The first table below looks at the demand for the SQL DBA role in IT jobs advertised for the South West 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 22 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 South West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SQL Database Administrator
Rank 167 147 157
Rank change year-on-year
-20 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA 43 64 57
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.814% 1.135% 0.964%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.843% 1.191% 1.015%
Number of salaries quoted 34 61 38
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £31,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £44,250 £42,500 £40,750
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5102 5375 5614
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.56% 95.34% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4493 4642 4804
Average salary £35,500 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.38% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,635 £24,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
SQL DBA
England

SQL DBA
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West SQL DBA Salary Trend

SQL DBA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL DBA across the South West region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South West SQL DBA Salary Histogram

SQL DBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 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
Wiltshire +19 15 £40,250 +15.82%
Bristol +4 9 £38,250 +9.28%
Devon -5 8 £40,000 +6.66%
Dorset -8 4 £36,250 -3.33%
Somerset -12 4 £45,000 +5.88%
Gloucestershire -12 2 £35,000 -12.50%
SQL DBA
England

SQL DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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 79 (97.53%) SQL
2 60 (74.07%) SQL Server
3 43 (53.09%) T-SQL
4 39 (48.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 34 (41.98%) SQL Server 2008
6 33 (40.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 33 (40.74%) Oracle
7 24 (29.63%) SQL Server 2005
8 22 (27.16%) Windows
9 21 (25.93%) ITIL
9 21 (25.93%) Internet
9 21 (25.93%) Clustering
10 20 (24.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 19 (23.46%) Microsoft
12 18 (22.22%) SQL Server 2000
13 15 (18.52%) ETL
13 15 (18.52%) UNIX
13 15 (18.52%) Replication
14 14 (17.28%) Data Warehouse
14 14 (17.28%) Microsoft Certification
15 13 (16.05%) PHP
16 11 (13.58%) Migration
16 11 (13.58%) Security Cleared
16 11 (13.58%) PL/SQL
16 11 (13.58%) Java
16 11 (13.58%) Salesforce.com
17 10 (12.35%) OLAP
17 10 (12.35%) Business Objects
17 10 (12.35%) MCSE
17 10 (12.35%) Oracle OLAP

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 6 (7.407%) .NET
2 1 (1.235%) J2ME
2 1 (1.235%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.235%) XML
Application Platforms
1 9 (11.11%) IIS
2 7 (8.642%) SharePoint
3 6 (7.407%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 9 (11.11%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (8.642%) Changepoint
2 3 (3.704%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (1.235%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 21 (25.93%) Internet
2 8 (9.877%) SAN
3 3 (3.704%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (74.07%) SQL Server
2 39 (48.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 34 (41.98%) SQL Server 2008
4 33 (40.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 24 (29.63%) SQL Server 2005
6 20 (24.69%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 18 (22.22%) SQL Server 2000
8 14 (17.28%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (12.35%) OLAP
9 10 (12.35%) Oracle OLAP
9 10 (12.35%) QlikView
10 9 (11.11%) DTS
10 9 (11.11%) RDBMS
11 6 (7.407%) Oracle 8/8i
12 5 (6.173%) SQL Server 2012
13 4 (4.938%) OLTP
14 2 (2.469%) SAP Data Services
14 2 (2.469%) Oracle 11g
14 2 (2.469%) MySQL
14 2 (2.469%) Oracle 9i
Development Applications
1 4 (4.938%) Visual Studio
1 4 (4.938%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 10 (12.35%) Publishing
2 7 (8.642%) Telecoms
3 5 (6.173%) Finance
4 3 (3.704%) Legal
4 3 (3.704%) Advertising
5 2 (2.469%) Marketing
5 2 (2.469%) Banking
5 2 (2.469%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.235%) Law
6 1 (1.235%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 21 (25.93%) Clustering
2 15 (18.52%) Replication
3 8 (9.877%) Management Information System
4 3 (3.704%) Client/Server
4 3 (3.704%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.235%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 22 (27.16%) Windows
2 15 (18.52%) UNIX
3 9 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
4 7 (8.642%) Linux
5 6 (7.407%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (3.704%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (2.469%) Windows 2000 Server
8 1 (1.235%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (25.93%) ITIL
2 15 (18.52%) ETL
3 11 (13.58%) Migration
4 10 (12.35%) Change Control
4 10 (12.35%) Validation
5 9 (11.11%) Capacity Planning
6 8 (9.877%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (4.938%) Database Tuning
7 4 (4.938%) Load Balancing
7 4 (4.938%) Data Modelling
8 3 (3.704%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (3.704%) Scrum
9 2 (2.469%) Business Continuity
9 2 (2.469%) Change Management
10 1 (1.235%) Data Security
10 1 (1.235%) OO
10 1 (1.235%) Data Management
10 1 (1.235%) Stakeholder Management
10 1 (1.235%) Dimensional Modelling
10 1 (1.235%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 79 (97.53%) SQL
2 43 (53.09%) T-SQL
3 13 (16.05%) PHP
4 11 (13.58%) PL/SQL
4 11 (13.58%) Java
5 5 (6.173%) C#
6 3 (3.704%) Tcl
7 2 (2.469%) VB
8 1 (1.235%) C++
8 1 (1.235%) C
8 1 (1.235%) VB6
Qualifications
1 14 (17.28%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (13.58%) Security Cleared
3 10 (12.35%) MCSE
3 10 (12.35%) SC Cleared
4 8 (9.877%) MCITP
5 5 (6.173%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (6.173%) Degree
6 2 (2.469%) MCDBA
7 1 (1.235%) OCA
7 1 (1.235%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (1.235%) MCSA
7 1 (1.235%) HND
7 1 (1.235%) MCTS
7 1 (1.235%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.877%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (4.938%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (11.11%) SCOM
2 3 (3.704%) MOM
2 3 (3.704%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 33 (40.74%) Oracle
2 19 (23.46%) Microsoft
3 11 (13.58%) Salesforce.com
4 10 (12.35%) Business Objects
5 5 (6.173%) VMware
6 4 (4.938%) Cognizant
7 3 (3.704%) Citrix
7 3 (3.704%) SAP
7 3 (3.704%) Red Gate
Exeter, Devon
We are urgently looking for an experienced SQL Database Administrator to join a successful company based in Exeter. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience...
Edge Specialist Recruitment
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bath, South West
I have been approached by a market leading organisation in theBatharea that is looking for a SQL DBA due to growth within the business... I look forward to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
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: 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