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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Stevenage region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1215
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below14.29 %4.878 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£329
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£36.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£36.00
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.48£30.03
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads2141
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£270
Average daily rate£250£302
% change on same period last year-17.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted1131
Average minimum hourly rate£35.46£36.00
Average hourly rate£35.96£36.35
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.46£36.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
SQL HertfordshireSQL
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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stevenage SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL across the Stevenage region.

Stevenage SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Stevenage region.

Stevenage SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region citing SQL 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.

14 (57.14 %)Java
14 (57.14 %)WebServices
14 (57.14 %)XML
23 (42.86 %)C++
23 (42.86 %)HTML
23 (42.86 %)JavaScript
23 (42.86 %)PL/SQL
23 (42.86 %)Oracle
23 (42.86 %)SOAP
23 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
32 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
32 (28.57 %)WebSphere
32 (28.57 %)Teamcenter
32 (28.57 %)UNIX
32 (28.57 %)Windows
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server
32 (28.57 %)JDBC
32 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
32 (28.57 %)MS Excel
32 (28.57 %)MS Access
41 (14.29 %)EAI
41 (14.29 %)ETL
41 (14.29 %)Eclipse
41 (14.29 %)FTP
41 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
41 (14.29 %)WSDL
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)SAX
41 (14.29 %)Synon
41 (14.29 %)COOL2E

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region citing SQL 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)WebServices
14 (57.14 %)XML
23 (42.86 %)HTML
23 (42.86 %)SOAP
32 (28.57 %)WebSphere
32 (28.57 %)JDBC
41 (14.29 %)JSP
41 (14.29 %)Servlets
41 (14.29 %).NET
41 (14.29 %)J2EE
41 (14.29 %)ASP
41 (14.29 %)XSD
41 (14.29 %)XSL
41 (14.29 %)XSLT
41 (14.29 %)ODBC
41 (14.29 %)WSDL
41 (14.29 %)SAX
41 (14.29 %)JSF
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Excel
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (28.57 %)Teamcenter
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)FTP
11 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
12 (28.57 %)MS Access
21 (14.29 %)ETL
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)JUnit
11 (14.29 %)Eclipse
11 (14.29 %)Synon
11 (14.29 %)COOL2E
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Developer
23 (42.86 %)C++ Developer
31 (14.29 %)AS400 Developer
31 (14.29 %)C++/Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)Java Developer
31 (14.29 %).NET Developer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)LIMS
11 (14.29 %)AS400
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)UNIX
12 (28.57 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Linux
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
22 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)BC Cleared
31 (14.29 %)OO
31 (14.29 %)EAI
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)Continuous Integration
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)Java
23 (42.86 %)JavaScript
23 (42.86 %)PL/SQL
23 (42.86 %)C++
31 (14.29 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)RPG
31 (14.29 %)XPath
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)InterSystems
21 (14.29 %)Hummingbird