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This section looks at the demand for the SQL DBA role in IT contracts within the Dorset 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 DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4445
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.454 %0.441 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£351
% change on same period last year-6.80 %
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£38.59£34.25
% change on same period last year+12.67 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads441454
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.588 %0.453 %
Daily rates quoted147203
Average minimum daily rate£327£326
Average daily rate£353£345
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted8647
Average minimum hourly rate£25.57£24.77
Average hourly rate£27.35£26.07
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.13£27.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
SQL DBA South WestSQL DBA
South 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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 jobs citing SQL DBA within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BournemouthUp+82£250-
SQL DBA South WestSQL DBA
South West

SQL DBA
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

111 (91.67 %)SQL
111 (91.67 %)SQL Server
26 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
35 (41.67 %)DTS
44 (33.33 %)UNIX
53 (25.00 %)Shell Script
62 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (8.333 %)C#
71 (8.333 %)NHS
71 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (8.333 %)Windows
71 (8.333 %)Apache
71 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
71 (8.333 %)VBScript
71 (8.333 %).NET
71 (8.333 %)OLAP
71 (8.333 %)IIS
71 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
71 (8.333 %)Content Management
71 (8.333 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (8.333 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (8.333 %)Finance
71 (8.333 %)Health
71 (8.333 %)Migration
71 (8.333 %)CMS

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %).NET
11 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)IIS
11 (8.333 %)Apache
11 (8.333 %)CMS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (91.67 %)SQL Server
25 (41.67 %)DTS
32 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (8.333 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (8.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (8.333 %)OLAP
41 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Finance
11 (8.333 %)Health
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)NHS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (8.333 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (8.333 %)Migration
11 (8.333 %)Content Management
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (91.67 %)SQL
26 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
33 (25.00 %)Shell Script
41 (8.333 %)C#
41 (8.333 %)VBScript