The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited SQL Server over the 3 months to 24 May 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 Sussex 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Rank 10 13 4
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -9
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 39 64 88
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 10.54% 9.726% 19.91%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 63.93% 71.11% 77.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 31 31
Average daily rate £390 £350 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.42% -9.67%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £318 £288 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £386 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 12
Average hourly rate - £35.00 £20.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +70.73%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-9.09% -15.38%
All Database & Business Intelligence
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
61 90 113
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 16.49% 13.68% 25.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 50 46
Average daily rate £368 £350 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.00% -9.67%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £289 £275 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £400 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £330 £335
% change year-on-year
- -1.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 13
Average hourly rate £38.00 £37.50 £21.40
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.33% +75.27%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £29.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-5.17% -10.76%
SQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 May 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
Crawley +4 14 £390 +35.65%
Gatwick +11 9 £585 +50.96%
Horsham +2 3 £275 -21.42%
East Grinstead +2 2 £375 +50.00%
Worthing - 2 £475 -
SQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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 32 (47.76%) SQL
2 28 (41.79%) SQL Server 2008
3 27 (40.30%) Microsoft
4 22 (32.84%) Windows
5 20 (29.85%) Linux
5 20 (29.85%) .NET
6 19 (28.36%) VMware
7 18 (26.87%) MS Excel
8 17 (25.37%) Data Modelling
9 15 (22.39%) C#
10 14 (20.90%) Oracle
10 14 (20.90%) Windows Server 2008
11 13 (19.40%) VMware ESX
12 12 (17.91%) Active Directory
12 12 (17.91%) MySQL
12 12 (17.91%) XML
12 12 (17.91%) Apache
13 11 (16.42%) SharePoint
13 11 (16.42%) NetApp
14 10 (14.93%) Red Hat
14 10 (14.93%) Clustering
14 10 (14.93%) Migration
14 10 (14.93%) SAP
14 10 (14.93%) ASP.NET
14 10 (14.93%) T-SQL
14 10 (14.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 10 (14.93%) XenApp
14 10 (14.93%) SQL Server 2005
14 10 (14.93%) Data Architecture
15 9 (13.43%) vSphere

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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 20 (29.85%) .NET
2 12 (17.91%) XML
3 10 (14.93%) ASP.NET
4 7 (10.45%) .NET Framework
4 7 (10.45%) WCF
5 6 (8.955%) ASP.NET MVC
6 5 (7.463%) ASP.NET MVC 3
6 5 (7.463%) Razor View Engine
6 5 (7.463%) SOAP
6 5 (7.463%) Web Services
7 3 (4.478%) HTML
8 1 (1.493%) AppFabric
8 1 (1.493%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 1 (1.493%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
8 1 (1.493%) WebSphere
8 1 (1.493%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 12 (17.91%) Apache
2 11 (16.42%) SharePoint
3 8 (11.94%) OpenEdge
3 8 (11.94%) SharePoint 2010
4 5 (7.463%) IIS
5 3 (4.478%) Exchange Server 2003
5 3 (4.478%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 3 (4.478%) MS Exchange
6 2 (2.985%) Zimbra
7 1 (1.493%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (1.493%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (26.87%) MS Excel
2 8 (11.94%) MS Visio
3 7 (10.45%) MS Office
4 2 (2.985%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (1.493%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 8 (11.94%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.493%) SAP ERP
2 1 (1.493%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.463%) Cisco Nexus
1 5 (7.463%) DNS
2 4 (5.970%) SAN
2 4 (5.970%) Firewall
3 3 (4.478%) SSL
3 3 (4.478%) DHCP
3 3 (4.478%) VPN
4 2 (2.985%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.985%) ADSL
4 2 (2.985%) Broadband
4 2 (2.985%) ISDN
4 2 (2.985%) LAN
4 2 (2.985%) WAN
4 2 (2.985%) X.25
4 2 (2.985%) BGP
4 2 (2.985%) IP Telephony
4 2 (2.985%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (2.985%) VLAN
4 2 (2.985%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (41.79%) SQL Server 2008
2 12 (17.91%) MySQL
3 10 (14.93%) SQL Server 2005
4 6 (8.955%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (5.970%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (5.970%) SQL Server 2012
