The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server 2000 skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server 2000 over the 3 months to 21 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 Database & Business Intelligence category.

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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Rank 409 374 223
Rank change year-on-year
-35 -151
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 2000 132 219 481
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.280% 0.375% 0.800%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.345% 1.971% 3.929%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 123 276
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £259 £260
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £520 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £345 £300 £350
% change year-on-year
+15.00% -14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 9 23
Average hourly rate £25.00 £26.00 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% -5.45%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.75 £14.42 £18.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.50 £41.50 £60.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £29.25 £26.19
% change year-on-year
-14.52% +11.70%
All Database & Business Intelligence
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
9812 11109 12243
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 20.78% 19.00% 20.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 5905 6380 6804
Average daily rate £388 £375 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.33% -3.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £260 £255
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £525 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £335
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -0.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 262 395
Average hourly rate £25.70 £26.50 £32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.01% -17.18%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.31 £12.50 £16.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £26.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+3.77% -18.46%

SQL Server 2000
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2000 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

SQL Server 2000 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server 2000
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2000 within the UK.

SQL Server 2000 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2000
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2000 within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

SQL Server 2000 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2000
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2000 within the UK.

SQL Server 2000 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2000
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2000 within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

SQL Server 2000 Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2000
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2000 within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -43 105 £339 -3.21%
London -44 43 £388 -3.12%
Scotland -5 23 £363 +16.00%
North West +17 22 £388 +29.16%
South East +2 16 £400 +17.82%
Cheshire +5 12 £400 +39.13%
Hampshire -11 12 £400 +14.28%
City of London -7 10 £421 +5.31%
Chester - 9 £394 -
Glasgow -23 8 £325 +6.12%
Yorkshire +11 7 £231 -7.50%
Basingstoke -11 7 £400 +14.28%
Manchester +16 6 £305 -10.94%
East Midlands +5 5 £260 -
West Midlands -1 5 £340 -1.09%
West Yorkshire +6 4 £250 -
Renfrewshire - 4 £385 -
Erskine - 4 £385 -
South West +17 3 £275 +1.85%
Edinburgh +10 3 £250 -
East of England +8 3 - -
Essex -4 3 - -
Stirling - 3 £488 -
East Kilbride - 3 - -
Leicestershire - 3 £245 -
South Lanarkshire - 3 - -
Lancashire +10 2 £238 -30.90%
Wales +9 2 £313 -3.84%
Birmingham +5 2 - -
Andover +4 2 £375 +15.38%

SQL Server 2000
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SQL Server 2000 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 Server 2000.

1 314 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 227 (72.29%) SQL Server 2008
3 220 (70.06%) SQL Server 2005
4 201 (64.01%) SQL
5 135 (42.99%) Windows
6 116 (36.94%) .NET
7 88 (28.03%) Microsoft
8 85 (27.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 81 (25.80%) C#
10 72 (22.93%) Windows Server 2003
11 69 (21.97%) T-SQL
12 66 (21.02%) Windows Server 2008
13 65 (20.70%) XML
14 61 (19.43%) Active Directory
15 59 (18.79%) ASP.NET
16 56 (17.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 54 (17.20%) Finance
18 53 (16.88%) Oracle
19 52 (16.56%) Web Services
20 47 (14.97%) HTML
21 46 (14.65%) VMware
22 43 (13.69%) jQuery
22 43 (13.69%) JavaScript
22 43 (13.69%) SAN
22 43 (13.69%) DTS
23 42 (13.38%) Citrix
24 40 (12.74%) MS Excel
25 38 (12.10%) Clustering
25 38 (12.10%) WCF
26 36 (11.46%) Agile Software Development

