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.
| Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -2 |  +1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4947 | 5923 | 5289 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 8.463 % | 9.846 % | 9.583 % |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 43.76 % | 47.48 % | 45.75 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2917 | 3481 | 2695 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £250 | £220 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £570 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £325 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 143 | 215 | 245 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.75 | £32.50 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.95 | £17.00 | £16.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £45.00 | £40.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.88 | £32.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category | 11305 | 12475 | 11561 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 19.34 % | 20.74 % | 20.95 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6484 | 6959 | 5750 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £260 | £260 | £238 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £529 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £340 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 260 | 395 | 412 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.50 | £32.50 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £16.50 | £15.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £45.00 | £42.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.50 | £32.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
