The first table below looks at the demand for the Database Specialist role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Database Specialist 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Database Specialist
Rank 818 841 845
Rank change year-on-year
+23 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Specialist 23 25 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.023% 0.022% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.023% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 18 23 5
Average salary £46,250 £55,000 £72,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.90% -24.13%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £33,750
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +25.92%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
95490 107493 111049
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.41% 94.82% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 80297 92843 94497
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,925 £27,500 £26,250
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Database Specialist
UK

Database Specialist
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Database Specialist Jobs Demand Trend

Database Specialist
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Database Specialist across the England region.

England Database Specialist Salary Trend

Database Specialist
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Database Specialist across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

England Database Specialist Salary Histogram

Database Specialist
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Specialist within the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
London +43 4 £61,750 +12.27%
East of England +4 4 - -
South East +1 4 £50,000 +17.64%
South West - 3 £28,080 -
North West - 3 £32,528 -
East Midlands - 2 £45,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £50,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £35,000 -
Database Specialist
UK

Database Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Database Specialist 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 Database Specialist in their job title.

1 29 (67.44%) SQL
2 22 (51.16%) UNIX
3 20 (46.51%) Degree
3 20 (46.51%) Computer Science
4 18 (41.86%) Linux
5 17 (39.53%) SQL Server
6 16 (37.21%) Windows
7 15 (34.88%) C#
8 14 (32.56%) Microsoft
8 14 (32.56%) .NET
8 14 (32.56%) Oracle
8 14 (32.56%) SC Cleared
8 14 (32.56%) Security Cleared
8 14 (32.56%) Mathematics
8 14 (32.56%) Software Engineering
8 14 (32.56%) Information Security
9 13 (30.23%) OOP
9 13 (30.23%) OO
9 13 (30.23%) C++
10 8 (18.60%) E-Commerce
11 7 (16.28%) Electronics
11 7 (16.28%) Military
11 7 (16.28%) TDD
11 7 (16.28%) Cryptography
11 7 (16.28%) PKI
11 7 (16.28%) ISO 9000
11 7 (16.28%) Internet
11 7 (16.28%) T-SQL
11 7 (16.28%) Python
12 6 (13.95%) Sun

Database Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Database Specialist 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 Database Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (32.56%) .NET
2 3 (6.977%) Web Services
3 2 (4.651%) WebSphere
4 1 (2.326%) .NET Framework
4 1 (2.326%) COM
4 1 (2.326%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.651%) Windows Azure
2 1 (2.326%) WebSphere Application Server
2 1 (2.326%) WebLogic
2 1 (2.326%) IIS
2 1 (2.326%) Apache
2 1 (2.326%) Tomcat
2 1 (2.326%) MQSeries
2 1 (2.326%) WebSphere MQ
2 1 (2.326%) SAS
2 1 (2.326%) Adobe CQ
Applications
1 2 (4.651%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.326%) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.28%) Internet
2 3 (6.977%) Network Security
3 1 (2.326%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (39.53%) SQL Server
2 4 (9.302%) SQL Server 2012
3 3 (6.977%) SQL Server 2008
3 3 (6.977%) Oracle 11g
3 3 (6.977%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 3 (6.977%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (6.977%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (6.977%) DB2
3 3 (6.977%) MySQL
3 3 (6.977%) Oracle 10g
4 2 (4.651%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (4.651%) SQL Server 2000
4 2 (4.651%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (2.326%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (2.326%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (2.326%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (2.326%) MS Access
5 1 (2.326%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 2 (4.651%) Visual Studio
1 2 (4.651%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 7 (16.28%) Electronics
1 7 (16.28%) Military
2 5 (11.63%) Finance
3 4 (9.302%) Banking
4 3 (6.977%) Telecoms
4 3 (6.977%) Investment Banking
5 2 (4.651%) Marketing
6 1 (2.326%) Retail
6 1 (2.326%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.326%) Advertising
6 1 (2.326%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 20 (46.51%) Computer Science
2 14 (32.56%) Mathematics
3 7 (16.28%) Cryptography
3 7 (16.28%) PKI
4 4 (9.302%) Management Information System
5 3 (6.977%) Open Source
5 3 (6.977%) Clustering
6 1 (2.326%) DataPower
6 1 (2.326%) HACMP
6 1 (2.326%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 22 (51.16%) UNIX
2 18 (41.86%) Linux
3 16 (37.21%) Windows
4 3 (6.977%) CentOS
4 3 (6.977%) Solaris
5 2 (4.651%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (2.326%) AIX
6 1 (2.326%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (32.56%) Software Engineering
1 14 (32.56%) Information Security
2 13 (30.23%) OOP
2 13 (30.23%) OO
3 8 (18.60%) E-Commerce
4 7 (16.28%) TDD
5 6 (13.95%) Product Management
5 6 (13.95%) Change Management
5 6 (13.95%) Database Security
5 6 (13.95%) Cyber Security
6 5 (11.63%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (6.977%) Migration
7 3 (6.977%) Service Delivery
7 3 (6.977%) Data Management
7 3 (6.977%) ITIL
7 3 (6.977%) Project Management
8 2 (4.651%) Business Intelligence
9 1 (2.326%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (2.326%) Password Management
9 1 (2.326%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (67.44%) SQL
2 15 (34.88%) C#
3 13 (30.23%) C++
4 7 (16.28%) T-SQL
4 7 (16.28%) Python
5 3 (6.977%) Java
6 2 (4.651%) PL/SQL
7 1 (2.326%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (46.51%) Degree
2 14 (32.56%) SC Cleared
2 14 (32.56%) Security Cleared
3 5 (11.63%) GIAC
3 5 (11.63%) CISSP
4 1 (2.326%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (2.326%) MCITP
4 1 (2.326%) OCP
4 1 (2.326%) OCA
4 1 (2.326%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (16.28%) ISO 9000
2 1 (2.326%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (11.63%) Oracle RAC
2 4 (9.302%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (2.326%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (9.302%) Data Guard
2 3 (6.977%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 14 (32.56%) Microsoft
1 14 (32.56%) Oracle
2 6 (13.95%) Sun
3 4 (9.302%) Red Hat
3 4 (9.302%) Sybase
4 2 (4.651%) IBM
4 2 (4.651%) JBoss
5 1 (2.326%) Teradata
5 1 (2.326%) VMware
5 1 (2.326%) Adobe
5 1 (2.326%) Informatica
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