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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL DBA role in IT contracts within the Northern Ireland 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1025
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads261
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.001 %
As % of the category below13.76 %0.662 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£431-
Average daily rate£434-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£438-
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£368
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
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£38.75£33.71
% change on same period last year+14.94 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads189151
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.266 %0.153 %
Daily rates quoted4739
Average minimum daily rate£302£381
Average daily rate£316£435
% change on same period last year-27.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted811
Average minimum hourly rate£26.43£16.84
Average hourly rate£28.03£18.14
% change on same period last year+54.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.62£19.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
SQL DBA UKSQL DBA
UK

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland SQL DBA Daily Rate Trend

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SQL DBA across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Northern Ireland SQL DBA Daily Rate Histogram

SQL DBA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
County AntrimUp+1426£434-
SQL DBA UKSQL DBA
UK

SQL DBA
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

131 (100.00 %)SQL Server
227 (87.10 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (74.19 %)RDBMS
422 (70.97 %)SQL Server 2000
422 (70.97 %)SQL
422 (70.97 %)Windows
520 (64.52 %)Business Intelligence
520 (64.52 %)SQL Server Integration Services
520 (64.52 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
618 (58.06 %)Migration
716 (51.61 %)MS Excel
88 (25.81 %)Clustering
88 (25.81 %)Finance
95 (16.13 %)Banking
95 (16.13 %)Microsoft
102 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (6.452 %)Windows 2000
102 (6.452 %)Sybase
102 (6.452 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
102 (6.452 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (6.452 %)User Acceptance Testing
111 (3.226 %)Transact-SQL
111 (3.226 %)EMC

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (51.61 %)MS Excel
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (100.00 %)SQL Server
227 (87.10 %)SQL Server 2005
323 (74.19 %)RDBMS
422 (70.97 %)SQL Server 2000
520 (64.52 %)SQL Server Integration Services
520 (64.52 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
62 (6.452 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (6.452 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.81 %)Finance
25 (16.13 %)Banking
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (25.81 %)Clustering
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (70.97 %)Windows
22 (6.452 %)Windows 2000
22 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (64.52 %)Business Intelligence
218 (58.06 %)Migration
32 (6.452 %)User Acceptance Testing
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (70.97 %)SQL
21 (3.226 %)Transact-SQL
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (16.13 %)Microsoft
22 (6.452 %)Sybase
31 (3.226 %)EMC