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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank69
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below83.33 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£250£400
Average daily rate£325£413
% change on same period last year-21.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£333
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
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£27.37£30.75
% change on same period last year-10.99 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads64
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.004 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£233£400
Average daily rate£300£413
% change on same period last year-27.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£15.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£31.78
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
SQL Server WalesSQL Server
Wales

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

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DenbighshireNew entry-3£400-
SQL Server WalesSQL Server
Wales

SQL Server
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)IIS
15 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
15 (100.00 %)CSS
24 (80.00 %)Web Development
24 (80.00 %)OO
33 (60.00 %)OOD
42 (40.00 %)Siemens
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (40.00 %)Validation
42 (40.00 %)DTS
42 (40.00 %)Data Modelling
42 (40.00 %)SQL
51 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
51 (20.00 %)W3C
51 (20.00 %)Government

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
15 (100.00 %)CSS
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)IIS
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)DTS
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Government
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
15 (100.00 %)Web Developer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)W3C
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)OO
14 (80.00 %)Web Development
23 (60.00 %)OOD
32 (40.00 %)Validation
32 (40.00 %)Data Modelling
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
22 (40.00 %)SQL
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Siemens