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The table below looks at the demand for Sybase IQ skills across the UK with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sybase IQ over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSybase IQ
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank562626
Rank change on same period last yearUp+64
Matching contract IT job ads1727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.120 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted620
Average minimum daily rate£430£535
Average daily rate£455£545
% change on same period last year-16.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£480£555
UK excluding London average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1420321023
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.20 %20.73 %
Daily rates quoted45136111
Average minimum daily rate£359£372
Average daily rate£383£398
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£356
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted9451477
Average minimum hourly rate£29.28£28.99
Average hourly rate£31.47£30.91
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.66£32.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.13£32.15
% change on same period last year-0.08 %

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.

Sybase IQ
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Sybase IQ within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Sybase IQ Demand Trend

Sybase IQ
Daily Rate Trend

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

Sybase IQ Daily Rate Trend

Sybase IQ
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sybase IQ within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Sybase IQ Daily Rate Histogram

Sybase IQ
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Sybase IQ Hourly Rate Trend

Sybase IQ
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sybase IQ within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LondonUp+7917£455-18.09 %
EnglandUp+5817£455-16.51 %
City of LondonDown-1710£481-
LutonNew entry-2£325-
Docklands, LondonUp+371--

Sybase IQ
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Sybase IQ 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 Sybase IQ.

126 (100.00 %)Sybase
214 (53.85 %)Oracle
312 (46.15 %)Perl
312 (46.15 %)SQL
411 (42.31 %)UNIX
411 (42.31 %)Finance
411 (42.31 %)Banking
59 (34.62 %)SQL Server
68 (30.77 %)Sybase ASE
77 (26.92 %)Linux
77 (26.92 %)Datawarehouse
77 (26.92 %)ETL
77 (26.92 %)Informatica
77 (26.92 %)Replication
86 (23.08 %)Shell Script
86 (23.08 %)Java
86 (23.08 %)Investment Banking
95 (19.23 %)Asset Management
95 (19.23 %)C++
104 (15.38 %)Solaris
113 (11.54 %)Ab Initio
113 (11.54 %)MS Excel
113 (11.54 %)Data Modelling
113 (11.54 %)VBA
113 (11.54 %)MySQL
113 (11.54 %)Windows
113 (11.54 %)Software Engineering
122 (7.692 %)Korn
122 (7.692 %)Marketing
122 (7.692 %)Oracle OLAP

Sybase IQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Sybase IQ 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 Sybase IQ. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.692 %)ASP
12 (7.692 %)XML
12 (7.692 %)JMS
12 (7.692 %)Middleware
12 (7.692 %)Hibernate
12 (7.692 %)Spring
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)Tomcat
12 (7.692 %)Mule
21 (3.846 %)Office Communications Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.54 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.846 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (34.62 %)SQL Server
28 (30.77 %)Sybase ASE
37 (26.92 %)Datawarehouse
37 (26.92 %)ETL
43 (11.54 %)MySQL
52 (7.692 %)OLAP
52 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
52 (7.692 %)DataStage
52 (7.692 %)Oracle OLAP
61 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (3.846 %)DB2 UDB
61 (3.846 %)DB2
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)JUnit
12 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (7.692 %)CruiseControl
12 (7.692 %)Subversion
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (42.31 %)Finance
111 (42.31 %)Banking
26 (23.08 %)Investment Banking
32 (7.692 %)Financial Institution
32 (7.692 %)Marketing
41 (3.846 %)Front Office
41 (3.846 %)Private Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (34.62 %)Developer
26 (23.08 %)DBA
35 (19.23 %)Sybase DBA
44 (15.38 %)Analyst
44 (15.38 %)Architect
53 (11.54 %)Administrator
53 (11.54 %)Sybase Developer
53 (11.54 %)ETL Developer
62 (7.692 %)Server Administrator
62 (7.692 %)SQL Database Developer
62 (7.692 %)Database Engineer
62 (7.692 %)Test Development Engineer
62 (7.692 %)Database Developer
62 (7.692 %)SQL Developer
62 (7.692 %)SQL DBA
62 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Engineer
62 (7.692 %)Project Manager
62 (7.692 %)SQL Server DBA
62 (7.692 %)Test Engineer
62 (7.692 %)Technical Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (26.92 %)Replication
22 (7.692 %)Fixed Income
22 (7.692 %)Equities
22 (7.692 %)Market Risk
31 (3.846 %)Grid Computing
31 (3.846 %)Clustering
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (42.31 %)UNIX
27 (26.92 %)Linux
34 (15.38 %)Solaris
43 (11.54 %)Windows
52 (7.692 %)AIX
61 (3.846 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (19.23 %)Asset Management
23 (11.54 %)Software Engineering
23 (11.54 %)Data Modelling
32 (7.692 %)OO
32 (7.692 %)Migration
41 (3.846 %)OOP
41 (3.846 %)Stress Testing
41 (3.846 %)Business Intelligence
41 (3.846 %)Project Management
41 (3.846 %)Risk Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (46.15 %)Perl
112 (46.15 %)SQL
26 (23.08 %)Java
26 (23.08 %)Shell Script
35 (19.23 %)C++
43 (11.54 %)VBA
52 (7.692 %)Jython
52 (7.692 %)Korn
52 (7.692 %)C#
52 (7.692 %)VB
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.846 %)Oracle RMAN
11 (3.846 %)Oracle RAC
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.692 %)AutoSys
21 (3.846 %)OpenView
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (100.00 %)Sybase
214 (53.85 %)Oracle
37 (26.92 %)Informatica
43 (11.54 %)Ab Initio
51 (3.846 %)VERITAS
51 (3.846 %)Red Hat
51 (3.846 %)Microsoft
51 (3.846 %)Sun
51 (3.846 %)Murex