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The table below looks at the demand for the Database Designer role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Database Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Database Designer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank514647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+133
Matching contract IT job ads5725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.090 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted187
Average minimum daily rate£319£379
Average daily rate£331£408
% change on same period last year-18.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£373
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£28.20£35.00
Average hourly rate£30.20£36.25
% change on same period last year-16.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.20£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.20£36.25
% change on same period last year-16.68 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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.

Database Designer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Database Designer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Database Designer Demand Trend

Database Designer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Database Designer within the UK.

Database Designer Daily Rate Trend

Database Designer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Database Designer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Database Designer Daily Rate Histogram

Database Designer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Database Designer within the UK.

Database Designer Hourly Rate Trend

Database Designer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Database Designer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Database Designer Hourly Rate Histogram

Database Designer
Top 19 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Database Designer within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+10639£300-26.56 %
WalesNew entry-18£379-
North WestUp+2518£279-
ManchesterUp+1418£279-
NewportNew entry-17£385-
South WalesNew entry-17£385-
South EastUp+429£300-36.84 %
LondonUp+779£240-44.73 %
West SussexNew entry-4£300-
SurreyUp+253--
East of EnglandUp+273£393+130.88 %
HertfordshireNew entry-2£393-
Potters BarNew entry-2£393-
HorshamNew entry-2£250-
City of LondonDown-111--
IpswichNew entry-1--
BerkshireUp+371--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
SuffolkNew entry-1--

Database Designer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Database Designer in their job title 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 with Database Designer in their job title.

174 (77.89 %)Oracle
269 (72.63 %)SQL
338 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
435 (36.84 %)PL/SQL
533 (34.74 %)SC Cleared
631 (32.63 %)Oracle 10g
730 (31.58 %)Data Modelling
824 (25.26 %)ETL
824 (25.26 %)SQL Server
919 (20.00 %)Finance
1018 (18.95 %)Oracle RMAN
1116 (16.84 %)AquaLogic
1116 (16.84 %)WebLogic
1116 (16.84 %)BEA
1116 (16.84 %)Middleware
1213 (13.68 %)Oracle 9i
1213 (13.68 %)QA
1213 (13.68 %)Government
1312 (12.63 %)UNIX
1312 (12.63 %)Shell Script
1411 (11.58 %)UML
1411 (11.58 %)SQL Server 2005
1411 (11.58 %)Credit Risk
1510 (10.53 %)Migration
169 (9.474 %)Data Migration
169 (9.474 %)Oracle Streams
169 (9.474 %)MS Access
169 (9.474 %)Linux
169 (9.474 %)Datawarehouse
178 (8.421 %)Oracle RAC

Database Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Database Designer in their job title 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 with Database Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (16.84 %)Middleware
29 (9.474 %)Oracle Streams
32 (2.105 %).NET
41 (1.053 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.053 %)WebServices
41 (1.053 %)HTML
41 (1.053 %)Hibernate
41 (1.053 %)WCF
41 (1.053 %)WPF
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (16.84 %)WebLogic
21 (1.053 %)CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.158 %)MS Office
13 (3.158 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.211 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (32.63 %)Oracle 10g
224 (25.26 %)ETL
224 (25.26 %)SQL Server
313 (13.68 %)Oracle 9i
411 (11.58 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (9.474 %)MS Access
59 (9.474 %)Datawarehouse
66 (6.316 %)MySQL
75 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (2.105 %)Oracle OWB
82 (2.105 %)BusinessObjects
82 (2.105 %)PowerCenter
82 (2.105 %)BusinessObjects XI
91 (1.053 %)Oracle 11g
91 (1.053 %)SQLPlus
91 (1.053 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
91 (1.053 %)TOAD
91 (1.053 %)RDBMS
91 (1.053 %)OLAP
91 (1.053 %)Informix
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.053 %)Rational Rose
11 (1.053 %)ERwin
11 (1.053 %)Oracle Designer 10g
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (20.00 %)Finance
213 (13.68 %)Government
36 (6.316 %)Banking
36 (6.316 %)Investment Banking
45 (5.263 %)Telecoms
51 (1.053 %)Front Office
51 (1.053 %)Local Government
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (11.58 %)Credit Risk
24 (4.211 %)Replication
24 (4.211 %)Clustering
32 (2.105 %)Client/Server
41 (1.053 %)Data Conversion
41 (1.053 %)Derivative
41 (1.053 %)Fixed Income
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (12.63 %)UNIX
29 (9.474 %)Linux
31 (1.053 %)Windows
31 (1.053 %)AIX
31 (1.053 %)HPUX
31 (1.053 %)Solaris
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
233 (34.74 %)SC Cleared
330 (31.58 %)Data Modelling
411 (11.58 %)UML
510 (10.53 %)Migration
69 (9.474 %)Data Migration
73 (3.158 %)ITIL
73 (3.158 %)Supplier Management
73 (3.158 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (2.105 %)Business Intelligence
82 (2.105 %)RUP
82 (2.105 %)Business Continuity
82 (2.105 %)Data Analysis
91 (1.053 %)Business Analysis
91 (1.053 %)Document Management
91 (1.053 %)CRM
91 (1.053 %)OO
91 (1.053 %)Project Management
91 (1.053 %)ITSM
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (72.63 %)SQL
235 (36.84 %)PL/SQL
312 (12.63 %)Shell Script
44 (4.211 %)VBA
51 (1.053 %)Java
51 (1.053 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.053 %)VB.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.053 %)MCDBA
11 (1.053 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (13.68 %)QA
22 (2.105 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (18.95 %)Oracle RMAN
216 (16.84 %)AquaLogic
38 (8.421 %)Oracle RAC
41 (1.053 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.263 %)Oracle Statspack
21 (1.053 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (77.89 %)Oracle
216 (16.84 %)BEA
34 (4.211 %)Sybase
42 (2.105 %)Business Objects
42 (2.105 %)Microsoft
42 (2.105 %)Genesys
42 (2.105 %)Informatica
51 (1.053 %)BT