The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2005 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 21 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 Northern Ireland 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Rank 30 25 17
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -8
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 4 6 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 1.575% 3.046% 7.887%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 11.11% 14.63% 31.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 17
Average daily rate - - £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £313 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.84% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £31.50 £38.50
% change year-on-year
-12.69% -18.18%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Northern Ireland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
36 41 89
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 14.17% 20.81% 25.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 11 34
Average daily rate £375 £400 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £293 £350
10% offered a daily rate of more than £433 £423 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £335
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £26.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+3.77% -18.46%
SQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Northern Ireland SQL Server 2005 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
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 2005 within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 21 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
County Antrim -6 4 - -
SQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server 2008
2 11 (73.33%) C#
2 11 (73.33%) SQL
2 11 (73.33%) .NET
3 9 (60.00%) OO
4 6 (40.00%) ASP.NET
5 4 (26.67%) C++
5 4 (26.67%) OOP
5 4 (26.67%) Degree
5 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
6 3 (20.00%) WCF
6 3 (20.00%) Web Services
7 2 (13.33%) Windows
7 2 (13.33%) MS Excel
7 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
7 2 (13.33%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
7 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
7 2 (13.33%) .NET Framework
8 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
8 1 (6.667%) VB.NET

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (73.33%) .NET
2 6 (40.00%) ASP.NET
3 3 (20.00%) WCF
3 3 (20.00%) Web Services
4 2 (13.33%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 15 (100.00%) SQL Server 2008
Job Titles
1 9 (60.00%) Developer
2 8 (53.33%) C# Developer
3 1 (6.667%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (60.00%) OO
2 4 (26.67%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 11 (73.33%) C#
1 11 (73.33%) SQL
2 4 (26.67%) C++
3 1 (6.667%) JavaScript
3 1 (6.667%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 4 (26.67%) Degree
2 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft