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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL DBA role in IT contracts within the Cambridge region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3656
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.099 %0.336 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£368
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.75£33.71
% change on same period last year+14.94 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads364596
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.512 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted82118
Average minimum daily rate£298£312
Average daily rate£321£329
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9091
Average minimum hourly rate£19.71£29.99
Average hourly rate£21.45£32.18
% change on same period last year-33.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.19£34.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
SQL DBA CambridgeshireSQL DBA
Cambridgeshire

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 DBA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL DBA across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge SQL DBA Demand Trend

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge SQL DBA Daily Rate Trend

SQL DBA
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited SQL DBA in their job title 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 with SQL DBA in their job title.

113 (100.00 %)SQL
27 (53.85 %)Finance
27 (53.85 %)Windows Server 2003
27 (53.85 %)SQL Server
27 (53.85 %)Windows
27 (53.85 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (46.15 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
36 (46.15 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (23.08 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
43 (23.08 %)Replication
52 (15.38 %)Crystal Reports
52 (15.38 %)Tomcat
52 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL
61 (7.692 %).NET
61 (7.692 %)OLAP
61 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
61 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
61 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
61 (7.692 %)Project Management
61 (7.692 %)Data Management
61 (7.692 %)Logistics
61 (7.692 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (7.692 %).NET Framework

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region that cited SQL DBA in their job title 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 with SQL DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %).NET
11 (7.692 %).NET Framework
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (15.38 %)Tomcat
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (53.85 %)SQL Server
17 (53.85 %)SQL Server 2005
26 (46.15 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (46.15 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (23.08 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
42 (15.38 %)Crystal Reports
51 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
51 (7.692 %)OLAP
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (53.85 %)Finance
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)Replication
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (53.85 %)Windows
17 (53.85 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
11 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
11 (7.692 %)Project Management
11 (7.692 %)Data Management
11 (7.692 %)Logistics
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (15.38 %)Transact-SQL