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The table below looks at the demand for the DBA role in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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 DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-41
Matching permanent IT job ads3177
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.034 %
As % of the category below2.800 %6.559 %
Salaries quoted2543
Average minimum salary£29,704£31,889
Average salary£31,611£34,794
% change on same period last year-9.14 %
Average maximum salary£33,519£37,700
UK excluding London average salary£39,746£39,672
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads11071174
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.638 %0.512 %
Salaries quoted918941
Average minimum salary£27,867£28,564
Average salary£30,519£30,664
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
Average maximum salary£33,172£32,763
UK excluding London average salary£38,200£39,254
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
DBA North WestDBA
North West

DBA
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire DBA Demand Trend

DBA
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire DBA Salary Trend

DBA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DBA across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Lancashire DBA Salary Histogram

DBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PrestonUp+329£32,826+3.18 %
ChorleyNew entry-7£28,000-
BlackburnDown-111£20,000-38.93 %
DBA North WestDBA
North West

DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited 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 DBA in their job title.

140 (90.91 %)SQL Server
236 (81.82 %)SQL
326 (59.09 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2005
518 (40.91 %)Microsoft Certification
518 (40.91 %)Datawarehouse
612 (27.27 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
612 (27.27 %)Windows
711 (25.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
711 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
810 (22.73 %)Finance
810 (22.73 %)Transact-SQL
99 (20.45 %)Microsoft
99 (20.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
108 (18.18 %)MCDBA
108 (18.18 %)MS Excel
117 (15.91 %)MCP
117 (15.91 %)MCITP
125 (11.36 %)SQL Server Integration Services
125 (11.36 %)Performance Testing
125 (11.36 %)ASP.NET
125 (11.36 %).NET
125 (11.36 %)DTS
134 (9.091 %)Sage
134 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
134 (9.091 %)MCSE
134 (9.091 %)Pensions
134 (9.091 %)MDX
134 (9.091 %)Health
134 (9.091 %)Management Information System

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited 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 DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (11.36 %).NET
15 (11.36 %)ASP.NET
24 (9.091 %)MDX
31 (2.273 %)XML
31 (2.273 %)XSL
31 (2.273 %)ASP
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (18.18 %)MS Excel
21 (2.273 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
140 (90.91 %)SQL Server
226 (59.09 %)SQL Server 2000
320 (45.45 %)SQL Server 2005
418 (40.91 %)Datawarehouse
512 (27.27 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
611 (25.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
75 (11.36 %)SQL Server Integration Services
75 (11.36 %)DTS
84 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
84 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
93 (6.818 %)ETL
101 (2.273 %)OLTP
101 (2.273 %)MySQL
101 (2.273 %)OLAP
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (22.73 %)Finance
24 (9.091 %)Health
24 (9.091 %)Pensions
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.091 %)Management Information System
23 (6.818 %)Replication
23 (6.818 %)Client/Server
23 (6.818 %)Mainframe
31 (2.273 %)N-Tier
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (27.27 %)Windows
211 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (20.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (2.273 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (11.36 %)Performance Testing
22 (4.545 %)Resource Management
31 (2.273 %)Data Migration
31 (2.273 %)ITIL
31 (2.273 %)Business Intelligence
31 (2.273 %)Service Delivery
31 (2.273 %)Migration
31 (2.273 %)Agile Software Development
31 (2.273 %)Technical Architecture
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (81.82 %)SQL
210 (22.73 %)Transact-SQL
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (40.91 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (18.18 %)MCDBA
37 (15.91 %)MCITP
37 (15.91 %)MCP
44 (9.091 %)MCSE
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.273 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (20.45 %)Microsoft
24 (9.091 %)Sage
32 (4.545 %)Oracle