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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the South East 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3956
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads397434
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.559 %0.439 %
As % of the category below17.11 %12.92 %
Daily rates quoted94132
Average minimum daily rate£312£340
Average daily rate£335£359
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£340
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
Hourly rates quoted3935
Average minimum hourly rate£38.79£39.96
Average hourly rate£41.23£41.15
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.67£42.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£35.89
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South East
Matching contract IT job ads23203360
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.266 %3.395 %
Daily rates quoted616945
Average minimum daily rate£325£339
Average daily rate£348£357
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted189346
Average minimum hourly rate£31.89£34.01
Average hourly rate£34.44£35.95
% change on same period last year-4.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£37.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.90
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
SQL Server 2005 EnglandSQL Server 2005
England

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East 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 South East region.

South East SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2005
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 2005 within the South East 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
BerkshireUp+992£352-6.42 %
HampshireUp+2667£284-10.89 %
SurreyUp+2860£339-17.84 %
OxfordshireDown-742£322+3.35 %
West SussexUp+1526£349-4.12 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1024£334+8.42 %
KentUp+1921£320-4.87 %
East SussexUp+1613£328-4.37 %
M4 CorridorUp+1111£533-
Thames ValleyDown-129£303-3.96 %
MiddlesexUp+19£400+16.36 %
Home CountiesUp+193--
SQL Server 2005 EnglandSQL Server 2005
England

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1753 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2440 (58.43 %).NET
3363 (48.21 %)C#
4319 (42.36 %)ASP.NET
5300 (39.84 %)SQL
6258 (34.26 %)SQL Server 2000
7201 (26.69 %)XML
8175 (23.24 %)Windows
9167 (22.18 %)Microsoft
10142 (18.86 %)Transact-SQL
11126 (16.73 %)Visual Studio
12118 (15.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1398 (13.01 %)WebServices
1491 (12.08 %)VB.NET
1590 (11.95 %)HTML
1686 (11.42 %)Windows Server 2003
1784 (11.16 %)JavaScript
1882 (10.89 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1977 (10.23 %)DTS
2069 (9.163 %)CSS
2166 (8.765 %)AJAX
2166 (8.765 %)SharePoint
2263 (8.367 %)IIS
2362 (8.234 %)Microsoft Certification
2459 (7.835 %)OO
2459 (7.835 %)WinForms
2558 (7.703 %)Security Cleared
2651 (6.773 %)MS Excel
2651 (6.773 %)XSLT
2651 (6.773 %)SQL Server Analysis Services

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1440 (58.43 %).NET
2319 (42.36 %)ASP.NET
3201 (26.69 %)XML
498 (13.01 %)WebServices
590 (11.95 %)HTML
669 (9.163 %)CSS
766 (8.765 %)AJAX
859 (7.835 %)WinForms
951 (6.773 %)XSLT
1046 (6.109 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1140 (5.312 %).NET Framework
1235 (4.648 %)XHTML
1332 (4.250 %)ASP
1429 (3.851 %)SOAP
1521 (2.789 %)WebSphere
1620 (2.656 %)WCF
1620 (2.656 %)J2EE
1718 (2.390 %)ADO.NET
1718 (2.390 %)Struts
1718 (2.390 %)Spring
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
166 (8.765 %)SharePoint
263 (8.367 %)IIS
336 (4.781 %)SharePoint Server 2007
