The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2012 skills in IT contracts advertised for the Somerset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server 2012 over the 3 months to 22 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 Somerset 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2012 7 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset 3.804% - -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 14.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £403 -
% change year-on-year
-19.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 - -
All Database & Business Intelligence
Somerset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
49 55 59
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset 26.63% 32.74% 36.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 33 33
Average daily rate £310 £358 £330
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.28% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £298 £233
10% offered a daily rate of more than £458 £410 £409
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 6
Average hourly rate £40.00 £10.00 £21.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+300.00% -52.94%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-0.90% -14.61%
SQL Server 2012
South West

SQL Server 2012
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2012 across the Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Somerset SQL Server 2012 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2012
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2012 across the Somerset region.

Somerset SQL Server 2012 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2012
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 2012 within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 22 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
Taunton - 7 - -
SQL Server 2012
South West

SQL Server 2012
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing SQL Server 2012 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 2012.

1 7 (100.00%) SQL
1 7 (100.00%) Oracle
1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 7 (100.00%) SLA
1 7 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server 2008
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (57.14%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) MCSA
2 4 (57.14%) OCA
3 3 (42.86%) Oracle 8/8i
3 3 (42.86%) OCP
3 3 (42.86%) Oracle 10g
3 3 (42.86%) Oracle 11g
3 3 (42.86%) Oracle RMAN

SQL Server 2012
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing SQL Server 2012 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 2012. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 7 (100.00%) SQL Server 2008
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle 8/8i
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle 10g
2 3 (42.86%) Oracle 11g
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) DBA
1 7 (100.00%) Administrator
2 4 (57.14%) Teradata DBA
2 4 (57.14%) SQL DBA
3 3 (42.86%) Oracle DBA
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (57.14%) MCSA
2 4 (57.14%) OCA
3 3 (42.86%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Oracle