918%) WebLogic
3 2 (3.279%) SAS
3 2 (3.279%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.639%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (1.639%) GroupWise
4 1 (1.639%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 15 (24.59%) MS Excel
2 3 (4.918%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.279%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (3.279%) Bond Adapt
1 2 (3.279%) Unica Affinium
2 1 (1.639%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (1.639%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.279%) DNS
1 2 (3.279%) LDAP
2 1 (1.639%) Firewall
2 1 (1.639%) VoIP
2 1 (1.639%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.639%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (52.46%) SQL Server
2 17 (27.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 17 (27.87%) Data Warehouse
3 15 (24.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 13 (21.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 12 (19.67%) SQL Server 2008
6 11 (18.03%) SQL Server 2005
7 8 (13.11%) MS Access
8 7 (11.48%) Data Mart
8 7 (11.48%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
9 3 (4.918%) DB2
9 3 (4.918%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (3.279%) SAP BW
10 2 (3.279%) Informix
11 1 (1.639%) SAP Data Services
11 1 (1.639%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 1 (1.639%) Oracle 8/8i
11 1 (1.639%) OLAP
11 1 (1.639%) TOAD
11 1 (1.639%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 12 (19.67%) Visual Studio
2 4 (6.557%) Eclipse
3 3 (4.918%) JDeveloper
3 3 (4.918%) ERwin
4 1 (1.639%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (1.639%) LoadRunner
General
1 20 (32.79%) Finance
2 3 (4.918%) Marketing
2 3 (4.918%) Manufacturing
3 2 (3.279%) Financial Institution
4 1 (1.639%) Electronics
4 1 (1.639%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (36.07%) Developer
1 22 (36.07%) Analyst
2 8 (13.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
2 8 (13.11%) Data Analyst
3 7 (11.48%) DBA
3 7 (11.48%) SQL Developer
4 6 (9.836%) .NET Developer
4 6 (9.836%) Business Analyst
5 4 (6.557%) Software Developer
5 4 (6.557%) SQL DBA
5 4 (6.557%) Consultant
5 4 (6.557%) Umbraco Developer
6 3 (4.918%) MI Analyst
6 3 (4.918%) Business Intelligence Developer
7 2 (3.279%) Administrator
7 2 (3.279%) Systems Analyst
7 2 (3.279%) Oracle Developer
7 2 (3.279%) SAS Consultant
7 2 (3.279%) PL/SQL Developer
7 2 (3.279%) SQL Server Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.197%) NHS
2 2 (3.279%) Computer Science
3 1 (1.639%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.639%) Life Science
3 1 (1.639%) Clustering
3 1 (1.639%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 7 (11.48%) Windows
2 4 (6.557%) UNIX
2 4 (6.557%) Apple iOS
2 4 (6.557%) Android
2 4 (6.557%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (3.279%) Windows Server 2003
3 2 (3.279%) Windows XP
3 2 (3.279%) AIX
3 2 (3.279%) HPUX
3 2 (3.279%) Solaris
3 2 (3.279%) Linux
3 2 (3.279%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.639%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (24.59%) Business Intelligence
2 14 (22.95%) ETL
3 5 (8.197%) OO
4 4 (6.557%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (4.918%) ERD
5 3 (4.918%) Migration
5 3 (4.918%) Project Management
5 3 (4.918%) MVC
5 3 (4.918%) Data Modelling
5 3 (4.918%) ERP
6 2 (3.279%) ITIL
6 2 (3.279%) Process Management
6 2 (3.279%) Change Management
6 2 (3.279%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (3.279%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (3.279%) Business Analysis
6 2 (3.279%) Strategic Planning
6 2 (3.279%) Resource Management
6 2 (3.279%) Direct Marketing
6 2 (3.279%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (27.87%) T-SQL
2 10 (16.39%) Java
3 8 (13.11%) C#
4 7 (11.48%) PL/SQL
5 4 (6.557%) C++
5 4 (6.557%) VBScript
5 4 (6.557%) VB
6 2 (3.279%) PowerShell
7 1 (1.639%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 7 (11.48%) SC Cleared
1 7 (11.48%) Security Cleared
2 3 (4.918%) Degree
3 1 (1.639%) BC Cleared
System Software
1 3 (4.918%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.279%) vSphere
3 1 (1.639%) LiteSpeed
Systems Management
1 2 (3.279%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 2 (3.279%) SCCM
1 2 (3.279%) SCOM
Vendors
1 17 (27.87%) Microsoft
2 16 (26.23%) Oracle
3 5 (8.197%) SAP
4 3 (4.918%) Teradata
4 3 (4.918%) Business Objects
4 3 (4.918%) IBM
5 2 (3.279%) Baan
5 2 (3.279%) JD Edwards
5 2 (3.279%) Sun
5 2 (3.279%) VMware
5 2 (3.279%) Unica
6 1 (1.639%) Twitter
6 1 (1.639%) Sitecore
6 1 (1.639%) Cisco
6 1 (1.639%) Citrix
6 1 (1.639%) CommVault
Liverpool, North West
You should have excellent DBA experience and key skills for this role include; - SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 - T-SQL, Stored Procedures - DBA Tasks; Performance Tuning, High...
Computer Futures
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 21 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: £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