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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server DBA role in IT jobs within the Birmingham region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL Server DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank122127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads13
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.043 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted12
Average minimum salary£45,000£18,000
Average salary£47,500£21,250
% change on same period last year+123.52 %
Average maximum salary£50,000£24,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,401£37,999
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads23482767
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.299 %1.160 %
Salaries quoted20592379
Average minimum salary£35,720£36,580
Average salary£39,221£40,120
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Average maximum salary£42,723£43,659
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
SQL Server DBA West MidlandsSQL Server DBA
West Midlands

SQL Server DBA
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham SQL Server DBA Demand Trend

SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham SQL Server DBA Salary Trend

SQL Server DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled with SQL Server DBA in their job title.

123 (100.00 %)SQL Server
220 (86.96 %)SQL
315 (65.22 %)SQL Server 2005
414 (60.87 %)SQL Server 2000
513 (56.52 %)Microsoft Certification
513 (56.52 %)Windows
612 (52.17 %)Microsoft
711 (47.83 %)Transact-SQL
810 (43.48 %)Windows Server 2003
99 (39.13 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
104 (17.39 %)Pensions
104 (17.39 %)SAN
113 (13.04 %)Replication
113 (13.04 %)Disaster Recovery
113 (13.04 %)Health
113 (13.04 %)Law
113 (13.04 %)Legal
113 (13.04 %)DTS
113 (13.04 %)MCDBA
122 (8.696 %)Insurance
122 (8.696 %)MS Excel
122 (8.696 %)Oracle
122 (8.696 %)Clustering
131 (4.348 %)MOM
131 (4.348 %)CMS
131 (4.348 %)Games
131 (4.348 %)PHP
131 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse
131 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
131 (4.348 %)Compaq

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled with SQL Server DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.348 %).NET
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.348 %)CMS
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.696 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (17.39 %)SAN
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (100.00 %)SQL Server
215 (65.22 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (60.87 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (39.13 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (13.04 %)DTS
61 (4.348 %)MySQL
61 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse
61 (4.348 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.348 %)Oracle Forms
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (17.39 %)Pensions
23 (13.04 %)Health
23 (13.04 %)Law
23 (13.04 %)Legal
32 (8.696 %)Insurance
41 (4.348 %)Online Games
41 (4.348 %)Games
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.04 %)Replication
22 (8.696 %)Clustering
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (56.52 %)Windows
210 (43.48 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (4.348 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (4.348 %)Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.04 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (4.348 %)Document Management
21 (4.348 %)Data Analysis
21 (4.348 %)Performance Testing
21 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (86.96 %)SQL
211 (47.83 %)Transact-SQL
31 (4.348 %)PHP
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (56.52 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (13.04 %)MCDBA
31 (4.348 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.348 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.348 %)MOM
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (52.17 %)Microsoft
22 (8.696 %)Oracle
31 (4.348 %)Compaq