The first table below looks at the demand for SQL Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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 7 15 7
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -8
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 240 185 202
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 12.92% 8.281% 11.04%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 47.24% 35.51% 45.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 137 91
Average daily rate £300 £338 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.11% +22.72%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £240 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £422 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 9
Average hourly rate £15.00 £18.50 £28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.91% -33.92%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.80 £15.35 £18.90
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.80 £29.00 £32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-9.09% -15.38%
All Database & Business Intelligence
Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
508 521 448
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire 27.34% 23.32% 24.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 280 315 208
Average daily rate £300 £325 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% +1.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £200 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £425 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £330 £335
% change year-on-year
- -1.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 17
Average hourly rate £17.00 £18.00 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.55% -40.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.60 £12.60 £20.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.60 £32.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £29.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year
-5.17% -10.76%
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL Server across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Yorkshire SQL Server Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Yorkshire 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
West Yorkshire +7 153 £313 -7.40%
South Yorkshire +7 46 £275 -
North Yorkshire -4 12 £313 -7.40%
East Yorkshire -4 1 - -
Humberside - 1 - -
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

1 264 (51.16%) SQL
2 249 (48.26%) .NET
3 181 (35.08%) C#
4 172 (33.33%) SQL Server 2008
5 149 (28.88%) ASP.NET
6 126 (24.42%) Microsoft
7 117 (22.67%) Windows
8 111 (21.51%) T-SQL
9 104 (20.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 87 (16.86%) JavaScript
11 84 (16.28%) SQL Server 2005
12 78 (15.12%) Oracle
13 74 (14.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 73 (14.15%) Visual Studio
15 70 (13.57%) Business Intelligence
16 67 (12.98%) CSS
17 65 (12.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 64 (12.40%) Agile Software Development
19 60 (11.63%) .NET Framework
19 60 (11.63%) SharePoint
20 59 (11.43%) XML
21 58 (11.24%) HTML
22 57 (11.05%) MS Excel
23 56 (10.85%) WCF
24 54 (10.47%) VB.NET
25 52 (10.08%) ASP.NET MVC
26 49 (9.496%) Data Warehouse
26 49 (9.496%) MVC
27 44 (8.527%) jQuery
28 41 (7.946%) Finance

SQL Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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
1 249 (48.26%) .NET
2 149 (28.88%) ASP.NET
3 67 (12.98%) CSS
4 60 (11.63%) .NET Framework
5 59 (11.43%) XML
6 58 (11.24%) HTML
7 56 (10.85%) WCF
8 52 (10.08%) ASP.NET MVC
9 44 (8.527%) jQuery
10 38 (7.364%) Web Services
11 37 (7.171%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 26 (5.039%) MDX
13 24 (4.651%) Razor View Engine
14 23 (4.457%) Ajax
15 21 (4.070%) SOAP
16 20 (3.876%) ASP
17 19 (3.682%) WinForms
18 16 (3.101%) HTML5
19 15 (2.907%) LINQ
20 14 (2.713%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 60 (11.63%) SharePoint
2 32 (6.202%) IIS
3 27 (5.233%) MS Exchange
4 25 (4.845%) Apache
5 23 (4.457%) Exchange Server 2003
6 21 (4.070%) SharePoint 2010
7 20 (3.876%) Tomcat
8 17 (3.295%) CMS
9 7 (1.357%) MSMQ
9 7 (1.357%) MTS
9 7 (1.357%) EPiServer CMS
10 6 (1.163%) BizTalk Server
11 5 (0.969%) Umbraco
12 4 (0.775%) DotNetNuke
12 4 (0.775%) Lotus Notes
13 3 (0.581%) Lotus Domino
13 3 (0.581%) Exchange Server 2007
13 3 (0.581%) Oracle Application Server
13 3 (0.581%) Exchange Server 2010
14 2 (0.388%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 57 (11.05%) MS Excel
2 14 (2.713%) MS Office
3 10 (1.938%) PowerPivot