420 (2.656 %)BizTalk Server
519 (2.523 %)MS Exchange
616 (2.125 %)WebSphere Application Server
711 (1.461 %)Apache
810 (1.328 %)Exchange Server 2003
99 (1.195 %)Commerce Server
99 (1.195 %)CMS
108 (1.062 %)Commerce Server 2007
117 (0.930 %)SharePoint Portal Server
126 (0.797 %)Content Management Server
135 (0.664 %)Exchange Server 2007
144 (0.531 %)Exchange Server 2000
152 (0.266 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
152 (0.266 %)ColdFusion
152 (0.266 %)Exchange Server 5.5
152 (0.266 %)ColdFusion MX
152 (0.266 %)Lotus Notes
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
151 (6.773 %)MS Excel
216 (2.125 %)MS Office
310 (1.328 %)MS Project
48 (1.062 %)CA Clarity
57 (0.930 %)MS Visio
66 (0.797 %)MS PowerPoint
73 (0.398 %)Photoshop
81 (0.133 %)InfoPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.398 %)Microsoft CRM
13 (0.398 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
13 (0.398 %)Hyperion Planning
21 (0.133 %)Navision
21 (0.133 %)BusinessWorks
21 (0.133 %)Movex
21 (0.133 %)Academy Housing
21 (0.133 %)arcHouse
21 (0.133 %)Misys Midas
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
145 (5.976 %)Internet
230 (3.984 %)X.500
230 (3.984 %)Intranet
327 (3.586 %)Firewall
421 (2.789 %)SAN
421 (2.789 %)TCP/IP
516 (2.125 %)DNS
516 (2.125 %)Extranet
613 (1.726 %)SNMP
710 (1.328 %)DHCP
86 (0.797 %)SSL
94 (0.531 %)VPN
94 (0.531 %)DMZ
94 (0.531 %)WAN
103 (0.398 %)LDAP
103 (0.398 %)LAN
103 (0.398 %)VoIP
103 (0.398 %)VLAN
103 (0.398 %)iSCSI
112 (0.266 %)Cisco IPT
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1753 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2258 (34.26 %)SQL Server 2000
3118 (15.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
482 (10.89 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
577 (10.23 %)DTS
651 (6.773 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
743 (5.710 %)Datawarehouse
828 (3.718 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
916 (2.125 %)Crystal Reports
1015 (1.992 %)ETL
1114 (1.859 %)DB2
1114 (1.859 %)DB2 UDB
1213 (1.726 %)BusinessObjects
1213 (1.726 %)OLAP
1311 (1.461 %)MySQL
1311 (1.461 %)SQL Server 2008
146 (0.797 %)SQL Server 7
155 (0.664 %)BusinessObjects XI
164 (0.531 %)Data Mining
164 (0.531 %)Oracle 8/8i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1126 (16.73 %)Visual Studio
227 (3.586 %)NUnit
315 (1.992 %)InterDev
410 (1.328 %)VSS/SourceSafe
53 (0.398 %)LoadRunner
62 (0.266 %)Flash
62 (0.266 %)ERwin
62 (0.266 %)LabVIEW
71 (0.133 %)Bugzilla
71 (0.133 %)MSI
71 (0.133 %)PowerBuilder
71 (0.133 %)CruiseControl
71 (0.133 %)Subversion
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (5.312 %)Finance
230 (3.984 %)Government
324 (3.187 %)Insurance
421 (2.789 %)Telecoms
511 (1.461 %)Health
511 (1.461 %)Retail
68 (1.062 %)Pensions
77 (0.930 %)Electric
85 (0.664 %)Manufacturing
85 (0.664 %)Pharmaceutical
94 (0.531 %)Automotive
94 (0.531 %)Auditing
103 (0.398 %)Chemicals
103 (0.398 %)Back Office
103 (0.398 %)Electronics
112 (0.266 %)Education
112 (0.266 %)Marketing
112 (0.266 %)Publishing
121 (0.133 %)Banking
121 (0.133 %)Construction
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1455 (60.42 %)Developer
2218 (28.95 %).NET Developer
3170 (22.58 %)C# Developer
496 (12.75 %)ASP.NET Developer
577 (10.23 %)SQL Developer
667 (8.898 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
760 (7.968 %)Analyst
856 (7.437 %)DBA
955 (7.304 %)SQL Server Developer
1049 (6.507 %)SQL DBA
1139 (5.179 %)VB.NET Developer
1238 (5.046 %)Architect
1337 (4.914 %)Consultant
1434 (4.515 %)Programmer
1434 (4.515 %)Web Developer
1533 (4.382 %)SQL Server DBA
1623 (3.054 %)SharePoint Developer
1720 (2.656 %).NET Web Developer
