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This section looks at the demand for the SQL Server DBA role in IT jobs within the Midlands 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6988
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads54
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.518 %0.215 %
Salaries quoted04
Average minimum salary-£27,500
Average salary-£29,375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£31,250
UK excluding London average salary£37,594£38,165
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads9661860
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.520 %0.775 %
Salaries quoted7081458
Average minimum salary£43,560£41,711
Average salary£49,626£48,475
% change on same period last year+2.37 %
Average maximum salary£55,692£55,239
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
SQL Server DBA EnglandSQL Server DBA
England

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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands SQL Server DBA Salary Trend

SQL Server DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

115 (100.00 %)SQL Server
212 (80.00 %)SQL
37 (46.67 %)Oracle
37 (46.67 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (33.33 %)Oracle RAC
45 (33.33 %)Oracle 11g
45 (33.33 %)Oracle RMAN
45 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications
45 (33.33 %)Windows
45 (33.33 %)Linux
45 (33.33 %)Oracle 11i
45 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
45 (33.33 %)Oracle Certification
54 (26.67 %)DTS
54 (26.67 %)MS Excel
54 (26.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
54 (26.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
63 (20.00 %)Microsoft
63 (20.00 %)SQL Server 7
63 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (13.33 %)Replication
72 (13.33 %)Finance
72 (13.33 %)Health
72 (13.33 %)Sage
81 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (6.667 %)SAN
81 (6.667 %)Compaq
81 (6.667 %)UNIX
81 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (26.67 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (33.33 %)Oracle 11i
15 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)SAN
Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (100.00 %)SQL Server
27 (46.67 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (33.33 %)Oracle 11g
35 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
44 (26.67 %)DTS
44 (26.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (26.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
53 (20.00 %)SQL Server 7
53 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (6.667 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
61 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
61 (6.667 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Finance
12 (13.33 %)Health
21 (6.667 %)Pensions
Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Replication
21 (6.667 %)Clustering
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (33.33 %)Windows
15 (33.33 %)Linux
21 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (6.667 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.667 %)E-business
11 (6.667 %)Performance Testing
Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (80.00 %)SQL
23 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)Oracle Certification
Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (33.33 %)Oracle RMAN
15 (33.33 %)Oracle RAC
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)Oracle
23 (20.00 %)Microsoft
32 (13.33 %)Sage
41 (6.667 %)Compaq