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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) in IT contracts within the City of London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDBA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank205175
Rank change on same period last yearDown-30
Matching contract IT job ads118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.142 %2.639 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£333
Average daily rate-£404
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.50 %
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-£33.33
% change on same period last year-
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads706682
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.994 %0.689 %
Daily rates quoted364258
Average minimum daily rate£367£375
Average daily rate£392£393
% change on same period last year-0.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted3933
Average minimum hourly rate£20.72£22.25
Average hourly rate£22.31£23.66
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.89£25.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
MCDBA LondonMCDBA
London

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.

MCDBA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCDBA across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

City of London MCDBA Demand Trend

MCDBA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCDBA across the City of London region.

City of London MCDBA Daily Rate Trend

MCDBA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCDBA across the City of London region.

City of London MCDBA Hourly Rate Trend

MCDBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing MCDBA also 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 that cited MCDBA.

19 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (88.89 %)SQL
37 (77.78 %)Windows
46 (66.67 %)SQL Server
46 (66.67 %)Microsoft
55 (55.56 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
55 (55.56 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
63 (33.33 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
63 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
63 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
63 (33.33 %)Finance
63 (33.33 %)Replication
63 (33.33 %)Clustering
72 (22.22 %)C#
72 (22.22 %)Legal
72 (22.22 %)Banking
72 (22.22 %)ISO9001
72 (22.22 %)Business Intelligence
72 (22.22 %)MCSE
72 (22.22 %)MCT
72 (22.22 %)CRM
72 (22.22 %)SharePoint
72 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
72 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
72 (22.22 %)MCSD
72 (22.22 %).NET

MCDBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region citing MCDBA also 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 that cited MCDBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %).NET
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)SharePoint
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
12 (22.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
12 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2007
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (66.67 %)SQL Server
25 (55.56 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
33 (33.33 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (33.33 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
33 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)Legal
22 (22.22 %)Banking
31 (11.11 %)Law
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)DBA
16 (66.67 %)SQL DBA
24 (44.44 %)SQL Server DBA
33 (33.33 %)Trainer
41 (11.11 %)Administrator
41 (11.11 %)Server Administrator
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Replication
13 (33.33 %)Clustering
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (77.78 %)Windows
25 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
25 (55.56 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (22.22 %)Windows Vista
32 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2008
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
13 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (22.22 %)Business Intelligence
22 (22.22 %)CRM
31 (11.11 %)Asset Management
31 (11.11 %)Document Management
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)C#
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (22.22 %)MCSD
22 (22.22 %)MCSE
22 (22.22 %)MCT
31 (11.11 %)MCITP
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)ISO9001
City of London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)SunGard