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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL) skills within the York 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 over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank417
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.021 %
As % of the category below83.33 %86.36 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£320
Average daily rate-£320
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£334
% change on same period last year-6.49 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£33.00
Average hourly rate£21.00£34.50
% change on same period last year-39.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.34£30.73
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
York
Matching contract IT job ads1822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£533£313
Average daily rate£600£313
% change on same period last year+91.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£667£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.16 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£20.50£33.00
Average hourly rate£22.25£34.50
% change on same period last year-35.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.60£31.68
% change on same period last year-16.03 %
SQL Server North YorkshireSQL Server
North 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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server across the York region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

York SQL Server Demand Trend

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

York SQL Server Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

York SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

112 (60.00 %).NET
211 (55.00 %)ASP.NET
211 (55.00 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (50.00 %)C#
49 (45.00 %)SQL
57 (35.00 %)SQL Server 2000
66 (30.00 %)HTML
75 (25.00 %)JavaScript
75 (25.00 %)VB
75 (25.00 %)VB.NET
75 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
84 (20.00 %)Migration
84 (20.00 %)Finance
84 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
84 (20.00 %)CSS
84 (20.00 %)ITIL
84 (20.00 %)Windows
93 (15.00 %)DTS
93 (15.00 %)SAS
93 (15.00 %)XML
93 (15.00 %)Visual Studio
93 (15.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
93 (15.00 %)Pensions
93 (15.00 %)Web Development
102 (10.00 %)VB6
102 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
102 (10.00 %)VBA
102 (10.00 %)XSLT
102 (10.00 %)SOAP
102 (10.00 %)UML

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the York 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.

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (60.00 %).NET
211 (55.00 %)ASP.NET
36 (30.00 %)HTML
45 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
54 (20.00 %)CSS
63 (15.00 %)XML
72 (10.00 %)XSLT
72 (10.00 %)SOAP
72 (10.00 %)ADO.NET
81 (5.000 %)XHTML
81 (5.000 %).NET Framework
York IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.00 %)SAS
22 (10.00 %)ColdFusion
31 (5.000 %)SharePoint
York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)InfoPath
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (55.00 %)SQL Server 2005
27 (35.00 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (15.00 %)DTS
33 (15.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (5.000 %)VLDB
41 (5.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
York IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (15.00 %)Visual Studio
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Finance
23 (15.00 %)Pensions
31 (5.000 %)Graphic Design
31 (5.000 %)Health
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (75.00 %)Developer
27 (35.00 %).NET Developer
34 (20.00 %)DBA
34 (20.00 %)SQL DBA
43 (15.00 %)C# Developer
52 (10.00 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (5.000 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.000 %)Server Administrator
61 (5.000 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.000 %)SQL Server DBA
61 (5.000 %)Web Developer
61 (5.000 %)Senior Developer
61 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
61 (5.000 %)Administrator
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (20.00 %)Windows
21 (5.000 %)Windows XP
21 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2008
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)ITIL
14 (20.00 %)Migration
23 (15.00 %)Web Development
32 (10.00 %)UML
32 (10.00 %)OO
41 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
41 (5.000 %)Unit Testing
41 (5.000 %)System Testing
41 (5.000 %)Time Management
41 (5.000 %)Content Management
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (50.00 %)C#
29 (45.00 %)SQL
35 (25.00 %)JavaScript
35 (25.00 %)VB
35 (25.00 %)VB.NET
44 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
52 (10.00 %)VBA
52 (10.00 %)VB6
York IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)Active Directory
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.00 %)Microsoft
12 (10.00 %)Tridion