Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the DBA role in IT contracts within the Kent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3548
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.351 %0.722 %
Daily rates quoted80
Average minimum daily rate£248-
Average daily rate£259-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£269-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£355
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
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£30.80£36.42
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
DBA South EastDBA
South East

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent DBA Hourly Rate Trend

DBA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
MaidstoneNew entry-4£258-
DBA South EastDBA
South East

DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

115 (71.43 %)Oracle
212 (57.14 %)SQL Server
212 (57.14 %)Windows
310 (47.62 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (42.86 %)Solaris
49 (42.86 %)C#
49 (42.86 %)VB
49 (42.86 %)VBA
49 (42.86 %).NET
49 (42.86 %)Load Balancing
58 (38.10 %)Microsoft Certification
58 (38.10 %)MCSE
66 (28.57 %)Migration
66 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (28.57 %)SQL
75 (23.81 %)Oracle 10g
75 (23.81 %)SQL Server 2000
84 (19.05 %)PL/SQL
93 (14.29 %)Government
93 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
93 (14.29 %)Oracle 9i
93 (14.29 %)Microsoft
102 (9.524 %)Windows XP
102 (9.524 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
102 (9.524 %)SLA
102 (9.524 %)Shell Script
102 (9.524 %)SQLPlus
102 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
102 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
102 (9.524 %)IIS

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (42.86 %).NET
22 (9.524 %)ASP.NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)IIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.762 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.762 %)GoldMine
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (57.14 %)SQL Server
26 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (23.81 %)Oracle 10g
35 (23.81 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
43 (14.29 %)Oracle 9i
52 (9.524 %)SQLPlus
52 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
61 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
61 (4.762 %)MS Access
61 (4.762 %)Crystal Reports
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.762 %)PowerBuilder
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (14.29 %)Government
21 (4.762 %)Legal
21 (4.762 %)Local Government
21 (4.762 %)Finance
21 (4.762 %)Education
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.524 %)Clustering
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (57.14 %)Windows
210 (47.62 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (42.86 %)Solaris
42 (9.524 %)Windows 2000
42 (9.524 %)Windows XP
42 (9.524 %)UNIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)Load Balancing
26 (28.57 %)Migration
31 (4.762 %)CRM
31 (4.762 %)Data Migration
31 (4.762 %)Data Mapping
31 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (42.86 %)VB
19 (42.86 %)VBA
19 (42.86 %)C#
26 (28.57 %)SQL
34 (19.05 %)PL/SQL
42 (9.524 %)Shell Script
42 (9.524 %)AWK
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (38.10 %)MCSE
18 (38.10 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.762 %)MCDBA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (9.524 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.762 %)Oracle RMAN
11 (4.762 %)Oracle RAC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.524 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (71.43 %)Oracle
23 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (4.762 %)Business Objects