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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server 2005 over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4742
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads2019
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.019 %
As % of the category below11.49 %13.01 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£383£250
Average daily rate£470£269
% change on same period last year+74.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£557£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£348
% change on same period last year-5.79 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£38.00
Average hourly rate-£38.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.44£34.27
% change on same period last year+0.49 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads174146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.148 %
Daily rates quoted4430
Average minimum daily rate£308£375
Average daily rate£351£407
% change on same period last year-13.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted167
Average minimum hourly rate£17.29£21.58
Average hourly rate£18.56£23.37
% change on same period last year-20.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.83£25.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
SQL Server 2005 UKSQL Server 2005
UK

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.

SQL Server 2005
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Demand Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the Wales region.

Wales SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 within the Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
South WalesNo change018£470+61.37 %
SQL Server 2005 UKSQL Server 2005
UK

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005.

143 (100.00 %)SQL Server
222 (51.16 %)SQL Server 2000
317 (39.53 %)SQL
413 (30.23 %)C#
413 (30.23 %).NET
512 (27.91 %)Windows
69 (20.93 %)Microsoft
78 (18.60 %)Active Directory
78 (18.60 %)Internet
87 (16.28 %)Government
96 (13.95 %)Finance
96 (13.95 %)Document Management
96 (13.95 %)EDRMS
96 (13.95 %)XML
96 (13.95 %)Oracle
96 (13.95 %)ASP.NET
105 (11.63 %)UNIX
105 (11.63 %)Windows XP
105 (11.63 %)MS Exchange
105 (11.63 %)Agile Software Development
114 (9.302 %)VMware
114 (9.302 %)Information Security
114 (9.302 %)Management Information System
114 (9.302 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
114 (9.302 %)Squid
114 (9.302 %)SQL Server Integration Services
114 (9.302 %)VLAN
114 (9.302 %)VMware Infrastructure
114 (9.302 %)LAN
114 (9.302 %)WAN

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing SQL Server 2005 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 2005. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (30.23 %).NET
26 (13.95 %)ASP.NET
26 (13.95 %)XML
33 (6.977 %)CORBA
33 (6.977 %)AJAX
42 (4.651 %).NET Framework
42 (4.651 %)XSLT
42 (4.651 %)HTML
42 (4.651 %)WebServices
51 (2.326 %)CSS
51 (2.326 %)ADO.NET
51 (2.326 %)MDX
51 (2.326 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (2.326 %)XHTML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (11.63 %)MS Exchange
24 (9.302 %)Apache
24 (9.302 %)Tomcat
33 (6.977 %)SharePoint
42 (4.651 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (4.651 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (2.326 %)BizTalk Server
51 (2.326 %)IIS
51 (2.326 %)Lotus Notes
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.302 %)MS Office
21 (2.326 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (18.60 %)Internet
24 (9.302 %)VLAN
24 (9.302 %)LAN
24 (9.302 %)WAN
24 (9.302 %)TCP/IP
33 (6.977 %)IIOP
42 (4.651 %)SSL
51 (2.326 %)Intranet
51 (2.326 %)HTTP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (100.00 %)SQL Server
222 (51.16 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (13.95 %)EDRMS
44 (9.302 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (9.302 %)SQL Server Integration Services
53 (6.977 %)DTS
62 (4.651 %)Datawarehouse
71 (2.326 %)OLAP
71 (2.326 %)MS Access
71 (2.326 %)Data Mart
71 (2.326 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (2.326 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.977 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.326 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (2.326 %)NUnit
21 (2.326 %)Visual Studio Team System
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (16.28 %)Government
26 (13.95 %)Finance
31 (2.326 %)Health
31 (2.326 %)Advertising
31 (2.326 %)Banking
31 (2.326 %)Retail
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (44.19 %)Developer
211 (25.58 %)C# Developer
37 (16.28 %).NET Developer
46 (13.95 %)DBA
46 (13.95 %)SQL Developer
55 (11.63 %)SQL DBA
64 (9.302 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
73 (6.977 %)SQL Server Developer
73 (6.977 %)Server Specialist
73 (6.977 %)Applications Developer
73 (6.977 %)Analyst
73 (6.977 %)ASP.NET Developer
73 (6.977 %)Architect
73 (6.977 %)Project Manager
82 (4.651 %)Administrator
82 (4.651 %)SQL Server DBA
82 (4.651 %)Windows Server Engineer
82 (4.651 %)SharePoint Developer
82 (4.651 %)C# Application Developer
82 (4.651 %).NET Applications Developer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.302 %)Management Information System
22 (4.651 %)Clustering
31 (2.326 %)PKI
31 (2.326 %)AS400
31 (2.326 %)NHS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (27.91 %)Windows
25 (11.63 %)UNIX
25 (11.63 %)Windows XP
34 (9.302 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.651 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.326 %)Linux
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.95 %)Document Management
25 (11.63 %)Agile Software Development
34 (9.302 %)Information Security
34 (9.302 %)PRINCE2
43 (6.977 %)Project Management
43 (6.977 %)Knowledge Management
52 (4.651 %)OO
52 (4.651 %)Data Modelling
52 (4.651 %)Migration
61 (2.326 %)Content Management
61 (2.326 %)Information Management
61 (2.326 %)Business Intelligence
61 (2.326 %)Change Management
61 (2.326 %)Regression Testing
61 (2.326 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (2.326 %)Web Development
61 (2.326 %)Network Load Balancing
61 (2.326 %)Scalability Testing
61 (2.326 %)Unit Testing
61 (2.326 %)Integration Testing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (39.53 %)SQL
213 (30.23 %)C#
34 (9.302 %)Transact-SQL
41 (2.326 %)VB
41 (2.326 %)VB.NET
41 (2.326 %)XPath
41 (2.326 %)JavaScript
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.977 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (6.977 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (4.651 %)MCDBA
31 (2.326 %)MCSE
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.977 %)SLA
21 (2.326 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (18.60 %)Active Directory
24 (9.302 %)Squid
24 (9.302 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (6.977 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (20.93 %)Microsoft
26 (13.95 %)Oracle
34 (9.302 %)VMware
43 (6.977 %)Cognos
51 (2.326 %)HP
51 (2.326 %)Lotus
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