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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server Developer role in IT contracts within the South Wales 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
Rank5242
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.181 %0.929 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£270
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£290
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 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads553538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.779 %0.544 %
Daily rates quoted169110
Average minimum daily rate£313£349
Average daily rate£331£385
% change on same period last year-14.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted10377
Average minimum hourly rate£29.78£21.56
Average hourly rate£31.49£23.25
% change on same period last year+35.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.20£24.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
SQL Server Developer WalesSQL Server Developer
Wales

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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales 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
CardiffDown-61--
SQL Server Developer WalesSQL Server Developer
Wales

SQL Server Developer
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
32 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
41 (25.00 %)Finance
41 (25.00 %)VBA
41 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
41 (25.00 %)MS Office
41 (25.00 %)Windows
41 (25.00 %)MS Access
41 (25.00 %)SharePoint
41 (25.00 %)DTS
41 (25.00 %)Windows XP
41 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005

SQL Server Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (50.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
41 (25.00 %)MS Access
41 (25.00 %)DTS
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
11 (25.00 %)Windows XP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (25.00 %)VBA