Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the DBA role in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5625
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching contract IT job ads435
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.038 %
As % of the category below0.572 %4.685 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£305£300
Average daily rate£318£315
% change on same period last year+0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£349
% change on same period last year+2.81 %
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£30.85£36.47
% change on same period last year-15.42 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads699747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.141 %0.818 %
Daily rates quoted177144
Average minimum daily rate£299£306
Average daily rate£312£316
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted10374
Average minimum hourly rate£20.85£21.47
Average hourly rate£23.21£22.60
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.57£23.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
DBA North WestDBA
North West

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 Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
Alderley EdgeNew entry-3£318-
DBA North WestDBA
North West

DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

110 (71.43 %)SQL
28 (57.14 %)Oracle
36 (42.86 %)Oracle RMAN
36 (42.86 %)SQL Server
44 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (21.43 %)BMC
53 (21.43 %)Pharmaceutical
53 (21.43 %)Oracle 10g
53 (21.43 %)OCP
53 (21.43 %)Oracle Certification
53 (21.43 %)Crystal Reports
53 (21.43 %)Transact-SQL
53 (21.43 %)UNIX
53 (21.43 %)Oracle 9i
62 (14.29 %)OCA
62 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (14.29 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (14.29 %)Finance
62 (14.29 %)Data Protection
71 (7.143 %)Data Guard
71 (7.143 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (7.143 %)Resource Management
71 (7.143 %)Cognos Planning
71 (7.143 %)Oracle RAC
71 (7.143 %)Banking
71 (7.143 %)Retail
71 (7.143 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (7.143 %)Business Analysis
71 (7.143 %)Health
71 (7.143 %)Replication

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)IIS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)Cognos Planning
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (42.86 %)SQL Server
24 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (21.43 %)Crystal Reports
33 (21.43 %)Oracle 9i
33 (21.43 %)Oracle 10g
42 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
51 (7.143 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (7.143 %)BusinessObjects
51 (7.143 %)DataStage
51 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (7.143 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (7.143 %)MS Access
51 (7.143 %)Datawarehouse
51 (7.143 %)DTS
51 (7.143 %)RDBMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (14.29 %)Finance
31 (7.143 %)Health
31 (7.143 %)Banking
31 (7.143 %)Retail
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Replication
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (21.43 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (14.29 %)Data Protection
21 (7.143 %)Business Analysis
21 (7.143 %)Resource Management
21 (7.143 %)ERP
21 (7.143 %)Business Intelligence
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (71.43 %)SQL
23 (21.43 %)Transact-SQL
31 (7.143 %)FoxPro (VFP)
31 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (21.43 %)OCP
13 (21.43 %)Oracle Certification
22 (14.29 %)OCA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (42.86 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (7.143 %)Oracle RAC
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)Data Guard
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Oracle
23 (21.43 %)BMC
31 (7.143 %)Business Objects
31 (7.143 %)Cognos
31 (7.143 %)Ascential