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This section looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank45
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads521478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.694 %0.484 %
As % of the category below41.02 %38.96 %
Daily rates quoted11687
Average minimum daily rate£317£296
Average daily rate£335£313
% change on same period last year+7.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£334
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted5668
Average minimum hourly rate£26.45£23.34
Average hourly rate£28.87£25.64
% change on same period last year+12.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.29£27.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.88£29.55
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads12701227
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.693 %1.241 %
Daily rates quoted257204
Average minimum daily rate£321£301
Average daily rate£342£318
% change on same period last year+7.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted127134
Average minimum hourly rate£27.55£24.35
Average hourly rate£29.98£27.18
% change on same period last year+10.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.41£30.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
SQL EnglandSQL
England

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
Demand Trend

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

North West SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterUp+2180£331+1.56 %
CheshireDown-2110£318-13.33 %
LancashireUp+270£342+9.41 %
MerseysideNo change048£396+56.75 %
CumbriaUp+819£332-
SQL EnglandSQL
England

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1351 (32.93 %)Oracle
2318 (29.83 %).NET
3267 (25.05 %)SQL Server
4242 (22.70 %)PL/SQL
5200 (18.76 %)ASP.NET
6182 (17.07 %)C#
7167 (15.67 %)XML
8145 (13.60 %)Java
9140 (13.13 %)SQL Server 2005
10121 (11.35 %)Oracle Reports
11114 (10.69 %)JavaScript
12109 (10.23 %)HTML
13108 (10.13 %)Transact-SQL
14103 (9.662 %)Finance
1598 (9.193 %)Microsoft
1694 (8.818 %)Windows
1790 (8.443 %)VB.NET
1884 (7.880 %)WebServices
1982 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
2078 (7.317 %)NHS
2078 (7.317 %)SQL Server 2000
2177 (7.223 %)Datawarehouse
2275 (7.036 %)CSS
2372 (6.754 %)ASP
2470 (6.567 %)VB
2569 (6.473 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2664 (6.004 %)UNIX
2664 (6.004 %)Oracle Forms
2759 (5.535 %)MS Excel
2759 (5.535 %)J2EE

