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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server DBA role in IT contracts within the Cardiff 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 Server DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.449 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£365
% change on same period last year-10.47 %
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£28.00£37.69
% change on same period last year-25.70 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads138184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.217 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted3540
Average minimum daily rate£319£307
Average daily rate£339£348
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1325
Average minimum hourly rate£24.74£27.94
Average hourly rate£27.47£28.96
% change on same period last year-5.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.21£29.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
SQL Server DBA South WalesSQL Server DBA
South Wales

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 DBA
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff SQL Server DBA Demand Trend

SQL Server DBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff SQL Server DBA Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region that cited SQL Server 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 Server DBA in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (42.86 %)Finance
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft
32 (28.57 %)Active Directory
32 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (28.57 %)Internet
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (28.57 %)HTTP
32 (28.57 %)SQL
32 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
32 (28.57 %)IIS
32 (28.57 %)Windows
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (28.57 %)PKI
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (28.57 %)Network Load Balancing
32 (28.57 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
32 (28.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (28.57 %)VMware
32 (28.57 %)Clustering
32 (28.57 %)SSL
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)MS Access
41 (14.29 %)DTS
41 (14.29 %)VBA
41 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
41 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
41 (14.29 %)Law

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region that cited SQL Server 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 Server DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)IIS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)HTTP
12 (28.57 %)SSL
12 (28.57 %)Internet
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
41 (14.29 %)MS Access
41 (14.29 %)DTS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Finance
21 (14.29 %)Law
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)Clustering
12 (28.57 %)PKI
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
12 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Network Load Balancing
21 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
12 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
21 (14.29 %)VBA
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (28.57 %)Active Directory
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
12 (28.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)VMware