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This section looks at the demand for Transact-SQL (T-SQL) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Transact-SQL over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransact-SQL (T-SQL)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7190
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads5338
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.039 %
As % of the category below5.196 %3.467 %
Daily rates quoted813
Average minimum daily rate£232£280
Average daily rate£266£285
% change on same period last year-6.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£321
% change on same period last year-4.12 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£35.00
Average hourly rate£32.00£36.25
% change on same period last year-11.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.86£34.64
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads10201096
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.358 %1.111 %
Daily rates quoted208206
Average minimum daily rate£283£289
Average daily rate£306£304
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£319
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£333
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Hourly rates quoted64104
Average minimum hourly rate£28.15£25.14
Average hourly rate£30.51£27.18
% change on same period last year+12.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.87£29.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.36£33.06
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Transact-SQL EnglandTransact-SQL
England

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.

Transact-SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Transact-SQL across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

West Midlands Transact-SQL Demand Trend

Transact-SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Transact-SQL Daily Rate Trend

Transact-SQL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Transact-SQL across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Midlands Transact-SQL Daily Rate Histogram

Transact-SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Transact-SQL Hourly Rate Trend

Transact-SQL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Transact-SQL across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Midlands Transact-SQL Hourly Rate Histogram

Transact-SQL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Transact-SQL within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
StaffordshireUp+1423--
BirminghamUp+1614£260+3.80 %
WorcestershireNew entry-3£283-
HerefordshireUp+181--
WarwickshireUp+21--
Transact-SQL EnglandTransact-SQL
England

Transact-SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Transact-SQL 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 Transact-SQL.

1113 (100.00 %)SQL
265 (57.52 %)SQL Server
352 (46.02 %)VB
442 (37.17 %)SQL Server 2005
535 (30.97 %)Paros
535 (30.97 %)Auditing
535 (30.97 %)Fiddler
535 (30.97 %)Information Security
535 (30.97 %)SQL Server 2000
535 (30.97 %)HTTP
625 (22.12 %).NET
724 (21.24 %)ASP.NET
815 (13.27 %)NHS
914 (12.39 %)VBScript
914 (12.39 %)HTML
1013 (11.50 %)ASP
1013 (11.50 %)XML
1013 (11.50 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1112 (10.62 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1112 (10.62 %)Windows
1112 (10.62 %)C#
1211 (9.735 %)Windows Server 2003
1211 (9.735 %)SAN
1211 (9.735 %)Microsoft
1310 (8.850 %)Datawarehouse
1310 (8.850 %)CSS
1310 (8.850 %)JavaScript
1310 (8.850 %)ADO
149 (7.965 %)WebServices
149 (7.965 %)Lotus Domino

Transact-SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Transact-SQL 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 Transact-SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (22.12 %).NET
224 (21.24 %)ASP.NET
314 (12.39 %)HTML
413 (11.50 %)ASP
413 (11.50 %)XML
510 (8.850 %)CSS
510 (8.850 %)ADO
69 (7.965 %)WebServices
69 (7.965 %)ADSI
69 (7.965 %)WMI
74 (3.540 %).NET Remoting
74 (3.540 %)ASP.NET 2.0
74 (3.540 %)ADO.NET
83 (2.655 %).NET Framework
92 (1.770 %)XSLT
101 (0.885 %)ActiveX
101 (0.885 %)WinForms
101 (0.885 %)DAO
101 (0.885 %)AJAX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (7.965 %)Lotus Domino
27 (6.195 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (7.965 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (30.97 %)HTTP
211 (9.735 %)SAN
39 (7.965 %)DNS
39 (7.965 %)DHCP
45 (4.425 %)Intranet
45 (4.425 %)Internet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
165 (57.52 %)SQL Server
242 (37.17 %)SQL Server 2005
335 (30.97 %)SQL Server 2000
413 (11.50 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
512 (10.62 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
610 (8.850 %)Datawarehouse
79 (7.965 %)SQL Server Integration Services
88 (7.080 %)DTS
88 (7.080 %)OLAP
97 (6.195 %)ETL
106 (5.310 %)SQL Server 7
115 (4.425 %)Crystal Reports
124 (3.540 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
132 (1.770 %)BusinessObjects
141 (0.885 %)ReportNet
141 (0.885 %)MS Access
141 (0.885 %)RDBMS
141 (0.885 %)Data Mining
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (30.97 %)Paros
135 (30.97 %)Fiddler
25 (4.425 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.885 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.885 %)Oracle Forms
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (30.97 %)Auditing
29 (7.965 %)Government
35 (4.425 %)Retail
44 (3.540 %)Health
52 (1.770 %)Telecoms
61 (0.885 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.885 %)Insurance
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
158 (51.33 %)Developer
226 (23.01 %)Tester
318 (15.93 %)SQL Developer
415 (13.27 %)SQL Server Developer
415 (13.27 %)Analyst
513 (11.50 %)DBA
513 (11.50 %)SQL DBA
611 (9.735 %)Web Tester
710 (8.850 %).NET Developer
88 (7.080 %)Web Developer
88 (7.080 %)Penetration Tester
97 (6.195 %)Information Analyst
106 (5.310 %)Ethical Hacker
106 (5.310 %)ASP.NET Developer
115 (4.425 %)C# Developer
115 (4.425 %)Report Developer
115 (4.425 %)Data Analyst
124 (3.540 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
124 (3.540 %)SQL Server DBA
124 (3.540 %)Systems Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (13.27 %)NHS
25 (4.425 %)Clustering
33 (2.655 %)Replication
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (10.62 %)Windows
211 (9.735 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (1.770 %)Windows NT
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (30.97 %)Information Security
27 (6.195 %)Security Cleared
36 (5.310 %)Ethical Hacking
45 (4.425 %)OO
54 (3.540 %)Change Management
63 (2.655 %)Migration
63 (2.655 %)Business Analysis
72 (1.770 %)Data Migration
72 (1.770 %)Data Mapping
72 (1.770 %)Data Analysis
72 (1.770 %)Business Intelligence
72 (1.770 %)Scrum
72 (1.770 %)RAD
81 (0.885 %)ERP
81 (0.885 %)OOD
81 (0.885 %)Data Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1113 (100.00 %)SQL
252 (46.02 %)VB
314 (12.39 %)VBScript
412 (10.62 %)C#
510 (8.850 %)JavaScript
67 (6.195 %)VB.NET
75 (4.425 %)PL/SQL
82 (1.770 %)VB6
91 (0.885 %)FoxPro (VFP)
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (3.540 %)Degree
23 (2.655 %)MCDBA
23 (2.655 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.770 %)MCP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (7.965 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (7.965 %)OpenView Configuration Management
22 (1.770 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (9.735 %)Microsoft
29 (7.965 %)Citrix
29 (7.965 %)Lotus
29 (7.965 %)IBM
35 (4.425 %)Oracle
43 (2.655 %)ProClarity
52 (1.770 %)Business Objects
61 (0.885 %)Cognos
61 (0.885 %)Sybase
61 (0.885 %)Lawson
61 (0.885 %)RedDot
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