The first table below looks at the demand for the SQL DBA role in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SQL Database Administrator
Rank 110 112 101
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA 8 1 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 0.464% 0.058% 0.812%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.477% 0.061% 0.873%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 6
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.66%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
All Job Titles
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1677 1636 1719
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 97.27% 94.57% 93.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1454 1445 1402
Average salary £37,500 £36,122 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.81% +6.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
SQL DBA
South West

SQL DBA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SQL DBA across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol SQL DBA Jobs Demand Trend

SQL DBA
Salary Trend

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

Bristol SQL DBA Salary Trend

SQL DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled with SQL DBA in their job title.

1 18 (100.00%) SQL
2 17 (94.44%) SQL Server
3 12 (66.67%) T-SQL
4 11 (61.11%) Windows
5 10 (55.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (55.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (50.00%) MS Excel
7 7 (38.89%) Oracle
7 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
7 7 (38.89%) Clustering
8 6 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
8 6 (33.33%) ITIL
8 6 (33.33%) Linux
9 5 (27.78%) Degree
9 5 (27.78%) Replication
10 4 (22.22%) Database Tuning
10 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
10 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
10 4 (22.22%) Load Balancing
10 4 (22.22%) Telecoms
10 4 (22.22%) Oracle 8/8i
10 4 (22.22%) UNIX
10 4 (22.22%) VSS/SourceSafe
10 4 (22.22%) OLTP
10 4 (22.22%) Cognizant
11 3 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
11 3 (16.67%) Intranet
11 3 (16.67%) Internet
11 3 (16.67%) MOM
11 3 (16.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 IT job ads sampled with SQL DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 9 (50.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) Intranet
1 3 (16.67%) Internet
2 2 (11.11%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (94.44%) SQL Server
2 10 (55.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 10 (55.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (22.22%) Oracle 8/8i
3 4 (22.22%) OLTP
4 3 (16.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (5.556%) Oracle 9i
5 1 (5.556%) DTS
5 1 (5.556%) VLDB
5 1 (5.556%) Oracle 10g
5 1 (5.556%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (5.556%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 4 (22.22%) Telecoms
2 3 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (5.556%) Finance
3 1 (5.556%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 7 (38.89%) Clustering
2 5 (27.78%) Replication
3 1 (5.556%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 11 (61.11%) Windows
2 6 (33.33%) Linux
3 4 (22.22%) UNIX
4 3 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (16.67%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
1 6 (33.33%) ITIL
2 4 (22.22%) Database Tuning
2 4 (22.22%) Load Balancing
3 2 (11.11%) Business Continuity
3 2 (11.11%) Change Management
3 2 (11.11%) Data Modelling
4 1 (5.556%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 18 (100.00%) SQL
2 12 (66.67%) T-SQL
3 1 (5.556%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
2 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (11.11%) MCSE
5 1 (5.556%) MCDBA
5 1 (5.556%) HND
5 1 (5.556%) OCA
5 1 (5.556%) Oracle Certification
System Software
1 3 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (16.67%) MOM
1 3 (16.67%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Oracle
1 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 4 (22.22%) Cognizant
3 3 (16.67%) Citrix
Bristol, Avon
A great opportunity for a SQL Server Database Administrator/ Developer to work for a successful and continuously growing company based in Bristol. The company are looking for a...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £33000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key skills: Strong experience as a SQL Server Database Administrator. DBA , SQL Server 2008... Our client is looking for an experienced DBA to expand an already thriving company...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Key Skills: SQL Server 2008 High availability environments Performance tuning, replication, mirroring Back-ups, disaster recovery A well established financial information provider is seeking a SQL Server production...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013