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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Sevenoaks 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 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank34
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.014 %
As % of the category below66.67 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£336
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.88£31.40
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Sevenoaks
Matching contract IT job ads314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£17.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
SQL Server KentSQL Server
Kent

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
Demand Trend

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

Sevenoaks SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sevenoaks SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Sevenoaks SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sevenoaks region citing SQL Server 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.

13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)MS Excel
22 (50.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)MS Access
31 (25.00 %)DTS
31 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
31 (25.00 %)Business Objects
31 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (25.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)SOAP
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)Data Migration
31 (25.00 %)Data Mapping
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2008

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sevenoaks region citing SQL Server 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (25.00 %)SOAP
11 (25.00 %)WebServices
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)MS Access
11 (25.00 %)DTS
11 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (25.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Developer
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)IT Manager
11 (25.00 %)DBA
11 (25.00 %)Service Manager
11 (25.00 %)Data Analyst
11 (25.00 %).NET Developer
11 (25.00 %)C# Developer
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
11 (25.00 %)IT Services Manager
11 (25.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Data Migration
11 (25.00 %)Data Mapping
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)C#
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Sevenoaks IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Business Objects