The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 19 June 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 for the West Midlands region.

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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 8 6 5
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -1
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 189 278 270
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 11.26% 12.24% 13.99%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 57.27% 58.04% 60.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 158 137
Average daily rate £325 £300 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.33% -7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £232 £215 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £403 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £320 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.56% -1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 6
Average hourly rate £42.20 £17.50 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+141.14% +16.66%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -23.07%
All Database & Business Intelligence
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
330 479 445
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 19.67% 21.09% 23.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 256 216
Average daily rate £325 £315 £335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.17% -5.97%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £218 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £440 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £330
% change year-on-year
+1.53% -1.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 13 12
Average hourly rate £42.20 £22.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+87.55% +25.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -19.35%
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands SQL Server Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

SQL Server
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 within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Birmingham -3 61 £400 +33.33% 40
Staffordshire +1 20 £300 -4.76% 43
Warwickshire +1 17 £325 +18.18% 17
Shropshire +18 15 £250 -20.00% 2
Worcestershire -2 13 £325 +71.05% 8
Coventry -8 13 £300 -23.07% 9
West Bromwich +1 5 £294 -9.61%
Solihull +1 4 £283 +32.94% 17
Wolverhampton -5 4 £263 +22.09% 4
Herefordshire -8 1 £205 -14.13%
Walsall - 1 £300 - 6
Stourbridge - - - - 1
Sutton Coldfield - - - -
Dudley - - - - 1
Smethwick - - - -
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SQL Server 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.

1 242 (53.90%) .NET
2 211 (46.99%) C#
3 210 (46.77%) SQL
4 154 (34.30%) ASP.NET
5 136 (30.29%) SQL Server 2008
6 112 (24.94%) Microsoft
7 107 (23.83%) JavaScript
8 104 (23.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 96 (21.38%) T-SQL
10 83 (18.49%) CSS
11 82 (18.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 79 (17.59%) Business Intelligence
13 78 (17.37%) Windows
14 77 (17.15%) HTML
15 74 (16.48%) MVC
16 71 (15.81%) jQuery
17 66 (14.70%) Web Services
18 62 (13.81%) VB.NET
18 62 (13.81%) Oracle
19 61 (13.59%) XML
20 60 (13.36%) .NET Framework
21 59 (13.14%) ASP.NET MVC
22 56 (12.47%) SQL Server 2005
23 55 (12.25%) Data Warehouse
24 49 (10.91%) WCF
25 48 (10.69%) Agile Software Development
26 43 (9.577%) Migration
27 40 (8.909%) Ajax
27 40 (8.909%) MS Excel
28 39 (8.686%) SQL Server Analysis Services

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SQL Server 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 242 (53.90%) .NET
2 154 (34.30%) ASP.NET
3 83 (18.49%) CSS
4 77 (17.15%) HTML
5 71 (15.81%) jQuery
6 66 (14.70%) Web Services
7 61 (13.59%) XML
8 60 (13.36%) .NET Framework
9 59 (13.14%) ASP.NET MVC
10 49 (10.91%) WCF
11 40 (8.909%) Ajax
12 34 (7.572%) XSLT
13 26 (5.791%) HTML5
13 26 (5.791%) ASP.NET MVC 3
14 23 (5.122%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 22 (4.900%) CSS3
15 22 (4.900%) SOAP
16 19 (4.232%) XHTML
17 18 (4.009%) MDX
18 12 (2.673%) WSDL
Application Platforms
1 30 (6.682%) SharePoint
2 20 (4.454%) IIS
3 16 (3.563%) CMS
4 15 (3.341%) BizTalk Server
5 13 (2.895%) SharePoint 2010
6 12 (2.673%) MS Exchange
7 6 (1.336%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.891%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.891%) Sitecore CMS
8 4 (0.891%) Exchange Server 2003
8 4 (0.891%) SharePoint Server
9 3 (0.668%) Exchange Server 2010
9 3 (0.668%) Apache
9 3 (0.668%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.445%) SAP EP
10 2 (0.445%) SAS
10 2 (0.445%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.445%) Amazon AWS
10 2 (0.445%) SAP Portal
10 2 (0.445%) Umbraco
Applications
1 40 (8.909%) MS Excel
2 7 (1.559%) PowerPivot
3 6 (1.336%) InfoPath
4 4 (0.891%) MS Office
5 2 (0.445%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.223%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.223%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 19 (4.232%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.891%) Agresso
