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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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
Rank37
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads201
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.001 %
As % of the category below47.62 %11.11 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£283-
Average daily rate£287-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£292-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£329
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
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£27.48£30.03
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£311-
Average daily rate£317-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£322-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00-
Average hourly rate£36.14-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.29-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
SQL StaffordshireSQL
Staffordshire

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 Stoke-on-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

125 (44.64 %)HTTP
125 (44.64 %)Information Security
125 (44.64 %)Paros
125 (44.64 %)Auditing
125 (44.64 %)Fiddler
222 (39.29 %)Transact-SQL
319 (33.93 %)Oracle
319 (33.93 %)PL/SQL
417 (30.36 %)SQL Server
516 (28.57 %)VB
516 (28.57 %)Northgate
611 (19.64 %)Oracle 10g
710 (17.86 %)Oracle Forms
88 (14.29 %)UNIX
88 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
97 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
97 (12.50 %)Project Management
97 (12.50 %)Migration
106 (10.71 %)Ethical Hacking
106 (10.71 %)Systems Analysis
106 (10.71 %)Test Scripting
106 (10.71 %)Data Migration
106 (10.71 %)Korn
115 (8.929 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
115 (8.929 %)SQL Server Integration Services
115 (8.929 %)NHS
115 (8.929 %)Datawarehouse
115 (8.929 %)ETL
115 (8.929 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
123 (5.357 %)Oracle Workflow

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.357 %)HTML
13 (5.357 %).NET
13 (5.357 %)ASP
22 (3.571 %)CSS
22 (3.571 %)AJAX
31 (1.786 %)XML
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.357 %)Oracle Workflow
22 (3.571 %)Lotus Notes
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.786 %)Oracle Financials
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (44.64 %)HTTP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (30.36 %)SQL Server
211 (19.64 %)Oracle 10g
37 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (8.929 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (8.929 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
45 (8.929 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
45 (8.929 %)Datawarehouse
45 (8.929 %)ETL
52 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (3.571 %)MS Access
61 (1.786 %)Oracle Reports
61 (1.786 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2000
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (44.64 %)Paros
125 (44.64 %)Fiddler
210 (17.86 %)Oracle Forms
31 (1.786 %)Visual Studio
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (44.64 %)Auditing
22 (3.571 %)Finance
31 (1.786 %)Government
31 (1.786 %)Insurance
31 (1.786 %)Local Government
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (62.50 %)Developer
212 (21.43 %)Tester
37 (12.50 %)Penetration Tester
46 (10.71 %)SQL Developer
46 (10.71 %)Web Architect
46 (10.71 %)Ethical Hacker
46 (10.71 %)Analyst
46 (10.71 %)Architect
46 (10.71 %)Consultant
55 (8.929 %)Systems Analyst
55 (8.929 %)Security Consultant
55 (8.929 %)SQL Server Developer
55 (8.929 %)Developer Analyst
55 (8.929 %)Systems Developer
64 (7.143 %)Web Tester
64 (7.143 %)Oracle Developer
73 (5.357 %)Web Developer
73 (5.357 %)ASP Developer
82 (3.571 %)SQL DBA
82 (3.571 %)Lead Developer
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.929 %)NHS
21 (1.786 %)Replication
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (14.29 %)UNIX
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (44.64 %)Information Security
28 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
37 (12.50 %)Migration
37 (12.50 %)Project Management
46 (10.71 %)Ethical Hacking
46 (10.71 %)Test Scripting
46 (10.71 %)Data Migration
46 (10.71 %)Systems Analysis
53 (5.357 %)Workflow
62 (3.571 %)E-Commerce
62 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.786 %)Change Management
71 (1.786 %)Logistics
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (39.29 %)Transact-SQL
219 (33.93 %)PL/SQL
316 (28.57 %)VB
46 (10.71 %)Korn
52 (3.571 %)JavaScript
52 (3.571 %)PHP
61 (1.786 %)C#
61 (1.786 %)VB.NET
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (33.93 %)Oracle
216 (28.57 %)Northgate
32 (3.571 %)Microsoft
32 (3.571 %)Lotus