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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Stockport 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
Rank38
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below40.00 %13.33 %
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 quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.48£30.03
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£282£200
Average daily rate£298£210
% change on same period last year+42.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£29.17£29.38
Average hourly rate£32.08£30.54
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£31.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
SQL ManchesterSQL
Manchester

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 Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport 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 Stockport region.

Stockport SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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 (80.00 %)C++
14 (80.00 %)Java
14 (80.00 %)OO
23 (60.00 %)STL
23 (60.00 %)HPUX
23 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
32 (40.00 %)C
32 (40.00 %)Oracle
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server
41 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
41 (20.00 %)COM
41 (20.00 %)C#
41 (20.00 %).NET
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)XML
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %).NET Framework
41 (20.00 %)XPath
41 (20.00 %)Multithreading
41 (20.00 %)Manufacturing

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)STL
21 (20.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %).NET Framework
21 (20.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)COM
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (80.00 %)C++ Developer
31 (20.00 %)C# Developer
31 (20.00 %)C Developer
31 (20.00 %)C++/C# Developer
31 (20.00 %)Software Developer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Multithreading
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)HPUX
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)OO
23 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)UML
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C++
14 (80.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)XPath
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft