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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 skills within the West Yorkshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server 2005
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2252
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads10345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.045 %
As % of the category below23.68 %11.78 %
Daily rates quoted162
Average minimum daily rate£292£225
Average daily rate£312£288
% change on same period last year+8.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.27 %
Hourly rates quoted146
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£37.00
Average hourly rate£28.56£37.71
% change on same period last year-24.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.25£38.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.67£35.48
% change on same period last year-5.08 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads435382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.580 %0.381 %
Daily rates quoted7733
Average minimum daily rate£289£339
Average daily rate£310£358
% change on same period last year-13.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£358
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3742
Average minimum hourly rate£26.84£28.68
Average hourly rate£29.14£29.57
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.43£30.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.15£32.12
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
SQL Server 2005 YorkshireSQL Server 2005
Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server 2005
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server 2005 across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Yorkshire SQL Server 2005 Hourly Rate Histogram

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 West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LeedsUp+1864£299+4.05 %
BradfordUp+16--
HalifaxNew entry-3--
HuddersfieldNew entry-1--
SQL Server 2005 YorkshireSQL Server 2005
Yorkshire

SQL Server 2005
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1221 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2173 (78.28 %).NET
3120 (54.30 %)ASP.NET
4118 (53.39 %)C#
554 (24.43 %)SQL
650 (22.62 %)SQL Server 2000
747 (21.27 %)Microsoft
844 (19.91 %)WebServices
844 (19.91 %)SharePoint
942 (19.00 %)Windows
1041 (18.55 %)XML
1041 (18.55 %)CSS
1041 (18.55 %)HTML
1139 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
1233 (14.93 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1330 (13.57 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1427 (12.22 %)Transact-SQL
1525 (11.31 %)JavaScript
1624 (10.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1721 (9.502 %)Active Directory
1820 (9.050 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1919 (8.597 %)VB.NET
2018 (8.145 %)Windows Server 2003
2117 (7.692 %).NET Framework
2216 (7.240 %)Finance
2216 (7.240 %)NHS
2216 (7.240 %)XSLT
2315 (6.787 %)Health
2414 (6.335 %)InfoPath
2414 (6.335 %)MS Excel

