The first table below looks at the demand for SQL skills in IT contracts advertised for the Telford region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Telford region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Rank 4 1 3
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +2
Contract jobs citing SQL 15 31 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Telford 17.24% 33.70% 25.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category 71.43% 59.62% 63.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 26 5
Average daily rate £520 £319 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+63.13% -8.92%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -21.87%
All Programming Languages
Telford
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
21 52 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Telford 24.14% 56.52% 39.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 41 11
Average daily rate £340 £338 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.74% -3.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £251 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £565 £500 £373
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
SQL
Shropshire

SQL
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Telford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Telford SQL Jobs Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Telford SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL across the Telford region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Telford SQL Daily Rate Histogram

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Telford SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Telford 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.

1 34 (72.34%) Java
2 33 (70.21%) UNIX
3 20 (42.55%) Oracle
4 13 (27.66%) PL/SQL
5 11 (23.40%) J2EE
5 11 (23.40%) Retail
5 11 (23.40%) Waterfall
6 9 (19.15%) Windows
7 8 (17.02%) Pega
8 7 (14.89%) .NET
8 7 (14.89%) webMethods
9 6 (12.77%) Shell Script
9 6 (12.77%) Test Scripting
10 5 (10.64%) Informatica
10 5 (10.64%) ISEB
10 5 (10.64%) Web Services
10 5 (10.64%) XML
11 4 (8.511%) UML
11 4 (8.511%) OOA/OOD
11 4 (8.511%) RUP
11 4 (8.511%) MS Excel
11 4 (8.511%) VB
11 4 (8.511%) WebLogic
11 4 (8.511%) Perl
11 4 (8.511%) C
11 4 (8.511%) C#
11 4 (8.511%) Microsoft
11 4 (8.511%) SOA
12 3 (6.383%) Data Analysis
12 3 (6.383%) Software Testing

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Telford 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.

Application Development
1 11 (23.40%) J2EE
2 7 (14.89%) .NET
3 5 (10.64%) Web Services
3 5 (10.64%) XML
4 1 (2.128%) .NET Framework
4 1 (2.128%) Windows SharePoint Services
4 1 (2.128%) WCF
4 1 (2.128%) Oracle Streams
4 1 (2.128%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 4 (8.511%) WebLogic
2 3 (6.383%) BizTalk Server
3 2 (4.255%) Tomcat
4 1 (2.128%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (2.128%) MQSeries
4 1 (2.128%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (8.511%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.128%) Open Workbench
2 1 (2.128%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.128%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.128%) LAN
1 1 (2.128%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.383%) RDBMS
1 3 (6.383%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (6.383%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.255%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (2.128%) Oracle OWB
3 1 (2.128%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (6.383%) ClearCase
2 2 (4.255%) ClearQuest
3 1 (2.128%) Oracle Forms
General
1 11 (23.40%) Retail
2 2 (4.255%) Telecoms
2 2 (4.255%) Finance
2 2 (4.255%) Manufacturing
3 1 (2.128%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 20 (42.55%) Developer
2 14 (29.79%) Analyst
3 7 (14.89%) Architect
4 5 (10.64%) Support Analyst
4 5 (10.64%) Test Analyst
5 4 (8.511%) Lead Developer
5 4 (8.511%) Java Developer
5 4 (8.511%) Lead Architect
6 3 (6.383%) Oracle DBA
6 3 (6.383%) .NET Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Web Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Consultant
6 3 (6.383%) Software Architect
6 3 (6.383%) DBA
7 2 (4.255%) Analyst Programmer
7 2 (4.255%) Programmer
7 2 (4.255%) Administrator
7 2 (4.255%) Applications Support
7 2 (4.255%) VBA Developer
7 2 (4.255%) Developer Analyst
Operating Systems
1 33 (70.21%) UNIX
2 9 (19.15%) Windows
3 2 (4.255%) Windows XP
3 2 (4.255%) Windows 7
3 2 (4.255%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (23.40%) Waterfall
2 6 (12.77%) Test Scripting
3 4 (8.511%) UML
3 4 (8.511%) OOA/OOD
3 4 (8.511%) RUP
3 4 (8.511%) SOA
4 3 (6.383%) Data Analysis
4 3 (6.383%) Software Testing
4 3 (6.383%) OO
5 2 (4.255%) ITIL
5 2 (4.255%) Configuration Management
5 2 (4.255%) Requirements Analysis
5 2 (4.255%) Software Architecture
5 2 (4.255%) ITIL V3
5 2 (4.255%) Build Automation
6 1 (2.128%) Automation Testing
6 1 (2.128%) Test Strategy
6 1 (2.128%) Memory Management
6 1 (2.128%) Network Architecture
6 1 (2.128%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 34 (72.34%) Java
2 13 (27.66%) PL/SQL
3 6 (12.77%) Shell Script
4 4 (8.511%) VB
4 4 (8.511%) Perl
4 4 (8.511%) C
4 4 (8.511%) C#
5 2 (4.255%) T-SQL
5 2 (4.255%) VB.NET
5 2 (4.255%) VBA
5 2 (4.255%) VB6
6 1 (2.128%) C++
6 1 (2.128%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 5 (10.64%) ISEB
2 2 (4.255%) ISTQB
2 2 (4.255%) SC Cleared
2 2 (4.255%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.128%) Oracle Certification
System Software
1 2 (4.255%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (2.128%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 2 (4.255%) Data Guard
2 1 (2.128%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 20 (42.55%) Oracle
2 8 (17.02%) Pega
3 7 (14.89%) webMethods
4 5 (10.64%) Informatica
5 4 (8.511%) Microsoft
6 2 (4.255%) BEA
6 2 (4.255%) ION Trading
7 1 (2.128%) JD Edwards
7 1 (2.128%) Citrix
7 1 (2.128%) VMware
7 1 (2.128%) SAP
7 1 (2.128%) Business Objects