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This section looks at the demand for the SQL 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 job ads that have cited SQL DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7152
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads88
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.791 %1.053 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£200£290
Average daily rate£225£312
% change on same period last year-27.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£357
% change on same period last year-8.17 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.38£36.23
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Job Titles CheshireJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads1012760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.344 %0.780 %
Daily rates quoted319200
Average minimum daily rate£326£302
Average daily rate£343£316
% change on same period last year+8.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£352
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted9057
Average minimum hourly rate£23.56£21.54
Average hourly rate£25.77£22.61
% change on same period last year+13.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.97£23.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.42£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.89 %
SQL DBA North WestSQL DBA
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.

SQL DBA
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire SQL DBA Daily Rate Trend

SQL DBA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire SQL DBA Hourly Rate Trend

SQL DBA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SQL DBA within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
ChesterDown-42--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
SQL DBA North WestSQL DBA
North West

SQL DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

119 (95.00 %)SQL
213 (65.00 %)SQL Server
213 (65.00 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (35.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
47 (35.00 %)DTS
54 (20.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
54 (20.00 %)Replication
63 (15.00 %)BusinessObjects
63 (15.00 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (15.00 %)Auditing
63 (15.00 %)E-Commerce
63 (15.00 %)MCDBA
63 (15.00 %)Business Objects
72 (10.00 %)ITIL
72 (10.00 %)Windows
72 (10.00 %)MS Excel
72 (10.00 %)ERP
72 (10.00 %)Insurance
72 (10.00 %).NET
72 (10.00 %)SLA
72 (10.00 %)Clustering
81 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
81 (5.000 %)Finance
81 (5.000 %)Microsoft
81 (5.000 %)Resource Management
81 (5.000 %)FoxPro (VFP)
81 (5.000 %)RDBMS
81 (5.000 %)MS Access
81 (5.000 %)CRM

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
12 (10.00 %).NET
Application Platforms
11 (5.000 %)IIS
Applications
12 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (5.000 %)MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
113 (65.00 %)SQL Server
113 (65.00 %)SQL Server 2005
210 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
37 (35.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
37 (35.00 %)DTS
44 (20.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (15.00 %)BusinessObjects
61 (5.000 %)RDBMS
61 (5.000 %)Crystal Reports
61 (5.000 %)MS Access
General
13 (15.00 %)Auditing
22 (10.00 %)Insurance
31 (5.000 %)Finance
Miscellaneous
14 (20.00 %)Replication
22 (10.00 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
12 (10.00 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)E-Commerce
22 (10.00 %)ERP
22 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (5.000 %)CRM
31 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
31 (5.000 %)Resource Management
Programming Languages
119 (95.00 %)SQL
21 (5.000 %)Transact-SQL
21 (5.000 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
13 (15.00 %)MCDBA
13 (15.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.00 %)SLA
Vendors
13 (15.00 %)Business Objects
21 (5.000 %)Microsoft
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