SQL Server 2005
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1173 (78.28 %).NET
2120 (54.30 %)ASP.NET
344 (19.91 %)WebServices
441 (18.55 %)XML
441 (18.55 %)HTML
441 (18.55 %)CSS
530 (13.57 %)ASP.NET 2.0
617 (7.692 %).NET Framework
716 (7.240 %)XSLT
812 (5.430 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
910 (4.525 %)AJAX
109 (4.072 %)XHTML
118 (3.620 %)WCF
126 (2.715 %)Silverlight
135 (2.262 %)NHibernate
135 (2.262 %)ADO.NET
144 (1.810 %)Windows SharePoint Services
153 (1.357 %)SAML
153 (1.357 %)COM+
162 (0.905 %)SOAP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (19.91 %)SharePoint
220 (9.050 %)SharePoint Server 2007
313 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
412 (5.430 %)IIS
412 (5.430 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (1.357 %)CMS
62 (0.905 %)Lotus Domino
62 (0.905 %)BizTalk Server
71 (0.452 %)Commerce Server
71 (0.452 %)ArcGIS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (6.335 %)MS Excel
114 (6.335 %)InfoPath
22 (0.905 %)Spreadsheet
31 (0.452 %)MS Office
31 (0.452 %)ArcView
31 (0.452 %)MS Visio
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (5.882 %)WAN
212 (5.430 %)Internet
212 (5.430 %)Firewall
311 (4.977 %)SAN
410 (4.525 %)VPN
410 (4.525 %)MPLS
54 (1.810 %)TCP/IP
62 (0.905 %)DHCP
62 (0.905 %)Kerberos
62 (0.905 %)DNS
62 (0.905 %)SSL
62 (0.905 %)Intranet
62 (0.905 %)X.509
62 (0.905 %)SSH
71 (0.452 %)Extranet
71 (0.452 %)LAN
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1221 (100.00 %)SQL Server
250 (22.62 %)SQL Server 2000
333 (14.93 %)SQL Server Integration Services
424 (10.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
511 (4.977 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
511 (4.977 %)Datawarehouse
610 (4.525 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
77 (3.167 %)DTS
83 (1.357 %)OLAP
92 (0.905 %)MySQL
101 (0.452 %)GIS
101 (0.452 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.452 %)MS Access
101 (0.452 %)Data Mining
101 (0.452 %)ETL
101 (0.452 %)Oracle 10g
101 (0.452 %)BusinessObjects
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
139 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
211 (4.977 %)Visual Studio Team System
36 (2.715 %)NUnit
42 (0.905 %)VSS/SourceSafe
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (7.240 %)Finance
215 (6.787 %)Health
37 (3.167 %)Banking
46 (2.715 %)Government
46 (2.715 %)Law
52 (0.905 %)Retail
61 (0.452 %)Insurance
61 (0.452 %)Marketing
61 (0.452 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.452 %)Publishing
61 (0.452 %)Games
61 (0.452 %)Education
61 (0.452 %)Front Office
61 (0.452 %)Electronics
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1156 (70.59 %)Developer
295 (42.99 %).NET Developer
342 (19.00 %)C# Developer
436 (16.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
518 (8.145 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
614 (6.335 %)SQL Developer
713 (5.882 %)Analyst
812 (5.430 %)Web Developer
812 (5.430 %)Consultant
812 (5.430 %)SQL Server Developer
911 (4.977 %)Applications Developer
1010 (4.525 %)Senior Developer
118 (3.620 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
118 (3.620 %)Business Consultant
118 (3.620 %)SQL Server Consultant
118 (3.620 %)SharePoint Developer
127 (3.167 %)VB.NET Developer
127 (3.167 %)Project Engineer
127 (3.167 %)Programmer
136 (2.715 %)DBA
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (7.240 %)NHS
27 (3.167 %)N-Tier
35 (2.262 %)Clustering
43 (1.357 %)Client/Server
52 (0.905 %)Replication
61 (0.452 %)W3C
61 (0.452 %)Web 2.0
61 (0.452 %)SCADA
61 (0.452 %)RIA
61 (0.452 %)Data Integration
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (19.00 %)Windows
218 (8.145 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (5.430 %)Windows Vista
49 (4.072 %)Windows XP
56 (2.715 %)Windows 2000 Server
64 (1.810 %)Windows 2000
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (5.882 %)ITIL
113 (5.882 %)Project Management
113 (5.882 %)Unit Testing
210 (4.525 %)Migration
210 (4.525 %)PRINCE2
39 (4.072 %)Business Intelligence
48 (3.620 %)Workflow
57 (3.167 %)SOA
57 (3.167 %)OO
57 (3.167 %)Stakeholder Management
57 (3.167 %)Web Development
66 (2.715 %)UML
75 (2.262 %)Configuration Management
75 (2.262 %)Regression Testing
75 (2.262 %)Software Testing
75 (2.262 %)Time Management
84 (1.810 %)Business Analysis
84 (1.810 %)Requirements Analysis
84 (1.810 %)Network Load Balancing
93 (1.357 %)Service Management
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1118 (53.39 %)C#
254 (24.43 %)SQL
327 (12.22 %)Transact-SQL
425 (11.31 %)JavaScript
519 (8.597 %)VB.NET
69 (4.072 %)VB
77 (3.167 %)VB6
83 (1.357 %)DHTML
92 (0.905 %)C
92 (0.905 %)PHP
92 (0.905 %)VBA
101 (0.452 %)FoxPro (VFP)
101 (0.452 %)VBScript
101 (0.452 %)C++
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (2.262 %)MCSE
15 (2.262 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (1.810 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.452 %)MCDST
31 (0.452 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.262 %)QA
21 (0.452 %)HL7
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (9.502 %)Active Directory
210 (4.525 %)VMware ESX
37 (3.167 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.905 %)ISA Server
51 (0.452 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.452 %)Oracle RAC
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.905 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (0.905 %)Norton AntiVirus
12 (0.905 %)BMC Marimba
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (21.27 %)Microsoft
27 (3.167 %)VMware
36 (2.715 %)Oracle
43 (1.357 %)Hyperion
43 (1.357 %)Brio
52 (0.905 %)Lotus
52 (0.905 %)Symantec
61 (0.452 %)Metastorm
61 (0.452 %)Business Objects
61 (0.452 %)IBM
61 (0.452 %)Mercator
61 (0.452 %)Google