4 4 (0.775%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.775%) MS Project
5 1 (0.194%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.194%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (3.101%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.357%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (0.581%) Maximo
3 3 (0.581%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.581%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.581%) Line 500
4 1 (0.194%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.194%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.194%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.395%) Firewall
2 26 (5.039%) SAN
3 22 (4.264%) FTP
4 19 (3.682%) WAN
5 16 (3.101%) NAS
5 16 (3.101%) LAN
6 5 (0.969%) DNS
6 5 (0.969%) Intranet
7 4 (0.775%) Internet
7 4 (0.775%) HTTP
8 3 (0.581%) VPN
8 3 (0.581%) VoIP
8 3 (0.581%) Wireless
9 2 (0.388%) RTSP
9 2 (0.388%) DVB
9 2 (0.388%) SSL
9 2 (0.388%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.194%) DHCP
10 1 (0.194%) Cisco IPT
10 1 (0.194%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (33.33%) SQL Server 2008
2 104 (20.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 84 (16.28%) SQL Server 2005
4 74 (14.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 65 (12.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 49 (9.496%) Data Warehouse
7 28 (5.426%) SQL Server 2012
8 24 (4.651%) Oracle 8/8i
8 24 (4.651%) SQL Server 2000
9 23 (4.457%) Oracle 11g
10 21 (4.070%) Oracle 10g
11 20 (3.876%) MySQL
12 18 (3.488%) OLAP
13 16 (3.101%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 13 (2.519%) Oracle 9i
15 10 (1.938%) RDBMS
16 9 (1.744%) DTS
16 9 (1.744%) Oracle OWB
17 7 (1.357%) Oracle Reports
18 6 (1.163%) PerformancePoint
Development Applications
1 73 (14.15%) Visual Studio
2 15 (2.907%) JIRA
3 14 (2.713%) Subversion
4 12 (2.326%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 11 (2.132%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (1.357%) NUnit
7 4 (0.775%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.388%) Git (software)
8 2 (0.388%) Visual Studio Team System
9 1 (0.194%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.194%) WinRunner
9 1 (0.194%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.194%) QuickTest Pro
9 1 (0.194%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.194%) LSMW
9 1 (0.194%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.194%) PHPUnit
9 1 (0.194%) LLBLGen Pro
General
1 41 (7.946%) Finance
2 18 (3.488%) Retail
2 18 (3.488%) Manufacturing
3 10 (1.938%) Banking
4 7 (1.357%) Telecoms
5 5 (0.969%) Legal
6 3 (0.581%) Law
6 3 (0.581%) Back Office
6 3 (0.581%) Local Government
7 2 (0.388%) Advertising
8 1 (0.194%) Publishing
8 1 (0.194%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 283 (54.84%) Developer
2 119 (23.06%) .NET Developer
3 70 (13.57%) Analyst
4 57 (11.05%) DBA
5 56 (10.85%) C# Developer
6 44 (8.527%) SQL Developer
7 40 (7.752%) SQL DBA
8 32 (6.202%) C# .NET Developer
9 31 (6.008%) ASP.NET Developer
10 29 (5.620%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 28 (5.426%) Architect
12 23 (4.457%) Support Engineer
13 22 (4.264%) Support Analyst
13 22 (4.264%) C# ASP.NET Developer
14 21 (4.070%) SharePoint Developer
14 21 (4.070%) VB.NET Developer
15 19 (3.682%) Applications Support
16 18 (3.488%) Administrator
16 18 (3.488%) Web Developer
17 17 (3.295%) SQL Server DBA
Miscellaneous
1 37 (7.171%) NHS
2 11 (2.132%) Replication
3 10 (1.938%) Data Integration
3 10 (1.938%) W3C
4 8 (1.550%) N-Tier
5 6 (1.163%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.163%) Statistics
5 6 (1.163%) Clustering
6 5 (0.969%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.775%) Computer Science
7 4 (0.775%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.388%) Video on Demand
8 2 (0.388%) Open Source
8 2 (0.388%) Informatics
8 2 (0.388%) IPTV
9 1 (0.194%) CLARiiON
9 1 (0.194%) E-Learning
9 1 (0.194%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.194%) Mainframe
9 1 (0.194%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 117 (22.67%) Windows
2 37 (7.171%) Windows Server 2008
3 36 (6.977%) Windows Server 2003
4 35 (6.783%) UNIX
5 31 (6.008%) Linux
6 25 (4.845%) Windows XP
7 17 (3.295%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 12 (2.326%) Solaris
9 9 (1.744%) HPUX
10 8 (1.550%) Windows 7
11 5 (0.969%) AIX
11 5 (0.969%) Windows Vista
12 2 (0.388%) CentOS
13 1 (0.194%) Windows 2000
13 1 (0.194%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.194%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (13.57%) Business Intelligence
