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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the South Yorkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2537
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.005 %
As % of the category below28.17 %7.353 %
Daily rates quoted71
Average minimum daily rate£271£400
Average daily rate£284£425
% change on same period last year-33.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£350
% change on same period last year-5.38 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.97£35.45
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted219
Average minimum daily rate£261£356
Average daily rate£279£377
% change on same period last year-25.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted182
Average minimum hourly rate£31.25£21.67
Average hourly rate£32.73£23.33
% change on same period last year+40.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.22£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.61£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
SQL Server 2005 YorkshireSQL Server 2005
Yorkshire

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

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
RotherhamNew entry-6£213-
SheffieldDown-53--
SQL Server 2005 YorkshireSQL Server 2005
Yorkshire

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

130 (100.00 %)SQL Server
216 (53.33 %).NET
216 (53.33 %)C#
314 (46.67 %)SQL
410 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
58 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
58 (26.67 %)WebServices
67 (23.33 %)Migration
76 (20.00 %)XML
76 (20.00 %)Windows
85 (16.67 %)RDBMS
85 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
85 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
94 (13.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
94 (13.33 %)Business Analysis
94 (13.33 %)Disaster Recovery
94 (13.33 %)Clustering
94 (13.33 %)C++
94 (13.33 %)DTS
94 (13.33 %)Business Intelligence
94 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2008
103 (10.00 %)B2B
103 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
103 (10.00 %)OO
103 (10.00 %)HTML
103 (10.00 %)OLAP
103 (10.00 %)BizTalk Server
103 (10.00 %)AJAX
112 (6.667 %)Windows Mobile

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (53.33 %).NET
210 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
38 (26.67 %)WebServices
46 (20.00 %)XML
53 (10.00 %)HTML
53 (10.00 %)AJAX
62 (6.667 %)ADO.NET
62 (6.667 %)CSS
71 (3.333 %)XSL
71 (3.333 %)XHTML
71 (3.333 %)SOAP
71 (3.333 %)ASP
71 (3.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.00 %)BizTalk Server
22 (6.667 %)Commerce Server 2007
22 (6.667 %)Commerce Server
22 (6.667 %)Lotus Notes
22 (6.667 %)Lotus Domino
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.667 %)MS Excel
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.333 %)FTP
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
130 (100.00 %)SQL Server
210 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (16.67 %)RDBMS
35 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (13.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (13.33 %)DTS
44 (13.33 %)SQL Server 2008
53 (10.00 %)OLAP
61 (3.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (3.333 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (70.00 %)Developer
211 (36.67 %)SQL Developer
39 (30.00 %)SQL Server Developer
47 (23.33 %)C# Developer
47 (23.33 %).NET Developer
55 (16.67 %)SQL Server DBA
55 (16.67 %)SQL DBA
55 (16.67 %)DBA
64 (13.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
72 (6.667 %)BizTalk Developer
72 (6.667 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
72 (6.667 %)C++/C# Developer
72 (6.667 %)C++ Developer
81 (3.333 %)Tester
81 (3.333 %)Web Developer
81 (3.333 %)C# Web Developer
81 (3.333 %).NET Web Developer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (13.33 %)Clustering
22 (6.667 %)PDA
31 (3.333 %)E-Learning
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (6.667 %)Windows Mobile
31 (3.333 %)Windows Server 2008
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (23.33 %)Migration
24 (13.33 %)Business Analysis
24 (13.33 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (13.33 %)Business Intelligence
33 (10.00 %)B2B
33 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
33 (10.00 %)OO
42 (6.667 %)Data Migration
42 (6.667 %)UML
51 (3.333 %)B2C
51 (3.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (3.333 %)Unit Testing
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (53.33 %)C#
214 (46.67 %)SQL
38 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
44 (13.33 %)C++
51 (3.333 %)C
51 (3.333 %)JavaScript
51 (3.333 %)VBScript
51 (3.333 %)VB.NET
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.333 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.667 %)Microsoft
12 (6.667 %)Lotus