SQL Server 2000
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SQL Server 2000 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 Server 2000. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 116 (36.94%) .NET
2 65 (20.70%) XML
3 59 (18.79%) ASP.NET
4 52 (16.56%) Web Services
5 47 (14.97%) HTML
6 43 (13.69%) jQuery
7 38 (12.10%) WCF
8 34 (10.83%) CSS
9 29 (9.236%) Ajax
10 26 (8.280%) LINQ
11 24 (7.643%) ASP
12 22 (7.006%) .NET Framework
13 19 (6.051%) XSLT
13 19 (6.051%) ASP.NET MVC
14 16 (5.096%) JSON
15 14 (4.459%) COM+
15 14 (4.459%) XSL
16 13 (4.140%) WSDL
16 13 (4.140%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
17 12 (3.822%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 33 (10.51%) SharePoint
1 33 (10.51%) MS Exchange
2 27 (8.599%) IIS
3 18 (5.732%) Exchange Server 2003
4 16 (5.096%) MSMQ
5 12 (3.822%) Exchange Server 2010
6 11 (3.503%) Exchange Server 2007
7 10 (3.185%) Apache
8 9 (2.866%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 8 (2.548%) MTS
10 7 (2.229%) Oracle Application Server
11 5 (1.592%) SharePoint Server
11 5 (1.592%) SharePoint 2010
12 4 (1.274%) ColdFusion
12 4 (1.274%) BizTalk Server
13 3 (0.955%) Office Communications Server
14 2 (0.637%) CMS
14 2 (0.637%) Zimbra
14 2 (0.637%) Exchange Server 2000
15 1 (0.318%) LiveCycle
Applications
1 40 (12.74%) MS Excel
2 19 (6.051%) MS Office
3 8 (2.548%) MS Project
4 6 (1.911%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.955%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.911%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 3 (0.955%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.637%) Front Arena
3 2 (0.637%) Summit
4 1 (0.318%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.318%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.318%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.318%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 43 (13.69%) SAN
2 25 (7.962%) Internet
3 21 (6.688%) DNS
4 14 (4.459%) Wireless
5 12 (3.822%) WAN
5 12 (3.822%) Firewall
6 11 (3.503%) 3G
7 10 (3.185%) DHCP
7 10 (3.185%) VPN
8 9 (2.866%) 2G
8 9 (2.866%) LAN
9 8 (2.548%) TCP/IP
10 6 (1.911%) HTTP
11 5 (1.592%) NAS
11 5 (1.592%) SSL
12 2 (0.637%) ADSL
12 2 (0.637%) Broadband
12 2 (0.637%) GSM
12 2 (0.637%) Intranet
12 2 (0.637%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 314 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 227 (72.29%) SQL Server 2008
3 220 (70.06%) SQL Server 2005
4 85 (27.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 56 (17.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 43 (13.69%) DTS
7 30 (9.554%) Data Warehouse
8 26 (8.280%) Oracle 8/8i
9 23 (7.325%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 22 (7.006%) MySQL
11 21 (6.688%) MS Access
12 18 (5.732%) Oracle 10g
13 17 (5.414%) Oracle 11g
14 13 (4.140%) OLTP
15 11 (3.503%) RDBMS
16 10 (3.185%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 10 (3.185%) SQL Server 2012
17 9 (2.866%) VLDB
18 8 (2.548%) OLAP
18 8 (2.548%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 32 (10.19%) Visual Studio
2 28 (8.917%) Subversion
3 11 (3.503%) VSS/SourceSafe
4 9 (2.866%) TortoiseSVN
5 8 (2.548%) Oracle APEX
5 8 (2.548%) Selenium
5 8 (2.548%) Git (software)
5 8 (2.548%) JIRA
5 8 (2.548%) ReSharper
5 8 (2.548%) SpecFlow
6 7 (2.229%) NUnit
7 6 (1.911%) Rhino Mocks
8 5 (1.592%) Visual Studio Team System
9 3 (0.955%) Team Foundation Server
9 3 (0.955%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.955%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.637%) QuickTest Pro
10 2 (0.637%) StarTeam
11 1 (0.318%) WinDbg
11 1 (0.318%) ERwin
General
1 54 (17.20%) Finance
2 34 (10.83%) Banking
3 21 (6.688%) Investment Banking
4 15 (4.777%) Telecoms
5 5 (1.592%) Marketing
5 5 (1.592%) Retail
5 5 (1.592%) Legal
6 4 (1.274%) Financial Institution
7 3 (0.955%) Front Office
7 3 (0.955%) Back Office
7 3 (0.955%) Law
8 2 (0.637%) Games
9 1 (0.318%) Local Government
9 1 (0.318%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.318%) Publishing
9 1 (0.318%) Military
Job Titles
1 130 (41.40%) Developer
2 76 (24.20%) DBA
3 53 (16.88%) SQL DBA
4 44 (14.01%) .NET Developer
5 30 (9.554%) SQL Developer
6 25 (7.962%) SQL Server DBA
7 23 (7.325%) C# Developer
8 20 (6.369%) C# .NET Developer
9 17 (5.414%) Administrator
10 15 (4.777%) 3rd Line Support
11 14 (4.459%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 14 (4.459%) Analyst
12 12 (3.822%) Consultant
12 12 (3.822%) Agile .NET Developer
12 12 (3.822%) Agile C# Developer
13 11 (3.503%) ASP.NET Developer
13 11 (3.503%) SQL Server Developer
14 10 (3.185%) Programmer
14 10 (3.185%) Teradata DBA
15 9 (2.866%) Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 38 (12.10%) Clustering
