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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Staffordshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank24
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads4638
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.038 %
As % of the category below79.31 %66.67 %
Daily rates quoted158
Average minimum daily rate£322£294
Average daily rate£340£309
% change on same period last year+9.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£336
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted210
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£22.77
Average hourly rate£22.75£24.62
% change on same period last year-7.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£26.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.91£31.40
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads5857
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted1913
Average minimum daily rate£325£316
Average daily rate£350£333
% change on same period last year+5.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted411
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£21.57
Average hourly rate£23.50£23.45
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£25.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.61£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
SQL Server West MidlandsSQL Server
West Midlands

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Staffordshire SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Staffordshire 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
Stoke-on-TrentDown-327£347-0.89 %
StaffordDown-21£200-
LichfieldNo change01--
Burton-upon-TrentDown-21--
SQL Server West MidlandsSQL Server
West Midlands

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

165 (77.38 %).NET
253 (63.10 %)SQL Server 2005
346 (54.76 %)VB.NET
445 (53.57 %)SQL Server 2000
521 (25.00 %)VB
617 (20.24 %)SQL
715 (17.86 %)VB6
814 (16.67 %)Migration
911 (13.10 %)Visual Studio
911 (13.10 %)OLTP
109 (10.71 %)E-Commerce
109 (10.71 %)Web Development
118 (9.524 %)Lotus
118 (9.524 %)C#
118 (9.524 %)Lotus Notes
127 (8.333 %)N-Tier
127 (8.333 %)Internet
127 (8.333 %).NET Framework
136 (7.143 %)Microsoft
136 (7.143 %)OLAP
145 (5.952 %)Oracle
145 (5.952 %)ASP.NET
145 (5.952 %)UNIX
145 (5.952 %)Windows
145 (5.952 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
145 (5.952 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
145 (5.952 %)Insurance
154 (4.762 %)Back Office
154 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
154 (4.762 %)NHS

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (77.38 %).NET
27 (8.333 %).NET Framework
35 (5.952 %)ASP.NET
44 (4.762 %)XSL
53 (3.571 %)WCF
62 (2.381 %)WinForms
62 (2.381 %)ASP
71 (1.190 %)CSS
71 (1.190 %)XML
71 (1.190 %)HTML
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (9.524 %)Lotus Notes
21 (1.190 %)Apache
21 (1.190 %)CMS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.381 %)MS Excel
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (8.333 %)Internet
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (63.10 %)SQL Server 2005
245 (53.57 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (13.10 %)OLTP
46 (7.143 %)OLAP
55 (5.952 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
55 (5.952 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
64 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
64 (4.762 %)MS Access
64 (4.762 %)Datawarehouse
73 (3.571 %)Crystal Reports
82 (2.381 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2008
82 (2.381 %)Oracle 10g
82 (2.381 %)MySQL
82 (2.381 %)Oracle Reports
91 (1.190 %)DB2
91 (1.190 %)BusinessObjects
91 (1.190 %)RDBMS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (13.10 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.381 %)Oracle Forms
31 (1.190 %)TestDirector
31 (1.190 %)Oracle APEX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (5.952 %)Insurance
24 (4.762 %)Back Office
33 (3.571 %)Finance
33 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.190 %)Pensions
41 (1.190 %)Local Government
41 (1.190 %)Government
41 (1.190 %)Health
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
157 (67.86 %)Developer
233 (39.29 %).NET Developer
328 (33.33 %)Web Developer
423 (27.38 %)VB.NET Developer
59 (10.71 %)Software Developer
68 (9.524 %)Architect
68 (9.524 %)Software Architect
77 (8.333 %)DBA
85 (5.952 %)Consultant
85 (5.952 %)SQL DBA
94 (4.762 %)Applications Developer
103 (3.571 %).NET Web Developer
112 (2.381 %)C# Developer
112 (2.381 %)Lead Developer
112 (2.381 %)Administrator
112 (2.381 %)VB Developer
112 (2.381 %)Web Architect
112 (2.381 %)SQL Server Consultant
112 (2.381 %)Oracle DBA
112 (2.381 %)Trainer
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.333 %)N-Tier
24 (4.762 %)NHS
33 (3.571 %)Clustering
41 (1.190 %)AS400
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (5.952 %)UNIX
15 (5.952 %)Windows
23 (3.571 %)Solaris
31 (1.190 %)Linux
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (16.67 %)Migration
29 (10.71 %)E-Commerce
29 (10.71 %)Web Development
34 (4.762 %)UML
34 (4.762 %)CRM
43 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
52 (2.381 %)Project Management
61 (1.190 %)B2B
61 (1.190 %)B2C
61 (1.190 %)ERP
61 (1.190 %)Load Testing
61 (1.190 %)Test Scripting
61 (1.190 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.190 %)Systems Analysis
61 (1.190 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (1.190 %)Web Design
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (54.76 %)VB.NET
221 (25.00 %)VB
317 (20.24 %)SQL
415 (17.86 %)VB6
58 (9.524 %)C#
63 (3.571 %)C
63 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
63 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.381 %)PHP
81 (1.190 %)Java
81 (1.190 %)FoxPro (VFP)
81 (1.190 %)PHP5
81 (1.190 %)PHP4
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.190 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.381 %)QA
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.190 %)NetBackup
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.190 %)AutoSys
11 (1.190 %)Unicenter
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (9.524 %)Lotus
26 (7.143 %)Microsoft
35 (5.952 %)Oracle
42 (2.381 %)Intel
42 (2.381 %)Citrix
51 (1.190 %)Business Objects
51 (1.190 %)CA
51 (1.190 %)Sun
51 (1.190 %)IBM