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This section looks at the demand for the DBA role in IT contracts within the Essex 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3755
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.007 %
As % of the category below3.363 %0.967 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£388£333
Average daily rate£413£350
% change on same period last year+18.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£366
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£31.75
Average hourly rate-£31.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.78£30.21
% change on same period last year+25.06 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads684724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.912 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted247209
Average minimum daily rate£287£313
Average daily rate£304£335
% change on same period last year-9.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted90161
Average minimum hourly rate£24.48£27.94
Average hourly rate£26.35£28.71
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£29.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
DBA East of EnglandDBA
East of England

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex DBA Hourly Rate Trend

DBA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the Essex 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
Southend-on-SeaNew entry-4£650-
HarlowNew entry-3--
ChelmsfordNew entry-2£350-
BasildonNew entry-1£240-
BrentwoodNew entry-1£240-
DBA East of EnglandDBA
East of England

DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (90.32 %)Oracle
218 (58.06 %)Oracle 10g
313 (41.94 %)Oracle 9i
410 (32.26 %)SQL
410 (32.26 %)Solaris
59 (29.03 %)AIX
68 (25.81 %)XML
68 (25.81 %)IBM
68 (25.81 %)HACMP
68 (25.81 %)Clustering
77 (22.58 %)E-business
77 (22.58 %)Oracle 11g
86 (19.35 %)Change Management
86 (19.35 %)Finance
86 (19.35 %)Government
86 (19.35 %)Pharmaceutical
86 (19.35 %)EAI
86 (19.35 %)ETL
86 (19.35 %)PL/SQL
95 (16.13 %)UNIX
95 (16.13 %)SQL Server
95 (16.13 %)Microsoft
95 (16.13 %)Oracle RAC
95 (16.13 %)Document Management
104 (12.90 %)Oracle Application Server
104 (12.90 %)Oracle Applications
104 (12.90 %)Security Management
113 (9.677 %)Oracle 8/8i
113 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2000
113 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2005

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (25.81 %)XML
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.90 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (3.226 %)Lotus Notes
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.452 %)MS Excel
21 (3.226 %)Spreadsheet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (12.90 %)Oracle Applications
22 (6.452 %)Oracle Financials
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (58.06 %)Oracle 10g
213 (41.94 %)Oracle 9i
37 (22.58 %)Oracle 11g
46 (19.35 %)ETL
55 (16.13 %)SQL Server
63 (9.677 %)Oracle Reports
63 (9.677 %)Oracle 8/8i
63 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2008
63 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (6.452 %)MS Access
81 (3.226 %)RDBMS
81 (3.226 %)OLAP
81 (3.226 %)Oracle OLAP
81 (3.226 %)MySQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (19.35 %)Pharmaceutical
16 (19.35 %)Finance
16 (19.35 %)Government
21 (3.226 %)Health
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (25.81 %)HACMP
18 (25.81 %)Clustering
21 (3.226 %)Statistics
21 (3.226 %)Replication
21 (3.226 %)NHS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (32.26 %)Solaris
29 (29.03 %)AIX
35 (16.13 %)UNIX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (22.58 %)E-business
26 (19.35 %)EAI
26 (19.35 %)Change Management
35 (16.13 %)Document Management
44 (12.90 %)Security Management
51 (3.226 %)Migration
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (32.26 %)SQL
26 (19.35 %)PL/SQL
31 (3.226 %)Transact-SQL
31 (3.226 %)VB
31 (3.226 %)VBA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.226 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (16.13 %)Oracle RAC
22 (6.452 %)Oracle RMAN
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.226 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (90.32 %)Oracle
28 (25.81 %)IBM
35 (16.13 %)Microsoft
43 (9.677 %)Sun
51 (3.226 %)HP
51 (3.226 %)Lotus
51 (3.226 %)VMware
51 (3.226 %)Sybase