Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Oracle 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 Oracle DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-50
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.361 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£370
% change on same period last year+3.54 %
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£35.55£37.06
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
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 %
Oracle DBA South EastOracle DBA
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.

Oracle DBA
Demand Trend

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

Kent Oracle DBA Demand Trend

Oracle DBA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Oracle DBA Daily Rate Trend

Oracle DBA
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Oracle 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 Oracle DBA in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)Migration
22 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (66.67 %)UNIX
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
22 (66.67 %)Oracle 9i
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
22 (66.67 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
22 (66.67 %)SLA
22 (66.67 %)Oracle 10g
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)Oracle RAC
31 (33.33 %)Oracle RMAN

Oracle DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Oracle 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 Oracle DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 9i
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 10g
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)UNIX
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows 2000
12 (66.67 %)Windows XP
12 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Migration
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
12 (66.67 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Oracle RMAN
11 (33.33 %)Oracle RAC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (66.67 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Oracle