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The table below looks at the demand for the DBA role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire 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 DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4572
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.973 %0.575 %
Daily rates quoted54
Average minimum daily rate£366£373
Average daily rate£405£373
% change on same period last year+8.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£366
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
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£35.00£32.52
% change on same period last year+7.62 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads6591043
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.921 %1.048 %
Daily rates quoted133189
Average minimum daily rate£312£307
Average daily rate£337£324
% change on same period last year+3.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted147185
Average minimum hourly rate£19.77£28.56
Average hourly rate£21.26£30.48
% change on same period last year-30.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.76£32.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
DBA East of EnglandDBA
East of England

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.

DBA
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire DBA Demand Trend

DBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire DBA Daily Rate Trend

DBA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DBA across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire DBA Daily Rate Histogram

DBA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire DBA Hourly Rate Trend

DBA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
CambridgeUp+167£417+11.85 %
HuntingdonNew entry-2--
DBA East of EnglandDBA
East of England

DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (77.42 %)SQL
213 (41.94 %)Windows
311 (35.48 %)SQL Server
311 (35.48 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (32.26 %)Finance
59 (29.03 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (29.03 %)Oracle
66 (19.35 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
66 (19.35 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (12.90 %)Oracle 10g
74 (12.90 %)Tomcat
74 (12.90 %)Crystal Reports
74 (12.90 %)Solaris
83 (9.677 %)Linux
83 (9.677 %)Oracle 9i
83 (9.677 %)Business Intelligence
83 (9.677 %)Microsoft Certification
83 (9.677 %)Oracle Application Server
83 (9.677 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
83 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
83 (9.677 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (9.677 %)Replication
83 (9.677 %)Oracle RMAN
92 (6.452 %)Migration
92 (6.452 %)Agile Software Development
92 (6.452 %)Telecoms
92 (6.452 %)Government
92 (6.452 %)Service Delivery
92 (6.452 %)Change Management
92 (6.452 %)Active Directory

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.226 %).NET
11 (3.226 %)XML
11 (3.226 %).NET Framework
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.90 %)Tomcat
23 (9.677 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (3.226 %)MS Exchange
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.226 %)Oracle Applications
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (35.48 %)SQL Server
29 (29.03 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (19.35 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (19.35 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (12.90 %)Oracle 10g
44 (12.90 %)Crystal Reports
53 (9.677 %)Oracle 9i
53 (9.677 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
62 (6.452 %)MS Access
62 (6.452 %)Datawarehouse
62 (6.452 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (3.226 %)OLAP
71 (3.226 %)ETL
71 (3.226 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (32.26 %)Finance
22 (6.452 %)Government
22 (6.452 %)Telecoms
31 (3.226 %)Health
31 (3.226 %)Banking
31 (3.226 %)Retail
31 (3.226 %)Retail Banking
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (9.677 %)Replication
22 (6.452 %)Data Extraction
22 (6.452 %)Client/Server
31 (3.226 %)NHS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (41.94 %)Windows
211 (35.48 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (12.90 %)Solaris
43 (9.677 %)Linux
52 (6.452 %)UNIX
61 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (9.677 %)Business Intelligence
13 (9.677 %)Disaster Recovery
13 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
22 (6.452 %)Service Delivery
22 (6.452 %)Change Management
22 (6.452 %)Logistics
22 (6.452 %)SC Cleared
22 (6.452 %)Migration
22 (6.452 %)Agile Software Development
22 (6.452 %)ITIL
31 (3.226 %)PRINCE2
31 (3.226 %)Project Management
31 (3.226 %)Data Management
31 (3.226 %)Data Analysis
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (77.42 %)SQL
22 (6.452 %)Transact-SQL
22 (6.452 %)Shell Script
31 (3.226 %)PL/SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (9.677 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (6.452 %)MCDBA
31 (3.226 %)MCSE
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (9.677 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (6.452 %)Active Directory
31 (3.226 %)Oracle RAC
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.226 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (29.03 %)Oracle
21 (3.226 %)Sybase
21 (3.226 %)Microsoft
21 (3.226 %)Sun