2 4 (0.891%) Cognos Controller
3 3 (0.668%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.223%) Summit
4 1 (0.223%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.450%) Internet
2 8 (1.782%) Firewall
3 6 (1.336%) FTP
3 6 (1.336%) SAN
4 5 (1.114%) HTTP
4 5 (1.114%) Intranet
5 4 (0.891%) Wireless
5 4 (0.891%) DNS
6 3 (0.668%) SSL
6 3 (0.668%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.445%) 3G
7 2 (0.445%) SMTP
7 2 (0.445%) DHCP
7 2 (0.445%) NAS
7 2 (0.445%) Network Security
7 2 (0.445%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.223%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.223%) VLAN
8 1 (0.223%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.223%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 136 (30.29%) SQL Server 2008
2 104 (23.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 82 (18.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 56 (12.47%) SQL Server 2005
5 55 (12.25%) Data Warehouse
6 39 (8.686%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 17 (3.786%) SQL Server 2012
8 15 (3.341%) MS Access
9 14 (3.118%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 13 (2.895%) RDBMS
10 13 (2.895%) Oracle Reports
11 11 (2.450%) BusinessObjects XI
11 11 (2.450%) MySQL
12 10 (2.227%) Oracle 10g
13 9 (2.004%) OLAP
14 6 (1.336%) GIS
14 6 (1.336%) SQL Server 2000
15 5 (1.114%) QlikView
16 4 (0.891%) Crystal Reports
16 4 (0.891%) DTS
Development Applications
1 36 (8.018%) Visual Studio
2 20 (4.454%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (2.004%) MSTest
4 7 (1.559%) Moq
4 7 (1.559%) JIRA
5 6 (1.336%) Subversion
6 4 (0.891%) MSI
7 3 (0.668%) Visual Studio Team System
7 3 (0.668%) QuickTest Pro
8 2 (0.445%) Mercurial
8 2 (0.445%) NWDI
8 2 (0.445%) NWDS
8 2 (0.445%) Selenium
8 2 (0.445%) LSMW
8 2 (0.445%) NUnit
9 1 (0.223%) Appcelerator Titanium
9 1 (0.223%) MSBuild
9 1 (0.223%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.223%) MorphX
9 1 (0.223%) CruiseControl
General
1 38 (8.463%) Finance
2 20 (4.454%) Retail
3 15 (3.341%) Telecoms
4 4 (0.891%) Games
4 4 (0.891%) Automotive
4 4 (0.891%) Marketing
5 3 (0.668%) Banking
5 3 (0.668%) Manufacturing
6 2 (0.445%) Local Government
7 1 (0.223%) Front Office
7 1 (0.223%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 312 (69.49%) Developer
2 136 (30.29%) .NET Developer
3 61 (13.59%) SQL Developer
4 51 (11.36%) C# Developer
5 48 (10.69%) ASP.NET Developer
6 41 (9.131%) Analyst
6 41 (9.131%) C# .NET Developer
7 32 (7.127%) Web Developer
8 28 (6.236%) DBA
9 27 (6.013%) C# ASP.NET Developer
10 22 (4.900%) SQL DBA
11 21 (4.677%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 19 (4.232%) Business Developer
12 19 (4.232%) Administrator
13 18 (4.009%) .NET Web Developer
13 18 (4.009%) VB.NET Developer
14 17 (3.786%) Consultant
15 16 (3.563%) Senior Developer
15 16 (3.563%) SQL Server Developer
16 15 (3.341%) Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.682%) N-Tier
2 9 (2.004%) Clustering
2 9 (2.004%) Management Information System
3 8 (1.782%) NHS
4 7 (1.559%) Replication
5 6 (1.336%) Client/Server
5 6 (1.336%) RIA
5 6 (1.336%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.114%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.668%) WURFL
7 3 (0.668%) Open Source
7 3 (0.668%) Blackberry
7 3 (0.668%) VLE
8 2 (0.445%) Computer Science
8 2 (0.445%) Pocket PC
8 2 (0.445%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.223%) Statistics
9 1 (0.223%) Web 2.0
9 1 (0.223%) Data Integration
9 1 (0.223%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 78 (17.37%) Windows
2 21 (4.677%) Windows Server 2008
3 17 (3.786%) Windows Server 2003
4 12 (2.673%) Linux
5 10 (2.227%) UNIX
5 10 (2.227%) Windows 7
6 4 (0.891%) Windows XP
6 4 (0.891%) Windows Mobile
6 4 (0.891%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.668%) BlackBerry OS
7 3 (0.668%) Android
7 3 (0.668%) AIX
7 3 (0.668%) HPUX
8 2 (0.445%) Windows 2000
8 2 (0.445%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.223%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.223%) Windows CE
9 1 (0.223%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (17.59%) Business Intelligence
2 74 (16.48%) MVC
3 48 (10.69%) Agile Software Development
4 43 (9.577%) Migration
5 36 (8.018%) OO
5 36 (8.018%) E-Commerce
6 33 (7.350%) ETL
7 30 (6.682%) Web Development
8 27 (6.013%) Workflow
8 27 (6.013%) Unit Testing
9 25 (5.568%) SEO
10 23 (5.122%) UML
10 23 (5.122%) Data Migration
11 21 (4.677%) CRM
12 20 (4.454%) TDD
13 15 (3.341%) Web Application Development
14 14 (3.118%) ITIL
14 14 (3.118%) Data Modelling
14 14 (3.118%) SOA
15 13 (2.895%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 211 (46.99%) C#
2 210 (46.77%) SQL
3 107 (23.83%) JavaScript
4 96 (21.38%) T-SQL
5 62 (13.81%) VB.NET
6 28 (6.236%) VB
7 12 (2.673%) PHP
8 10 (2.227%) PL/SQL
8 10 (2.227%) VB6
9 9 (2.004%) Java
10 5 (1.114%) COBOL
