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

 SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-93
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.286 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£365
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£337
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
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£36.88£35.25
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads12921748
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.722 %1.744 %
Daily rates quoted480712
Average minimum daily rate£357£325
Average daily rate£383£345
% change on same period last year+11.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted158189
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£24.11
Average hourly rate£26.39£25.21
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.54£26.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
SQL Server DBA East of EnglandSQL Server DBA
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.

SQL Server DBA
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire SQL Server DBA Demand Trend

SQL Server DBA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL Server DBA across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire SQL Server DBA Daily Rate Trend

SQL Server DBA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire SQL Server DBA Hourly Rate Trend

SQL Server DBA
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited SQL Server 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 Server DBA in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (60.00 %)Replication
42 (40.00 %)Clustering
42 (40.00 %)Finance
42 (40.00 %)MS Excel
51 (20.00 %)Windows NT
51 (20.00 %)MS Visio
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (20.00 %)Perl
51 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
51 (20.00 %)MS Project
51 (20.00 %)MS Office
51 (20.00 %)XML
51 (20.00 %)XSL
51 (20.00 %)Windows
51 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (20.00 %)UML
51 (20.00 %)Education
51 (20.00 %)MCITP
51 (20.00 %)Degree
51 (20.00 %)Retail
51 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited SQL Server 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 Server DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)XML
11 (20.00 %)XSL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
21 (20.00 %)MS Visio
21 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (20.00 %)MS Project
21 (20.00 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Education
21 (20.00 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (60.00 %)Replication
22 (40.00 %)Clustering
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (20.00 %)Windows NT
11 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)UML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)Perl
21 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)MCITP
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft