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The table below looks at the demand for the Development DBA role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Development DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Development Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank514590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+76
Matching contract IT job ads5047
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.049 %
As % of the category below0.080 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted139
Average minimum daily rate£425£467
Average daily rate£442£481
% change on same period last year-7.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£459£494
UK excluding London average daily rate£428-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6217088312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.60 %91.33 %
Daily rates quoted2007426422
Average minimum daily rate£371£388
Average daily rate£396£413
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted57327812
Average minimum hourly rate£22.72£23.70
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.26
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.69£26.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %

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.

Development DBA
Demand Trend

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

Development DBA Demand Trend

Development DBA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Development DBA within the UK.

Development DBA Daily Rate Trend

Development DBA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Development DBA within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Development DBA Daily Rate Histogram

Development DBA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Development DBA within the UK.

Development DBA Hourly Rate Trend

Development DBA
Top 27 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Development DBA within the UK over the 3 months to 15 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
EnglandUp+9348£442-7.98 %
LondonUp+5219£475-1.15 %
South EastUp+5414£450-
South WestUp+307£432-
MiddlesexNew entry-6--
SurreyNew entry-5£400-
StainesNew entry-4£400-
WiltshireNew entry-3£438-
NottinghamshireUp+23£417-
City of LondonDown-223--
East MidlandsUp+43£417-
MidlandsNew entry-2--
Docklands, LondonUp+142£575-
KentNew entry-2--
UxbridgeNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-1--
East SussexNew entry-1--
NorwichNew entry-1--
SalisburyNew entry-1--
ChesterNew entry-1--
CrawleyNew entry-1£500-
NorfolkNew entry-1--
North YorkshireNew entry-1£400-
YorkshireUp+201£400-
West SussexNew entry-1£500-
North WestNew entry-1--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--

Development DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Development 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 Development DBA in their job title.

149 (62.03 %)Oracle
247 (59.49 %)SQL
327 (34.18 %)PL/SQL
422 (27.85 %)Shell Script
519 (24.05 %)SQLPlus
519 (24.05 %)Migration
617 (21.52 %)Oracle 10g
617 (21.52 %)SQL Server
716 (20.25 %)AWK
811 (13.92 %)Banking
811 (13.92 %)SQL Server 2005
910 (12.66 %)SC Cleared
910 (12.66 %)Security Cleared
910 (12.66 %)Data Migration
109 (11.39 %)SQL Server Integration Services
109 (11.39 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
109 (11.39 %)Investment Banking
118 (10.13 %)Configuration Management
118 (10.13 %)DB2
118 (10.13 %)UNIX
118 (10.13 %)Oracle 8/8i
127 (8.861 %)Finance
136 (7.595 %)DTS
136 (7.595 %)Sybase
136 (7.595 %)SQL Server 2000
145 (6.329 %)Oracle 10gAS
145 (6.329 %)Oracle RAC
145 (6.329 %)Insurance
145 (6.329 %)Perl
145 (6.329 %)C#

Development DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Development 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 Development DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (5.063 %)Oracle Streams
23 (3.797 %).NET
31 (1.266 %)J2EE
31 (1.266 %)XML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.329 %)Oracle 10gAS
22 (2.532 %)Oracle Application Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.266 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (3.797 %)Oracle EBS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (24.05 %)SQLPlus
217 (21.52 %)Oracle 10g
217 (21.52 %)SQL Server
311 (13.92 %)SQL Server 2005
49 (11.39 %)SQL Server Integration Services
49 (11.39 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
58 (10.13 %)DB2
58 (10.13 %)Oracle 8/8i
66 (7.595 %)DTS
66 (7.595 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (5.063 %)Oracle Discoverer
83 (3.797 %)Datawarehouse
83 (3.797 %)Sybase ASE
83 (3.797 %)Oracle Reports
92 (2.532 %)Oracle 9i
92 (2.532 %)TOAD
92 (2.532 %)VLDB
92 (2.532 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
92 (2.532 %)Data Cleansing
92 (2.532 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.532 %)Visual Studio
12 (2.532 %)ERwin
21 (1.266 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (1.266 %)Oracle Forms
21 (1.266 %)ClearCase
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (13.92 %)Banking
29 (11.39 %)Investment Banking
37 (8.861 %)Finance
45 (6.329 %)Insurance
53 (3.797 %)Government
61 (1.266 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.266 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.063 %)Replication
23 (3.797 %)Mainframe
32 (2.532 %)Derivative
32 (2.532 %)Clustering
41 (1.266 %)Tandem
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (10.13 %)UNIX
23 (3.797 %)Linux
32 (2.532 %)MVS
41 (1.266 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.266 %)zOS
41 (1.266 %)Windows
41 (1.266 %)AIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (24.05 %)Migration
210 (12.66 %)Data Migration
210 (12.66 %)SC Cleared
210 (12.66 %)Security Cleared
38 (10.13 %)Configuration Management
44 (5.063 %)Data Modelling
53 (3.797 %)Disaster Recovery
53 (3.797 %)Time Management
62 (2.532 %)Project Management
62 (2.532 %)OO
71 (1.266 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.266 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.266 %)UML
71 (1.266 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.266 %)Wealth Management
71 (1.266 %)Release Management
71 (1.266 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.266 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.266 %)Test Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (59.49 %)SQL
227 (34.18 %)PL/SQL
322 (27.85 %)Shell Script
416 (20.25 %)AWK
55 (6.329 %)Perl
55 (6.329 %)C#
64 (5.063 %)Transact-SQL
73 (3.797 %)Java
82 (2.532 %)Korn
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.266 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (6.329 %)Oracle RAC
23 (3.797 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (3.797 %)Oracle RMAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.266 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (62.03 %)Oracle
26 (7.595 %)Sybase
35 (6.329 %)Microsoft
44 (5.063 %)VMware
51 (1.266 %)BMC
51 (1.266 %)Mercator
51 (1.266 %)Remedy