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1318 (29.83 %).NET
2200 (18.76 %)ASP.NET
3167 (15.67 %)XML
4109 (10.23 %)HTML
584 (7.880 %)WebServices
675 (7.036 %)CSS
772 (6.754 %)ASP
859 (5.535 %)J2EE
957 (5.347 %)AJAX
1044 (4.128 %)JSP
1136 (3.377 %)XSLT
1230 (2.814 %)XHTML
1326 (2.439 %).NET Framework
1425 (2.345 %)Struts
1523 (2.158 %)Hibernate
1622 (2.064 %)Spring
1717 (1.595 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1816 (1.501 %)jQuery
1914 (1.313 %)WinForms
1914 (1.313 %)SOAP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
145 (4.221 %)IIS
236 (3.377 %)Oracle Workflow
335 (3.283 %)SharePoint
427 (2.533 %)ArcIMS
523 (2.158 %)Oracle Application Server
611 (1.032 %)SharePoint Server 2007
611 (1.032 %)SAS
710 (0.938 %)JBoss
88 (0.750 %)Lotus Notes
88 (0.750 %)MS Exchange
88 (0.750 %)Exchange Server 2003
97 (0.657 %)Apache
106 (0.563 %)Tomcat
106 (0.563 %)ColdFusion
106 (0.563 %)CICS
115 (0.469 %)ArcGIS
124 (0.375 %)LiveLink
124 (0.375 %)Exchange Server 2000
124 (0.375 %)Oracle 10gAS
124 (0.375 %)WebLogic
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (5.535 %)MS Excel
226 (2.439 %)MS Office
38 (0.750 %)MS Visio
44 (0.375 %)Photoshop
44 (0.375 %)MS Project
52 (0.188 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.188 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.094 %)InfoPath
61 (0.094 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.094 %)Fireworks
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
131 (2.908 %)Oracle Applications
229 (2.720 %)Oracle EBS
318 (1.689 %)Oracle iRecruitment
414 (1.313 %)Oracle 11i
58 (0.750 %)Navision
58 (0.750 %)Hyperion Planning
67 (0.657 %)Oracle HRMS
75 (0.469 %)Oracle Payroll
75 (0.469 %)SAP CO
84 (0.375 %)Hyperion Enterprise
84 (0.375 %)SAP SD
93 (0.281 %)Oracle CRM
93 (0.281 %)Dynamics CRM
102 (0.188 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
102 (0.188 %)SalesLogix
102 (0.188 %)Oracle Financials
102 (0.188 %)Summit
111 (0.094 %)Minerva
111 (0.094 %)SAP FI/CO
111 (0.094 %)MAXIMO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
133 (3.096 %)SAN
232 (3.002 %)LAN
331 (2.908 %)WAN
425 (2.345 %)Internet
514 (1.313 %)Intranet
612 (1.126 %)POP3
612 (1.126 %)SMTP
612 (1.126 %)HTTP
77 (0.657 %)TCP/IP
85 (0.469 %)FTP
85 (0.469 %)Firewall
94 (0.375 %)Ethernet
94 (0.375 %)SSL
94 (0.375 %)VPN
103 (0.281 %)Extranet
112 (0.188 %)MPLS
112 (0.188 %)IP Telephony
112 (0.188 %)BIG-IP
112 (0.188 %)VLAN
112 (0.188 %)Network Security
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1267 (25.05 %)SQL Server
2140 (13.13 %)SQL Server 2005
3121 (11.35 %)Oracle Reports
478 (7.317 %)SQL Server 2000
577 (7.223 %)Datawarehouse
669 (6.473 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
751 (4.784 %)Crystal Reports
850 (4.690 %)Oracle 9i
946 (4.315 %)Oracle 10g
946 (4.315 %)BusinessObjects
1043 (4.034 %)OLAP
1130 (2.814 %)SQL Server 7
1228 (2.627 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1228 (2.627 %)MS Access
1327 (2.533 %)DTS
1327 (2.533 %)ETL
1426 (2.439 %)Oracle Discoverer
1523 (2.158 %)GIS
1622 (2.064 %)RDBMS
1721 (1.970 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
164 (6.004 %)Oracle Forms
249 (4.597 %)Visual Studio
318 (1.689 %)Ant
414 (1.313 %)VSS/SourceSafe
513 (1.220 %)Eclipse
611 (1.032 %)JUnit
710 (0.938 %)InterDev
710 (0.938 %)Paros
710 (0.938 %)Fiddler
86 (0.563 %)Flash
94 (0.375 %)PVCS
94 (0.375 %)TestDirector
103 (0.281 %)Dreamweaver
103 (0.281 %)JDeveloper
112 (0.188 %)ProC
112 (0.188 %)JIRA
112 (0.188 %)Subversion
121 (0.094 %)HttpUnit
121 (0.094 %)JMeter
121 (0.094 %)NUnit
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1103 (9.662 %)Finance
245 (4.221 %)Government
331 (2.908 %)Health
331 (2.908 %)Retail
424 (2.251 %)Pensions
519 (1.782 %)Insurance
617 (1.595 %)Telecoms
617 (1.595 %)Banking
713 (1.220 %)Local Government
713 (1.220 %)Auditing
810 (0.938 %)Marketing
810 (0.938 %)Education
98 (0.750 %)Pharmaceutical
98 (0.750 %)Manufacturing
106 (0.563 %)Legal
106 (0.563 %)Publishing
106 (0.563 %)Billing
115 (0.469 %)Financial Institution
124 (0.375 %)Aerospace
133 (0.281 %)Military
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1577 (54.13 %)Developer
2186 (17.45 %)Analyst
3137 (12.85 %).NET Developer
4115 (10.79 %)SQL Developer
