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

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank70122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+52
Matching permanent IT job ads6939
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.016 %
As % of the category below2.593 %1.132 %
Salaries quoted4926
Average minimum salary£39,633£45,500
Average salary£43,026£46,635
% change on same period last year-7.73 %
Average maximum salary£46,418£47,769
UK excluding London average salary£39,497£39,717
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Reading IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching permanent IT job ads26613444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.433 %1.436 %
Salaries quoted22792673
Average minimum salary£36,634£38,785
Average salary£40,211£41,894
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Average maximum salary£43,788£45,003
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
DBA BerkshireDBA
Berkshire

DBA
Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading DBA Salary Trend

DBA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DBA across the Reading region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Reading DBA Salary Histogram

DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

179 (65.29 %)Oracle
278 (64.46 %)SQL
348 (39.67 %)Oracle 10g
447 (38.84 %)Finance
537 (30.58 %)Oracle RMAN
635 (28.93 %)Oracle EBS
635 (28.93 %)SQL Server
732 (26.45 %)PL/SQL
828 (23.14 %)SQL Server 2000
927 (22.31 %)Oracle Applications
927 (22.31 %)Oracle RAC
1024 (19.83 %)RDBMS
1024 (19.83 %)TOAD
1024 (19.83 %)Transact-SQL
1123 (19.01 %)Windows
1123 (19.01 %)Security Cleared
1222 (18.18 %)SQLPlus
1321 (17.36 %)UNIX
1418 (14.88 %)Oracle 8/8i
1418 (14.88 %)Government
1517 (14.05 %)Oracle 9i
1616 (13.22 %)SQL Server 7
1715 (12.40 %)SQL Server 2005
1715 (12.40 %)Windows Server 2003
1814 (11.57 %)Java
1912 (9.917 %)Oracle 10gAS
2011 (9.091 %)DB2
2011 (9.091 %)Oracle 9iAS
2110 (8.264 %)Data Modelling
2110 (8.264 %)Oracle 11i

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (4.959 %).NET
25 (4.132 %)J2EE
25 (4.132 %)JSP
34 (3.306 %)OC4J
42 (1.653 %)Middleware
51 (0.826 %)HTML
51 (0.826 %)WebServices
51 (0.826 %)XML
51 (0.826 %)ASP.NET
Reading IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (9.917 %)Oracle 10gAS
211 (9.091 %)Oracle 9iAS
36 (4.959 %)Oracle Application Server
44 (3.306 %)WebLogic
51 (0.826 %)IIS
51 (0.826 %)Oracle Workflow
Reading IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.653 %)MS Excel
Reading IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
135 (28.93 %)Oracle EBS
227 (22.31 %)Oracle Applications
310 (8.264 %)Oracle 11i
48 (6.612 %)Oracle Financials
Reading IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (3.306 %)DSLAM
14 (3.306 %)LLU
21 (0.826 %)HTTP
21 (0.826 %)SAN
Reading IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (39.67 %)Oracle 10g
235 (28.93 %)SQL Server
328 (23.14 %)SQL Server 2000
424 (19.83 %)TOAD
424 (19.83 %)RDBMS
522 (18.18 %)SQLPlus
618 (14.88 %)Oracle 8/8i
717 (14.05 %)Oracle 9i
816 (13.22 %)SQL Server 7
915 (12.40 %)SQL Server 2005
1011 (9.091 %)DB2
116 (4.959 %)ETL
125 (4.132 %)OLAP
125 (4.132 %)Datawarehouse
125 (4.132 %)SQL Server Integration Services
125 (4.132 %)Oracle OLAP
125 (4.132 %)Oracle 11g
134 (3.306 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
134 (3.306 %)Oracle Discoverer
143 (2.479 %)DTS
Reading IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (4.132 %)JDeveloper
Reading IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
147 (38.84 %)Finance
218 (14.88 %)Government
36 (4.959 %)Telecoms
36 (4.959 %)Banking
45 (4.132 %)Insurance
45 (4.132 %)Electric
45 (4.132 %)Manufacturing
45 (4.132 %)Games
54 (3.306 %)Military
63 (2.479 %)Health
63 (2.479 %)Pensions
72 (1.653 %)Education
81 (0.826 %)Billing
Reading IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.132 %)Clustering
24 (3.306 %)Replication
Reading IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (19.01 %)Windows
221 (17.36 %)UNIX
315 (12.40 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (7.438 %)Solaris
49 (7.438 %)Linux
54 (3.306 %)Windows XP
61 (0.826 %)AIX
Reading IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (19.01 %)Security Cleared
210 (8.264 %)Data Modelling
39 (7.438 %)BPEL
47 (5.785 %)Disaster Recovery
56 (4.959 %)Technical Architecture
65 (4.132 %)Identity Management
65 (4.132 %)OO
65 (4.132 %)E-Commerce
74 (3.306 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (2.479 %)Service Delivery
83 (2.479 %)SOA
83 (2.479 %)E-business
92 (1.653 %)Migration
101 (0.826 %)Web Testing
101 (0.826 %)Performance Management
101 (0.826 %)Data Migration
101 (0.826 %)Workflow
101 (0.826 %)Business Development
101 (0.826 %)Release Management
101 (0.826 %)Web Analytics
Reading IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
178 (64.46 %)SQL
232 (26.45 %)PL/SQL
324 (19.83 %)Transact-SQL
414 (11.57 %)Java
56 (4.959 %)C#
65 (4.132 %)VB.NET
73 (2.479 %)Shell Script
82 (1.653 %)PHP
91 (0.826 %)JavaScript
91 (0.826 %)VBScript
91 (0.826 %)VB
Reading IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (4.132 %)Oracle Certification
24 (3.306 %)HNC
24 (3.306 %)OCP
31 (0.826 %)Degree
Reading IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (6.612 %)QA
Reading IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (30.58 %)Oracle RMAN
227 (22.31 %)Oracle RAC
34 (3.306 %)NetBackup
Reading IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.653 %)Oracle Statspack
Reading IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
179 (65.29 %)Oracle
26 (4.959 %)Sun
34 (3.306 %)BEA
34 (3.306 %)VERITAS
43 (2.479 %)Microsoft
51 (0.826 %)HP
51 (0.826 %)IBM