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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Worcester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank51
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.013 %
As % of the category below14.29 %75.00 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£328
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£12.03
Average hourly rate£35.00£13.36
% change on same period last year+162.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£14.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.02£29.56
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcester
Matching contract IT job ads716
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.017 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£325£250
% change on same period last year+30.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£31.43£27.34
Average hourly rate£35.43£27.78
% change on same period last year+27.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.43£28.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
SQL WorcestershireSQL
Worcestershire

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
Demand Trend

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

Worcester SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcester SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcester SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester region citing 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 SQL.

14 (80.00 %)C#
14 (80.00 %)HTML
14 (80.00 %)JavaScript
14 (80.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (80.00 %)VB
14 (80.00 %).NET
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
14 (80.00 %)ASP
14 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (80.00 %)CSS
14 (80.00 %)XML
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
14 (80.00 %)Intranet
14 (80.00 %)Internet
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft
14 (80.00 %)Retail
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (20.00 %)ISTQB
21 (20.00 %)ISEB
21 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
21 (20.00 %)ClearCase
21 (20.00 %)TOAD
21 (20.00 %)SQL Navigator
21 (20.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (20.00 %)Oracle

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester region citing 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 SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)HTML
14 (80.00 %).NET
14 (80.00 %)ASP
14 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (80.00 %)CSS
14 (80.00 %)XML
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)Intranet
14 (80.00 %)Internet
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (20.00 %)TOAD
21 (20.00 %)SQL Navigator
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)ClearCase
11 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Retail
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)C# Developer
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C#
14 (80.00 %)JavaScript
14 (80.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (80.00 %)VB
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ISEB
11 (20.00 %)ISTQB
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)Oracle