2 22 (7.006%) Replication
3 11 (3.503%) Blackberry
4 8 (2.548%) N-Tier
4 8 (2.548%) Cloud Computing
5 7 (2.229%) RIA
5 7 (2.229%) Data Integration
6 5 (1.592%) Computer Science
6 5 (1.592%) W3C
6 5 (1.592%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.592%) AS400
7 4 (1.274%) Thin Client
7 4 (1.274%) Fat Client
7 4 (1.274%) Open Source
7 4 (1.274%) PACS
8 3 (0.955%) Mathematics
8 3 (0.955%) NHS
8 3 (0.955%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.637%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.637%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 135 (42.99%) Windows
2 72 (22.93%) Windows Server 2003
3 66 (21.02%) Windows Server 2008
4 30 (9.554%) Linux
5 28 (8.917%) Windows 2000
6 23 (7.325%) UNIX
7 10 (3.185%) Solaris
8 9 (2.866%) Windows 7
8 9 (2.866%) AIX
8 9 (2.866%) Windows XP
9 8 (2.548%) Windows 2000 Server
10 5 (1.592%) Windows NT
11 3 (0.955%) Windows Mobile
11 3 (0.955%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.637%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.318%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.318%) Android
13 1 (0.318%) Tru64
13 1 (0.318%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (11.46%) Agile Software Development
2 32 (10.19%) OO
3 30 (9.554%) Migration
4 25 (7.962%) MVC
5 23 (7.325%) Change Management
6 22 (7.006%) ITIL
6 22 (7.006%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (6.688%) ETL
7 21 (6.688%) Scrum
7 21 (6.688%) Disaster Recovery
8 20 (6.369%) TDD
8 20 (6.369%) Data Modelling
9 18 (5.732%) Project Management
10 16 (5.096%) Unit Testing
11 15 (4.777%) Performance Management
12 13 (4.140%) SOA
13 12 (3.822%) OOD
14 10 (3.185%) UML
14 10 (3.185%) Load Balancing
15 9 (2.866%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 201 (64.01%) SQL
2 81 (25.80%) C#
3 69 (21.97%) T-SQL
4 43 (13.69%) JavaScript
5 36 (11.46%) VBA
6 34 (10.83%) VB
7 31 (9.873%) VB.NET
8 21 (6.688%) VB6
9 16 (5.096%) VBScript
9 16 (5.096%) Java
10 9 (2.866%) PL/SQL
11 7 (2.229%) C
11 7 (2.229%) Perl
12 4 (1.274%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.955%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.955%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.955%) C++
14 2 (0.637%) Bash shell
14 2 (0.637%) Ruby
15 1 (0.318%) Korn
Qualifications
1 31 (9.873%) Security Cleared
2 21 (6.688%) SC Cleared
3 19 (6.051%) Microsoft Certification
4 14 (4.459%) Degree
4 14 (4.459%) MCSE
5 11 (3.503%) MCITP
6 7 (2.229%) MCTS
7 5 (1.592%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 5 (1.592%) Citrix Certification
8 4 (1.274%) CCA
9 3 (0.955%) MCDST
9 3 (0.955%) MCP
9 3 (0.955%) MCDBA
9 3 (0.955%) VCP5
10 2 (0.637%) ISEB
10 2 (0.637%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.637%) HP AIS
10 2 (0.637%) ISEB Practitioner
10 2 (0.637%) MOS
11 1 (0.318%) MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.096%) SLA
2 2 (0.637%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.318%) QA
3 1 (0.318%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 61 (19.43%) Active Directory
2 19 (6.051%) XenApp
3 10 (3.185%) VMware ESX
3 10 (3.185%) Citrix Presentation Server
3 10 (3.185%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.185%) vSphere
4 8 (2.548%) Oracle RAC
5 7 (2.229%) ISA Server
6 6 (1.911%) Oracle RMAN
7 5 (1.592%) Terminal Services
8 4 (1.274%) Forefront TMG
8 4 (1.274%) Postfix
9 3 (0.955%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.637%) Hyper-V
11 1 (0.318%) SRDF
11 1 (0.318%) MetaFrame
Systems Management
1 8 (2.548%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 7 (2.229%) Backup Exec
3 6 (1.911%) SCCM
3 6 (1.911%) McAfee ePO
4 5 (1.592%) Norton AntiVirus
5 4 (1.274%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.955%) EMC NetWorker
6 3 (0.955%) SCOM
6 3 (0.955%) Netcool
6 3 (0.955%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.637%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.637%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.637%) Splunk
7 2 (0.637%) DameWare
7 2 (0.637%) Nagios
7 2 (0.637%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.637%) SolarWinds Orion
7 2 (0.637%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.637%) HP SIM
7 2 (0.637%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 88 (28.03%) Microsoft
2 53 (16.88%) Oracle
3 46 (14.65%) VMware
4 42 (13.38%) Citrix
5 21 (6.688%) HP
6 19 (6.051%) Sybase
7 15 (4.777%) Veritas
8 11 (3.503%) Sophos
9 8 (2.548%) IBM
10 7 (2.229%) Red Hat
10 7 (2.229%) Cramer
10 7 (2.229%) Business Objects
10 7 (2.229%) Cognos
11 6 (1.911%) Cisco
11 6 (1.911%) Juniper
11 6 (1.911%) CommVault
11 6 (1.911%) McAfee
11 6 (1.911%) Symantec
12 5 (1.592%) Lumension