2 64 (12.40%) Agile Software Development
3 49 (9.496%) MVC
4 40 (7.752%) ETL
4 40 (7.752%) Web Development
5 34 (6.589%) E-Commerce
5 34 (6.589%) Migration
6 31 (6.008%) Data Modelling
7 25 (4.845%) ITIL
8 20 (3.876%) CRM
9 18 (3.488%) Unit Testing
10 17 (3.295%) OO
10 17 (3.295%) TDD
11 15 (2.907%) Data Management
12 13 (2.519%) Scrum
12 13 (2.519%) Dimensional Modelling
12 13 (2.519%) Data Analysis
13 12 (2.326%) User Acceptance Testing
13 12 (2.326%) Project Management
14 11 (2.132%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 264 (51.16%) SQL
2 181 (35.08%) C#
3 111 (21.51%) T-SQL
4 87 (16.86%) JavaScript
5 54 (10.47%) VB.NET
6 23 (4.457%) PHP
7 22 (4.264%) PL/SQL
8 19 (3.682%) VB
9 15 (2.907%) VBA
10 13 (2.519%) PowerShell
11 12 (2.326%) VB6
12 9 (1.744%) Java
13 7 (1.357%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.581%) VBScript
15 2 (0.388%) OCaml
15 2 (0.388%) Ruby
15 2 (0.388%) XPath
15 2 (0.388%) C
16 1 (0.194%) COBOL
16 1 (0.194%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 31 (6.008%) Microsoft Certification
2 23 (4.457%) MCSE
3 22 (4.264%) Security Cleared
4 18 (3.488%) SC Cleared
5 14 (2.713%) Degree
6 9 (1.744%) ISEB
7 4 (0.775%) BC Cleared
7 4 (0.775%) MCITP
7 4 (0.775%) MCSA
8 3 (0.581%) MCP
8 3 (0.581%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.581%) CCNA
8 3 (0.581%) MCTS
8 3 (0.581%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (0.388%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.938%) SLA
2 6 (1.163%) QA
3 2 (0.388%) Data Quality
System Software
1 25 (4.845%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (3.295%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.357%) Oracle RAC
4 5 (0.969%) XenApp
5 3 (0.581%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (0.581%) Terminal Services
5 3 (0.581%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.388%) vSphere
6 2 (0.388%) XenServer
6 2 (0.388%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.388%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.388%) VMware ESX
6 2 (0.388%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.194%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 6 (1.163%) HP Quality Center
2 5 (0.969%) SCCM
2 5 (0.969%) SCOM
3 4 (0.775%) OpenView
4 3 (0.581%) OVSD
5 2 (0.388%) SolarWinds Orion
5 2 (0.388%) WSUS
5 2 (0.388%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.194%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 126 (24.42%) Microsoft
2 78 (15.12%) Oracle
3 28 (5.426%) VMware
4 21 (4.070%) Cisco
5 19 (3.682%) EPiServer
6 18 (3.488%) Red Hat
7 14 (2.713%) F5
8 10 (1.938%) HP
9 9 (1.744%) Citrix
10 8 (1.550%) Perforce
10 8 (1.550%) Informatica
11 7 (1.357%) IBM
12 6 (1.163%) Sybase
13 5 (0.969%) Business Objects
13 5 (0.969%) SAP
13 5 (0.969%) Salesforce.com
14 4 (0.775%) Sitecore
14 4 (0.775%) NetSuite
14 4 (0.775%) Sage
14 4 (0.775%) Lotus
West Yorkshire
The successful .Net Developer is required to have a strong development experiance and customisation experience with C# and SQL server. Desirable skills include Umbraco/Sitecore... No terminology in...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 16 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
An experienced .Net Developer with strong C#, SQL Server skills is required to work for a large organisation on the support and maintenance of the existing systems... As...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rate
Posted: 21 May 2013
Middlesbrough, North East
SQL Server Developer - Middlesbrough - ContractKey skills: SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, XMLAmoria Bond are looking for a SQL developer to work on a number of projects with one of...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 30 April 2013
Yorkshire and the Humber
You will be involved in software development (C#, ASP.NET and T-SQL), service design, application support and maintenance, change requests, incident resolution, testing and technical support for...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 11 May 2013
West Yorkshire
The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas: SQL Server 2012 SSIS SSAS SSRS Extensive Development experience Rate: Negotiable Interviews will be held next week, face-...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: negotiable
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
NET Developer (C# / ASP.NET) - Leeds... The successful candidates must have 3+ years experience of using C# / ASP.NET / MVC with additional experience in Razor a desirable extra.