6 3 (4.478%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (4.478%) SQL Server 2000
6 3 (4.478%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (4.478%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (2.985%) MS Access
7 2 (2.985%) TOAD
7 2 (2.985%) SAP BI
7 2 (2.985%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (1.493%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (1.493%) Oracle 10g
8 1 (1.493%) Oracle 8/8i
8 1 (1.493%) Oracle 9i
Development Applications
1 1 (1.493%) MSBuild
1 1 (1.493%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (1.493%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (7.463%) Finance
2 2 (2.985%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.493%) Retail
3 1 (1.493%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 24 (35.82%) Analyst
2 21 (31.34%) Developer
3 10 (14.93%) Architect
4 9 (13.43%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 5 (7.463%) XML Developer
5 5 (7.463%) Data Architect
5 5 (7.463%) Data Analyst
5 5 (7.463%) .NET Developer
5 5 (7.463%) C# Developer
6 4 (5.970%) Administrator
6 4 (5.970%) Systems Developer
7 3 (4.478%) Systems Architect
8 2 (2.985%) Project Manager
8 2 (2.985%) Systems Administrator
8 2 (2.985%) Test Analyst
8 2 (2.985%) IT Manager
8 2 (2.985%) Technical Architect
8 2 (2.985%) Network Engineer
8 2 (2.985%) DBA
8 2 (2.985%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.93%) Clustering
2 4 (5.970%) Smart Meter
3 2 (2.985%) N-Tier
3 2 (2.985%) IVR
3 2 (2.985%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (2.985%) Informatics
4 1 (1.493%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.493%) Biology
4 1 (1.493%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 22 (32.84%) Windows
2 20 (29.85%) Linux
3 14 (20.90%) Windows Server 2008
4 10 (14.93%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (10.45%) UNIX
6 5 (7.463%) Windows 7
7 3 (4.478%) Windows Server 2003
7 3 (4.478%) Solaris
8 2 (2.985%) Debian
8 2 (2.985%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (25.37%) Data Modelling
2 10 (14.93%) Migration
2 10 (14.93%) Data Architecture
3 8 (11.94%) Business Intelligence
3 8 (11.94%) ITIL
4 7 (10.45%) Data Management
4 7 (10.45%) ETL
5 6 (8.955%) Data Security
6 5 (7.463%) Master Data Management
6 5 (7.463%) Database Security
6 5 (7.463%) Agile Software Development
6 5 (7.463%) PRINCE2
7 3 (4.478%) Business Analysis
7 3 (4.478%) Validation
7 3 (4.478%) Project Management
7 3 (4.478%) UML
7 3 (4.478%) SOA
8 2 (2.985%) Change Management
8 2 (2.985%) Software Testing
8 2 (2.985%) Bioinformatics
Programming Languages
1 32 (47.76%) SQL
2 15 (22.39%) C#
3 10 (14.93%) T-SQL
4 8 (11.94%) PHP
5 5 (7.463%) C
5 5 (7.463%) VB
5 5 (7.463%) VB.NET
5 5 (7.463%) VBA
6 3 (4.478%) JavaScript
7 2 (2.985%) PL/SQL
7 2 (2.985%) VB6
Qualifications
1 8 (11.94%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (4.478%) ISEB
3 2 (2.985%) CCNP
3 2 (2.985%) MCP
3 2 (2.985%) MCSD
3 2 (2.985%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.985%) Degree
4 1 (1.493%) ISTQB
4 1 (1.493%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.463%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.493%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 13 (19.40%) VMware ESX
2 12 (17.91%) Active Directory
3 10 (14.93%) XenApp
4 9 (13.43%) vSphere
5 3 (4.478%) Postfix
5 3 (4.478%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (4.478%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 2 (2.985%) FortiGate
2 1 (1.493%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 27 (40.30%) Microsoft
2 19 (28.36%) VMware
3 14 (20.90%) Oracle
4 11 (16.42%) NetApp
5 10 (14.93%) Red Hat
5 10 (14.93%) SAP
6 9 (13.43%) Cisco
7 8 (11.94%) Business Objects
8 7 (10.45%) Citrix
9 5 (7.463%) Novell
10 3 (4.478%) Avaya
10 3 (4.478%) Juniper
10 3 (4.478%) HP
10 3 (4.478%) EMC
10 3 (4.478%) Sophos
11 2 (2.985%) Dell
11 2 (2.985%) CommVault
12 1 (1.493%) Informatica
West Sussex
Good understanding of data security technologies and techniques... * Variety of operating systems inclusive of Windows and Unix based... * Experience of database technologies - Oracle and MSQL, Novell, Microsoft and...
Clearwater People Solutions
Posted: 18 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Essential Skills and Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in manual software testing... Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies and best practice. Desirable: ISEB Foundation Certificate... Automated testing...
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £200 to £255 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
E ssential Skills and Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in manual software testing... Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies and best practice. Desirable: ISEB Foundation Certificate... Automated...
Coal IT Services
Rate: From £300 to £340 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013