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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Oxford 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 2005 over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2114
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads1619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.019 %
As % of the category below38.10 %37.25 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£313£275
Average daily rate£330£323
% change on same period last year+2.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£340
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-31.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.63£35.80
% change on same period last year-8.85 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads4251
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted1418
Average minimum daily rate£333£249
Average daily rate£361£279
% change on same period last year+29.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£36.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£36.25
% change on same period last year-24.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.73
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
SQL Server 2005 OxfordshireSQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire

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 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Oxford SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxford SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxford SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxford SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

131 (100.00 %)SQL Server
226 (83.87 %).NET
325 (80.65 %)ASP.NET
422 (70.97 %)C#
513 (41.94 %)HTML
513 (41.94 %)XML
612 (38.71 %)JavaScript
711 (35.48 %)SQL
810 (32.26 %)SQL Server 2000
97 (22.58 %)Transact-SQL
97 (22.58 %)SharePoint
97 (22.58 %)Microsoft
106 (19.35 %)CSS
115 (16.13 %)Internet
115 (16.13 %)WebServices
115 (16.13 %)VB.NET
115 (16.13 %)IIS
115 (16.13 %)ASP.NET 2.0
124 (12.90 %)SharePoint Server 2007
124 (12.90 %)Visual Studio
133 (9.677 %)MS Office
133 (9.677 %)XSLT
133 (9.677 %)E-Commerce
133 (9.677 %)DHCP
133 (9.677 %)DNS
133 (9.677 %)Commerce Server
133 (9.677 %)Firewall
133 (9.677 %)Commerce Server 2007
142 (6.452 %)Fusebox
142 (6.452 %)AJAX

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (83.87 %).NET
225 (80.65 %)ASP.NET
313 (41.94 %)HTML
313 (41.94 %)XML
46 (19.35 %)CSS
55 (16.13 %)WebServices
55 (16.13 %)ASP.NET 2.0
63 (9.677 %)XSLT
72 (6.452 %)Fusebox
72 (6.452 %)AJAX
81 (3.226 %)ADO.NET
81 (3.226 %)ASP
81 (3.226 %)Middleware
81 (3.226 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (22.58 %)SharePoint
25 (16.13 %)IIS
34 (12.90 %)SharePoint Server 2007
43 (9.677 %)Commerce Server
43 (9.677 %)Commerce Server 2007
52 (6.452 %)ColdFusion MX
52 (6.452 %)ColdFusion
61 (3.226 %)BizTalk Server
61 (3.226 %)CMS
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.677 %)MS Office
21 (3.226 %)MS Excel
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (16.13 %)Internet
23 (9.677 %)DHCP
23 (9.677 %)DNS
23 (9.677 %)Firewall
31 (3.226 %)Intranet
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (100.00 %)SQL Server
210 (32.26 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.226 %)Crystal Reports
31 (3.226 %)DTS
31 (3.226 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (12.90 %)Visual Studio
22 (6.452 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (3.226 %)NUnit
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (80.65 %)Developer
218 (58.06 %).NET Developer
37 (22.58 %)ASP.NET Developer
46 (19.35 %)C# Developer
55 (16.13 %)SQL Developer
55 (16.13 %)SQL Server Developer
55 (16.13 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
63 (9.677 %)Web Developer
63 (9.677 %)SharePoint Developer
72 (6.452 %).NET Web Developer
72 (6.452 %)Server Administrator
72 (6.452 %)SQL DBA
72 (6.452 %)ColdFusion Developer
72 (6.452 %)SQL Server DBA
72 (6.452 %)DBA
72 (6.452 %)Administrator
81 (3.226 %)VB.NET Developer
81 (3.226 %).NET Designer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.226 %)Replication
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.226 %)Windows
11 (3.226 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (9.677 %)E-Commerce
22 (6.452 %)OO
22 (6.452 %)UML
31 (3.226 %)OOA/OOD
31 (3.226 %)RUP
31 (3.226 %)Quality Management
31 (3.226 %)Migration
31 (3.226 %)Agile Software Development
31 (3.226 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (3.226 %)Web Development
31 (3.226 %)Unit Testing
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (70.97 %)C#
212 (38.71 %)JavaScript
311 (35.48 %)SQL
47 (22.58 %)Transact-SQL
55 (16.13 %)VB.NET
62 (6.452 %)Java
71 (3.226 %)VBScript
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.452 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (6.452 %)MCSD
21 (3.226 %)MCAD
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (22.58 %)Microsoft
21 (3.226 %)Intel