10 5 (1.114%) VBA
10 5 (1.114%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.891%) XAML
11 4 (0.891%) VBScript
12 3 (0.668%) X++
12 3 (0.668%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.668%) C++
13 2 (0.445%) J#
13 2 (0.445%) C
Qualifications
1 23 (5.122%) Degree
2 13 (2.895%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.450%) SC Cleared
4 8 (1.782%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (1.782%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.114%) MCITP
6 3 (0.668%) MCTS
6 3 (0.668%) ISEB
6 3 (0.668%) CCNP
6 3 (0.668%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (0.668%) Oracle Certification
7 2 (0.445%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.223%) Microsoft Certified Master
8 1 (0.223%) Microsoft Certified Architect
8 1 (0.223%) VCP5
8 1 (0.223%) MCPD
8 1 (0.223%) CCNA
8 1 (0.223%) CCIE
8 1 (0.223%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.223%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.227%) QA
2 8 (1.782%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (3.786%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.118%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.114%) XenApp
3 5 (1.114%) Oracle RMAN
4 3 (0.668%) XenDesktop
5 2 (0.445%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.445%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.445%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.223%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.223%) vSphere
6 1 (0.223%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.223%) XenServer
6 1 (0.223%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 5 (1.114%) SCCM
2 4 (0.891%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 4 (0.891%) Data Guard
2 4 (0.891%) SCOM
3 3 (0.668%) WSUS
4 2 (0.445%) ARCserve
4 2 (0.445%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.223%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 112 (24.94%) Microsoft
2 62 (13.81%) Oracle
3 23 (5.122%) VMware
4 21 (4.677%) SAP
5 16 (3.563%) Citrix
6 15 (3.341%) Business Objects
7 13 (2.895%) IBM
8 7 (1.559%) AccuRev
8 7 (1.559%) Cisco
8 7 (1.559%) Cognos
9 6 (1.336%) ESRI
10 5 (1.114%) Mercator
11 4 (0.891%) Hyperion
11 4 (0.891%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.891%) HP
11 4 (0.891%) Sitecore
12 3 (0.668%) DevExpress
12 3 (0.668%) EMC
12 3 (0.668%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.445%) CA
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Due to expansion, they require an ASP.NET Developer, C#, SQL Server, SQL IAS, VB, JavaScript to create an application from scratch. The ASP.NET Developer, C#, SQL...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Rate: £200 - £250 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
We are looking to recruit a C# .Net developer to compliment our existing development team. Working in the Business Development Unit, you will assist on a range of...
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Rate: From £22,959 to £25,473 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Web Developer, .NET Developer URGENTLY required £350 to £400 per day to start next Monday in Stoke on Trent... Developers must be experienced working with VB.NET version...
Smart Sourcing
Rate: From £300 to £400 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Warwick, West Midlands
Due to winning a number of new projects they require a C# ASP.NET Developer who has experience using .NET 4.0 / 4.5 for an initial 3...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £240 - £300 per day
Posted: 19 June 2013
West Midlands
My client based in West Midlands is looking for a VB.NET Developer for a 3-6 month contract. The role is to help implement Excel Dashboards across...
Computer Futures
Posted: 18 June 2013
West Midlands
Amoria Bond
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
North Point Recruitment
Rate: £225 - £275 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £225 to £300 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
West Midlands
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £350 to £450 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Venturi
Rate: £300 - £375 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Capita Resourcing
Rate: £350.00 - £400 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
OPUS
Rate: GBP225 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
West Midlands
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP380 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Computer Futures
Posted: 22 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Applause IT Innovation
Rate: £310 - £350 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £285 to £300 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
Edgar Cowen
Rate: Negotiable- good rates
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Roc Search
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £400 - £425 per day
Posted: 19 June 2013
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