587 (8.161 %)Oracle Developer
664 (6.004 %)Web Developer
761 (5.722 %)Information Analyst
860 (5.629 %)Java Developer
954 (5.066 %)C# Developer
1052 (4.878 %)DBA
1151 (4.784 %)ASP.NET Developer
1151 (4.784 %)SQL Server Developer
1250 (4.690 %)VB.NET Developer
1347 (4.409 %)Consultant
1437 (3.471 %)Administrator
1534 (3.189 %)Data Analyst
1534 (3.189 %)NHS Information Analyst
1631 (2.908 %)SQL DBA
1730 (2.814 %)Applications Developer
1829 (2.720 %)Programmer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
178 (7.317 %)NHS
220 (1.876 %)N-Tier
311 (1.032 %)Replication
410 (0.938 %)Statistics
59 (0.844 %)W3C
59 (0.844 %)Management Information System
68 (0.750 %)Mainframe
68 (0.750 %)Clustering
77 (0.657 %)E-Learning
77 (0.657 %)Data Extraction
85 (0.469 %)Spread Betting
85 (0.469 %)Informatics
85 (0.469 %)SCORM
85 (0.469 %)VSAM
94 (0.375 %)NPfIT
94 (0.375 %)Client/Server
94 (0.375 %)Computer Science
94 (0.375 %)Data Integration
103 (0.281 %)PDA
103 (0.281 %)Mathematics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
194 (8.818 %)Windows
264 (6.004 %)UNIX
323 (2.158 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (1.126 %)Windows XP
412 (1.126 %)Windows 2000
511 (1.032 %)Windows NT
68 (0.750 %)Linux
75 (0.469 %)HPUX
75 (0.469 %)Solaris
84 (0.375 %)AIX
92 (0.188 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.094 %)Windows CE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
182 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
256 (5.253 %)Migration
351 (4.784 %)CRM
351 (4.784 %)Business Intelligence
450 (4.690 %)Workflow
544 (4.128 %)E-Commerce
639 (3.659 %)SC Cleared
639 (3.659 %)BC Cleared
735 (3.283 %)UML
832 (3.002 %)User Acceptance Testing
930 (2.814 %)Data Modelling
1029 (2.720 %)OO
1128 (2.627 %)PRINCE2
1225 (2.345 %)SOA
1324 (2.251 %)Project Management
1423 (2.158 %)Data Analysis
1520 (1.876 %)Data Migration
1520 (1.876 %)Integration Testing
1619 (1.782 %)Web Development
1716 (1.501 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1242 (22.70 %)PL/SQL
2182 (17.07 %)C#
3145 (13.60 %)Java
4114 (10.69 %)JavaScript
5108 (10.13 %)Transact-SQL
690 (8.443 %)VB.NET
770 (6.567 %)VB
830 (2.814 %)PHP
926 (2.439 %)C
1025 (2.345 %)VB6
1124 (2.251 %)VBScript
1219 (1.782 %)C++
1316 (1.501 %)ActionScript
1415 (1.407 %)VBA
1513 (1.220 %)DHTML
169 (0.844 %)Korn
178 (0.750 %)Lingo
178 (0.750 %)Shell Script
178 (0.750 %)Perl
178 (0.750 %)Python
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (3.096 %)Degree
225 (2.345 %)Microsoft Certification
320 (1.876 %)MCSE
411 (1.032 %)ISEB
56 (0.563 %)Oracle Certification
56 (0.563 %)PRINCE2 Certification
56 (0.563 %)ISTQB
65 (0.469 %)Sun Certification
65 (0.469 %)MCDBA
73 (0.281 %)HND
82 (0.188 %)MCP
82 (0.188 %)Citrix Certification
82 (0.188 %)ACCA
82 (0.188 %)CIMA
91 (0.094 %)MCDST
91 (0.094 %)IBM Certification
91 (0.094 %)Cisco Certification
91 (0.094 %)CCA
91 (0.094 %)CCNA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
134 (3.189 %)QA
26 (0.563 %)SLA
31 (0.094 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.094 %)HL7
31 (0.094 %)ISO9001
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
134 (3.189 %)Active Directory
213 (1.220 %)Oracle RMAN
35 (0.469 %)MSMQ
35 (0.469 %)Backup Exec
42 (0.188 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (0.188 %)NetBackup
42 (0.188 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.094 %)Terminal Services
51 (0.094 %)ISA Server
51 (0.094 %)Oracle RAC
51 (0.094 %)VMware Infrastructure
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (0.469 %)AutoSys
23 (0.281 %)OpenView
23 (0.281 %)Tivoli
32 (0.188 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
41 (0.094 %)MOM
41 (0.094 %)ARCserve
41 (0.094 %)ServiceCenter
41 (0.094 %)AssetCenter
41 (0.094 %)SCOM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1351 (32.93 %)Oracle
298 (9.193 %)Microsoft
346 (4.315 %)Business Objects
436 (3.377 %)Citrix
525 (2.345 %)VMware
622 (2.064 %)ESRI
719 (1.782 %)Cognos
814 (1.313 %)Sybase
913 (1.220 %)Hyperion
1012 (1.126 %)BMC
1012 (1.126 %)Altiris
1111 (1.032 %)Ab Initio
129 (0.844 %)Lotus
138 (0.750 %)Cisco
138 (0.750 %)SAP
147 (0.657 %)Google
147 (0.657 %)IBM
147 (0.657 %)HP
156 (0.563 %)Brio
165 (0.469 %)Agresso
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