ReThink Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £350 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
To be considered for the role you must have: - SQL Server 2012 Experience- Experience with SSAS, SSIS and SSRS- Extensive BI experience- Experience of building cubes and a...
Real Staffing
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Barnsley, Yorkshire
Key skills for this role include; - SSAS, OLAP, Cube Development, MDX- SSIS - SSRS Reports build - SQL Server 2008 - T-SQL - Any SQL Server 2012 would be advantageous - Any...
Computer Futures
Rate: £250 - £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Strong web-testing experience with ability to read ASP.Net, HTML and XML... Ability to use Quality Centre (or equivalent Test Management tools) ISEB qualified - MUST. Desirable Skills:...
CoreCom Consulting
Rate: £200 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
This is for an immediate start, so I am looking to speak with Technical Oracle Specialists who are looking to take the next step in their career and...
Randstad Technologies
Rate: £230 - £240 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Halifax, Yorkshire
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a leading retail bank for SQL Server Data warehouse developer to join a growing bank wide Treasury team as a SQL Server...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus, Car Allowance, Beneifts, Pension
Posted: 20 May 2013
West Yorkshire
New 3+ month contract assignment for a SQL Server DBA to join a leading leisure company based in West Yorkshire which boasts a £500 million annual turnoverSkills:-experience...
Rate: £350 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
West Yorkshire
Expert Skills in ETL/Data Integration. Oracle Data Integrator. Basic understanding of Oracle Golden Gate, Oracle Warehouse Builder... Skills in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL. Microsoft SQL Server...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Rate: £200 - £250
Posted: 24 May 2013
North Yorkshire
My client requires a business intelligence developer who has strong SQL Server, NHS, SSRS and SSAS experience. This will be for an initial 8 week contract which may...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £240 - £300 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Main Duties/ Responsibilities Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they possess the following; * a deep understanding and experience of IT DBA-related third-line issue and problem...
Capita Resourcing
Posted: 22 May 2013
Castleford, West Yorkshire
Working on implementation, integration, enhancement projects based on Maximo and associated technologies... IBM Maximo Asset Management. MS SQL Database Admin / Support (2005, 2008) IBM Websphere Application Servers. MS...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Yorkshire
My West Yorkshire based client are in the process of moving from a SQL BI environment over to a big-data platform. The client are currently considering a...
Computer Futures
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Skipton, Yorkshire
Systems Administrator - Contract - Skipton ( Linux / Samba / RedHat / Microsoft Server / SQL Server / HyperV / SQL Server ) My client is looking for a contract Systems Administrator to join their team on...
greywood
Rate: £200 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
West Yorkshire
You will be providing support for over 700 users, as such you must have previous 2nd line and 3rd line experience, with evidence of project work, migrations, rollouts...
Computer Futures
Rate: £300 - £450 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
In addition assisting in the support of our remaining database estate consisting of Oracle 10 and 11g technologies. Skills Required: E-Business Suite administration including:o Application of...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £420 - £460 per day
Posted: 4 May 2013