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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Slough 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank54
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads5149
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.050 %
As % of the category below64.56 %70.00 %
Daily rates quoted138
Average minimum daily rate£259£293
Average daily rate£273£295
% change on same period last year-7.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Hourly rates quoted2026
Average minimum hourly rate£37.95£41.69
Average hourly rate£38.97£42.37
% change on same period last year-8.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£43.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.49£30.39
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads7970
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted1818
Average minimum daily rate£262£313
Average daily rate£276£317
% change on same period last year-12.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted2227
Average minimum hourly rate£38.02£42.72
Average hourly rate£39.08£43.28
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.14£43.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
SQL Server BerkshireSQL Server
Berkshire

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 Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Slough region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Slough SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

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 Slough region.

Slough SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Slough region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Slough SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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.

157 (78.08 %).NET
250 (68.49 %)ASP.NET
349 (67.12 %)SQL
442 (57.53 %)HTML
541 (56.16 %)JavaScript
639 (53.42 %)Transact-SQL
639 (53.42 %)XML
738 (52.05 %)VB.NET
835 (47.95 %)ASP
934 (46.58 %)XSL
934 (46.58 %)DHTML
1033 (45.21 %)InterDev
1127 (36.99 %)Microsoft
1226 (35.62 %)SQL Server 2005
1324 (32.88 %)SQL Server 2000
1423 (31.51 %)COM+
1520 (27.40 %)N-Tier
1615 (20.55 %)Java
1615 (20.55 %)VB
1714 (19.18 %)Windows
1813 (17.81 %)DB2
1813 (17.81 %)JSP
1813 (17.81 %)DB2 UDB
1912 (16.44 %)Internet
2011 (15.07 %)IIS
2110 (13.70 %)IBM
229 (12.33 %)Extranet
238 (10.96 %)Windows Server 2003
238 (10.96 %)CSS
238 (10.96 %)User Acceptance Testing

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (78.08 %).NET
250 (68.49 %)ASP.NET
342 (57.53 %)HTML
439 (53.42 %)XML
535 (47.95 %)ASP
634 (46.58 %)XSL
723 (31.51 %)COM+
813 (17.81 %)JSP
98 (10.96 %)CSS
107 (9.589 %)J2EE
107 (9.589 %)Struts
107 (9.589 %)Hibernate
107 (9.589 %)Spring
107 (9.589 %)AJAX
107 (9.589 %)WebSphere
113 (4.110 %)Servlets
122 (2.740 %)JDBC
131 (1.370 %)WebServices
131 (1.370 %)ODBC
131 (1.370 %)SVG
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (15.07 %)IIS
26 (8.219 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (2.740 %)Lotus Notes
32 (2.740 %)Tomcat
41 (1.370 %)SharePoint
41 (1.370 %)MS Exchange
41 (1.370 %)Content Management Server
41 (1.370 %)CMS
41 (1.370 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.370 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.370 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.370 %)Exchange Server 2007
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (9.589 %)Photoshop
24 (5.479 %)MS Project
32 (2.740 %)MS Office
32 (2.740 %)MS Visio
41 (1.370 %)InfoPath
41 (1.370 %)MS Excel
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (16.44 %)Internet
29 (12.33 %)Extranet
31 (1.370 %)Intranet
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
126 (35.62 %)SQL Server 2005
224 (32.88 %)SQL Server 2000
313 (17.81 %)DB2 UDB
313 (17.81 %)DB2
44 (5.479 %)SQL Server 7
51 (1.370 %)MySQL
51 (1.370 %)Datawarehouse
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
133 (45.21 %)InterDev
27 (9.589 %)VSS/SourceSafe
27 (9.589 %)Flash
27 (9.589 %)Dreamweaver
32 (2.740 %)TestPartner
32 (2.740 %)QADirector
41 (1.370 %)Visual Studio
41 (1.370 %)QuickTest Pro
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (9.589 %)Multimedia
23 (4.110 %)Finance
32 (2.740 %)Automotive
32 (2.740 %)Electronics
41 (1.370 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.370 %)Retail
41 (1.370 %)Pensions
41 (1.370 %)Graphic Design
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (75.34 %)Developer
233 (45.21 %).NET Developer
329 (39.73 %)ASP.NET Developer
421 (28.77 %)Applications Developer
520 (27.40 %)VB.NET Developer
520 (27.40 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
612 (16.44 %).NET Applications Developer
612 (16.44 %)SQL Developer
612 (16.44 %)SQL Server Developer
78 (10.96 %)Web Developer
85 (6.849 %)Project Leader
94 (5.479 %)Tester
94 (5.479 %)Microsoft Developer
94 (5.479 %)J2EE Developer
103 (4.110 %)HTML Developer
103 (4.110 %)Analyst
112 (2.740 %)Business Analyst
112 (2.740 %)Lead Developer
112 (2.740 %)DBA
112 (2.740 %)Team Leader
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (27.40 %)N-Tier
22 (2.740 %)Mainframe
22 (2.740 %)Client/Server
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (19.18 %)Windows
28 (10.96 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.370 %)UNIX
31 (1.370 %)Solaris
31 (1.370 %)Linux
31 (1.370 %)Windows 2000
31 (1.370 %)Windows NT
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (10.96 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (9.589 %)Release Management
27 (9.589 %)System Testing
33 (4.110 %)Manual Testing
42 (2.740 %)Test Scripting
42 (2.740 %)SSADM
42 (2.740 %)Project Management
42 (2.740 %)Automated Testing
51 (1.370 %)Web Development
51 (1.370 %)ERP
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (67.12 %)SQL
241 (56.16 %)JavaScript
339 (53.42 %)Transact-SQL
438 (52.05 %)VB.NET
534 (46.58 %)DHTML
615 (20.55 %)Java
615 (20.55 %)VB
77 (9.589 %)ActionScript
77 (9.589 %)C#
82 (2.740 %)VB6
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.740 %)Degree
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.740 %)QA
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.370 %)Oracle RMAN
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (36.99 %)Microsoft
210 (13.70 %)IBM
34 (5.479 %)Oracle
42 (2.740 %)Compuware
42 (2.740 %)Lotus
42 (2.740 %)VMware
51 (1.370 %)Adobe
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