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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server Developer role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SQL Server Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank92110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads918
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.413 %0.524 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£323
% change on same period last year-10.27 %
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£26.98£34.57
% change on same period last year-21.94 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads21803434
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.069 %3.470 %
Daily rates quoted475665
Average minimum daily rate£293£308
Average daily rate£317£324
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted171239
Average minimum hourly rate£21.78£19.35
Average hourly rate£23.00£20.53
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.22£21.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
SQL Server Developer UKSQL Server Developer
UK

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 Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server Developer across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland SQL Server Developer Demand Trend

SQL Server Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland SQL Server Developer Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland SQL Server Developer Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server Developer
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 Developer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
GlasgowUp+264--
FalkirkNew entry-1--
EdinburghUp+41--
RenfrewshireNew entry-1--
SQL Server Developer UKSQL Server Developer
UK

SQL Server Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited SQL Server Developer in their job title 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 with SQL Server Developer in their job title.

120 (100.00 %)SQL Server
211 (55.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
39 (45.00 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (40.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
48 (40.00 %).NET
56 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
56 (30.00 %)SQL
56 (30.00 %)Transact-SQL
65 (25.00 %)C#
74 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
74 (20.00 %)Microsoft
74 (20.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
74 (20.00 %)Dimensional Modelling
83 (15.00 %)Business Intelligence
83 (15.00 %)Finance
83 (15.00 %)XML
83 (15.00 %)Visual Studio
83 (15.00 %)VBA
92 (10.00 %)VB.NET
92 (10.00 %)OLAP
92 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (10.00 %)MS Excel
92 (10.00 %)Asset Management
92 (10.00 %)Migration
92 (10.00 %).NET Framework
101 (5.000 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
101 (5.000 %)Data Protection
101 (5.000 %)Pensions
101 (5.000 %)Web Development
101 (5.000 %)VB6

SQL Server Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited SQL Server Developer in their job title 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 with SQL Server Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (40.00 %).NET
26 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
33 (15.00 %)XML
42 (10.00 %).NET Framework
51 (5.000 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
51 (5.000 %)HTML
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (5.000 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.000 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (100.00 %)SQL Server
211 (55.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
39 (45.00 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (40.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
54 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
54 (20.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
62 (10.00 %)OLAP
62 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (5.000 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (5.000 %)MS Access
71 (5.000 %)Data Mining
71 (5.000 %)ETL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (15.00 %)Visual Studio
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Finance
21 (5.000 %)Advertising
21 (5.000 %)Pensions
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)N-Tier
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.000 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)Dimensional Modelling
23 (15.00 %)Business Intelligence
32 (10.00 %)Migration
32 (10.00 %)Asset Management
41 (5.000 %)Web Development
41 (5.000 %)Data Protection
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (30.00 %)SQL
16 (30.00 %)Transact-SQL
25 (25.00 %)C#
33 (15.00 %)VBA
42 (10.00 %)VB.NET
51 (5.000 %)VB
51 (5.000 %)VB6
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (20.00 %)Microsoft