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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the Stevenage 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank102
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads318
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.018 %
As % of the category below50.00 %85.71 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£334
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
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£31.41£31.50
% change on same period last year-0.29 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads621
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£293£258
Average daily rate£300£258
% change on same period last year+16.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£258
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£356
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£16.00
% change on same period last year+150.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.00£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.06£32.02
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
SQL Server HertfordshireSQL Server
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

117 (80.95 %)C#
216 (76.19 %)XML
313 (61.90 %)WebServices
313 (61.90 %).NET
412 (57.14 %)C++
412 (57.14 %)SOAP
412 (57.14 %)XSL
412 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2005
511 (52.38 %)SQL Server Integration Services
511 (52.38 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
511 (52.38 %)SQL
66 (28.57 %)VC++
72 (9.524 %)XSLT
72 (9.524 %)Windows
72 (9.524 %)Linux
72 (9.524 %)MFC
72 (9.524 %)TCP/IP
72 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (4.762 %)Migration
81 (4.762 %)VMware
81 (4.762 %)NetBackup
81 (4.762 %)VB6
81 (4.762 %)HP
81 (4.762 %)VERITAS
81 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (4.762 %)Load Balancing
81 (4.762 %)WCF
81 (4.762 %)WPF
81 (4.762 %)BC Cleared
81 (4.762 %)Security Cleared

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (76.19 %)XML
213 (61.90 %).NET
213 (61.90 %)WebServices
312 (57.14 %)SOAP
312 (57.14 %)XSL
42 (9.524 %)XSLT
42 (9.524 %)MFC
51 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
51 (4.762 %)HTML
51 (4.762 %)WCF
51 (4.762 %)WPF
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.762 %)MS Exchange
11 (4.762 %)Exchange Server 2003
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)TCP/IP
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2005
211 (52.38 %)SQL Server Integration Services
211 (52.38 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (80.95 %)Developer
27 (33.33 %)C++ Developer
34 (19.05 %)Software Developer
34 (19.05 %).NET Developer
43 (14.29 %).NET Web Developer
43 (14.29 %)C# Web Developer
43 (14.29 %)C# Application Developer
43 (14.29 %).NET Applications Developer
43 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
43 (14.29 %)Web Developer
43 (14.29 %)C# Developer
51 (4.762 %)SQL Server DBA
51 (4.762 %)SQL DBA
51 (4.762 %)Server Engineer
51 (4.762 %)DBA
51 (4.762 %)GUI Developer
51 (4.762 %)Windows Server Engineer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.524 %)Windows
12 (9.524 %)Linux
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.762 %)Migration
11 (4.762 %)Load Balancing
11 (4.762 %)BC Cleared
11 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (80.95 %)C#
212 (57.14 %)C++
311 (52.38 %)SQL
46 (28.57 %)VC++
51 (4.762 %)VB6
51 (4.762 %)VB
51 (4.762 %)VB.NET
51 (4.762 %)Java
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.762 %)NetBackup
11 (4.762 %)VMware Infrastructure
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.762 %)HP
11 (4.762 %)VERITAS
11 (4.762 %)VMware