The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2008 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server 2008 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 Database & Business Intelligence category for the Northamptonshire 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
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Rank 28 34 24
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -10
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2008 3 12 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 1.220% 2.985% 2.920%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 15.00% 18.46% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 5
Average daily rate £344 £250 £200
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+37.50% +25.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £318
% change year-on-year
- +2.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £31.00
% change year-on-year
- +4.83%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
20 65 48
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 8.130% 16.17% 17.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 44 33
Average daily rate £238 £318 £200
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.19% +58.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £225 £160
10% offered a daily rate of more than £363 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
Average hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
SQL Server 2008
East Midlands

SQL Server 2008
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Northamptonshire SQL Server 2008 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2008
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire SQL Server 2008 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2008
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2008 across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire SQL Server 2008 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2008
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 2008 within the Northamptonshire 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
Northampton +4 1 £363 +47.95%
Kettering - 1 £325 -
SQL Server 2008
East Midlands

SQL Server 2008
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008.

1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (71.43%) .NET
2 5 (71.43%) ASP.NET
2 5 (71.43%) SQL Server 2005
3 4 (57.14%) C#
3 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 3 (42.86%) Ajax
4 3 (42.86%) LINQ
5 2 (28.57%) ASP
5 2 (28.57%) .NET Framework
5 2 (28.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (28.57%) IIS
5 2 (28.57%) SQL
5 2 (28.57%) VB
5 2 (28.57%) CSS
5 2 (28.57%) XML
6 1 (14.29%) Windows
6 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
6 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (14.29%) DTS
6 1 (14.29%) ETL
6 1 (14.29%) VB.NET
6 1 (14.29%) C
6 1 (14.29%) VBScript
6 1 (14.29%) C++
6 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
6 1 (14.29%) Business Objects
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (14.29%) SAN

SQL Server 2008
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing SQL Server 2008 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 2008. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (71.43%) .NET
1 5 (71.43%) ASP.NET
2 3 (42.86%) Ajax
2 3 (42.86%) LINQ
3 2 (28.57%) .NET Framework
3 2 (28.57%) CSS
3 2 (28.57%) XML
3 2 (28.57%) ASP
4 1 (14.29%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) IIS
2 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
2 1 (14.29%) SharePoint Server
2 1 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (14.29%) SharePoint 2013
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (71.43%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (28.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (14.29%) DTS
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Developer
2 5 (71.43%) .NET Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Senior .NET Developer
3 3 (42.86%) Senior Developer
4 1 (14.29%) SharePoint Developer
4 1 (14.29%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
4 1 (14.29%) DBA
4 1 (14.29%) SQL Server DBA
4 1 (14.29%) VB.NET Developer
4 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET Developer
4 1 (14.29%) SQL Developer
4 1 (14.29%) SQL DBA
4 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) ETL
1 1 (14.29%) Migration
1 1 (14.29%) Technical Architecture
1 1 (14.29%) Web Development
1 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
1 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
1 1 (14.29%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) C#
1 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
2 2 (28.57%) SQL
2 2 (28.57%) VB
3 1 (14.29%) VB.NET
3 1 (14.29%) C
3 1 (14.29%) VBScript
3 1 (14.29%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Business Objects
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