12 5 (1.592%) Acronis
City, London
RIO Specialist urgently required to work in the city of London on a contract basis. You will be responsible for preparing and leading workshops at the client site,...
MBA Ltd
Posted: 15 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The new system will be based on a .Net 4.5 framework with an SQL Server 2008R2 back end... Developing application using: .Net 4.5, WCF, SQL 2008R2.....
Brightred Resourcing Limited
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
A national media organisation are urgently seeking an experienced Lead Developer to come on board and lead the update of their customer membership system which is currently developed...
Brightred Resourcing
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Portsmouth, South East
In depth SQL Server (2005/2008) skills including performance tuning, T-SQL, stored procedures, using SSIS to implement and manage Extract Transform Load (ETL) Strong written and communication...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: Depending on experience
Posted: 21 May 2013
Portsmouth, South East
In depth SQL Server (2005/2008) skills including performance tuning, T-SQL, stored procedures, using SSIS to implement and manage Extract Transform Load (ETL) Strong written and communication...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: YES
Posted: 8 May 2013
Oxfordshire
The candidate will work alongside a Business Analyst who is well versed in the Contract Management working practices. Skills MS Access VBA SQL Server 2000/2008 ASP .NET...
Advanced Resource Managers
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Key skills include: Active Directory configuration VMware Windows 2000/2003/2008 system admin SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 Citrix Ideally you will have worked in a technical support...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £220 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
You will also be responsible for all aspects of SQL Server database development in adherence with iDMS standards, including unit testing and documentation. Key skills: - Demonstrable experience in...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £350.00 - £425.00 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
Lancashire, North West
The client is looking for professionals who have previous BI experience, working with SQL Server all versions (from 2000 - 2012) in a development environment.Key skills:SQL Server (...
Rate: £225.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 27 April 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
3rd Line Support Role- Birmingham- 300 p/d An opportunity has become available for a 3rd line Support Engineer to work for our client based in a central...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £250 - £300 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
It would also be beneficial but not essential to have experience of VB6, SQL 2008 SSIS, SQL 2000 DTS, VB6 DCOM, VB6 Active-X control development and ASP...
Lorien Resourcing
Rate: Competitive rates on application
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stirlingshire
Key/Technical skills required; *Oracle 10g and 11g *Java SE 5.x and web applications with Java, struts, HSP *SQL Server 2000 and 2005 *Familiar with development best...
Head Resourcing
Posted: 16 May 2013
Scotland
The role is for a RAD / Tactical Developer: This will be a rolling 6 month contract paying £500/day... The ideal candidate will have experience in a rapid...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
Tech: C# 4.0, .Net, OO, BDD, Kanban, Agile, SQL... Web services, WCF, WSDL, XML, XML Schema... SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, T-SQL, Stored Procedures. Web API,...
Oliver Bernard
Rate: From £400 to £550 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
Data Analysis & Database Design4... Ability to work on several development and support tasks at any one time Formal Qualifications Required ESSENTIAL Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2010-...
Capita Resourcing
Rate: £200.00 - £330 per day
Posted: 11 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
Active Directory 2008 - PACS system Administration exposure - ISA Server 2006 and ForeFront TMG 2010 - Exchange 2003, 2007 and 2010 - Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 - Windows Server...
Skye Group
Rate: £25 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Scotland
Oracle 10g and 11g, SQL Server 2000 and 2005.2. Java SE 5.x and above, and also web applications with Java 5 (e.g. Struts, JSP).3.
IT Human Resources
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013