1819 (2.523 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1918 (2.390 %)Analyst Programmer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (3.586 %)Clustering
218 (2.390 %)NHS
317 (2.258 %)Replication
413 (1.726 %)N-Tier
54 (0.531 %)PKI
63 (0.398 %)Computer Science
63 (0.398 %)EPoS
63 (0.398 %)Client/Server
72 (0.266 %)Thin Client
72 (0.266 %)Blackberry
72 (0.266 %)German Language
72 (0.266 %)Derivative
72 (0.266 %)Fat Client
72 (0.266 %)Multithreading
81 (0.133 %)Data Integration
81 (0.133 %)Statistics
81 (0.133 %)Tandem
81 (0.133 %)Social Network
81 (0.133 %)French Language
81 (0.133 %)Management Information System
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1175 (23.24 %)Windows
286 (11.42 %)Windows Server 2003
330 (3.984 %)Windows 2000 Server
417 (2.258 %)Windows XP
59 (1.195 %)Linux
59 (1.195 %)UNIX
67 (0.930 %)Windows Vista
76 (0.797 %)Windows 2000
83 (0.398 %)Solaris
83 (0.398 %)Windows Server 2008
91 (0.133 %)OpenVMS
91 (0.133 %)Windows Mobile
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
159 (7.835 %)OO
258 (7.703 %)Security Cleared
344 (5.843 %)SC Cleared
439 (5.179 %)Business Intelligence
529 (3.851 %)E-Commerce
626 (3.453 %)OOP
724 (3.187 %)Migration
822 (2.922 %)UML
920 (2.656 %)Load Balancing
1018 (2.390 %)Project Management
1117 (2.258 %)Web Development
1215 (1.992 %)Content Management
1313 (1.726 %)Disaster Recovery
1313 (1.726 %)Workflow
1313 (1.726 %)PRINCE2
1411 (1.461 %)BCP
1411 (1.461 %)Agile Software Development
1510 (1.328 %)Business Continuity
169 (1.195 %)TDD
169 (1.195 %)Unit Testing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1363 (48.21 %)C#
2300 (39.84 %)SQL
3142 (18.86 %)Transact-SQL
491 (12.08 %)VB.NET
584 (11.16 %)JavaScript
644 (5.843 %)VB
727 (3.586 %)DHTML
822 (2.922 %)VBScript
921 (2.789 %)Java
1020 (2.656 %)VB6
1110 (1.328 %)PHP
128 (1.062 %)Perl
128 (1.062 %)VBA
136 (0.797 %)C++
144 (0.531 %)PL/SQL
144 (0.531 %)C
153 (0.398 %)PHP5
153 (0.398 %)FoxPro (VFP)
162 (0.266 %)VC++
162 (0.266 %)ActionScript
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (8.234 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (2.789 %)MCSE
315 (1.992 %)MCSA
414 (1.859 %)CCNA
414 (1.859 %)Cisco Certification
414 (1.859 %)Degree
510 (1.328 %)MCTS
68 (1.062 %)MCSD
75 (0.664 %)MCDBA
84 (0.531 %)MCP
84 (0.531 %)MCAD
91 (0.133 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (0.133 %)ITIL Certification
91 (0.133 %)MCPD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (0.930 %)SLA
24 (0.531 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (0.398 %)HL7
42 (0.266 %)QA
51 (0.133 %)ISO9001
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (4.382 %)Active Directory
27 (0.930 %)ISA Server
27 (0.930 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (0.531 %)Citrix Presentation Server
34 (0.531 %)VMware ESX
43 (0.398 %)NetBackup
43 (0.398 %)Backup Exec
43 (0.398 %)NFS
52 (0.266 %)MSMQ
61 (0.133 %)Oracle RMAN
61 (0.133 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
138 (5.046 %)MIIS
28 (1.062 %)OpenView Configuration Management
35 (0.664 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (0.531 %)Netcool
52 (0.266 %)EMC NetWorker
61 (0.133 %)OVSD
61 (0.133 %)WSUS
61 (0.133 %)OpenView
61 (0.133 %)Unicenter
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1167 (22.18 %)Microsoft
216 (2.125 %)Oracle
315 (1.992 %)VMware
414 (1.859 %)Lucent
414 (1.859 %)Alcatel
513 (1.726 %)Business Objects
513 (1.726 %)HP
513 (1.726 %)Citrix
610 (1.328 %)IBM
78 (1.062 %)Cognos
85 (0.664 %)Sybase
85 (0.664 %)EMC
85 (0.664 %)ProClarity
94 (0.531 %)Sun
94 (0.531 %)Cisco
94 (0.531 %)Omniture
94 (0.531 %)Google
103 (0.398 %)Symantec
103 (0.398 %)Progress
103 (0.398 %)Intel