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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server DBA role in IT jobs within the South West 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank185212
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads7443
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.725 %0.410 %
Salaries quoted6643
Average minimum salary£30,600£25,651
Average salary£33,275£27,419
% change on same period last year+21.35 %
Average maximum salary£35,950£29,186
UK excluding London average salary£37,401£37,999
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1020410488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.646 %4.398 %
Salaries quoted88189023
Average minimum salary£32,040£31,954
Average salary£35,065£34,949
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Average maximum salary£38,090£37,943
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West SQL Server DBA Salary Trend

SQL Server DBA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West SQL Server DBA Salary Histogram

SQL Server DBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BristolUp+928£35,312+35.16 %
SomersetDown-618£28,667+1.02 %
WiltshireUp+1417£30,435+2.58 %
GloucestershireDown-1012£38,958+21.11 %
DorsetUp+96£47,500+28.37 %
SQL Server DBA EnglandSQL Server DBA
England

SQL Server DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1151 (100.00 %)SQL Server
2118 (78.15 %)SQL
399 (65.56 %)SQL Server 2005
479 (52.32 %)Transact-SQL
559 (39.07 %)SQL Server Integration Services
658 (38.41 %)SQL Server 2000
737 (24.50 %)DTS
834 (22.52 %)Microsoft
933 (21.85 %)OLTP
933 (21.85 %)E-Commerce
1031 (20.53 %)Replication
1130 (19.87 %)Windows
1229 (19.21 %)Datawarehouse
1325 (16.56 %)OLAP
1424 (15.89 %)Windows Server 2003
1521 (13.91 %)SAN
1619 (12.58 %)Music
1619 (12.58 %).NET
1715 (9.934 %)MS Excel
1715 (9.934 %)Clustering
1813 (8.609 %)Multimedia
1813 (8.609 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1912 (7.947 %)Disaster Recovery
1912 (7.947 %)VLDB
2010 (6.623 %)Progress
219 (5.960 %)SQL Server 7
219 (5.960 %)Microsoft Certification
219 (5.960 %)Degree
228 (5.298 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
228 (5.298 %)Performance Management

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (12.58 %).NET
24 (2.649 %)ADO.NET
32 (1.325 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.662 %)WMI
41 (0.662 %)MFC
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.649 %)IIS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (9.934 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (13.91 %)SAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1151 (100.00 %)SQL Server
299 (65.56 %)SQL Server 2005
359 (39.07 %)SQL Server Integration Services
458 (38.41 %)SQL Server 2000
537 (24.50 %)DTS
633 (21.85 %)OLTP
729 (19.21 %)Datawarehouse
825 (16.56 %)OLAP
913 (8.609 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1012 (7.947 %)VLDB
119 (5.960 %)SQL Server 7
128 (5.298 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
135 (3.311 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
142 (1.325 %)Reference Data
151 (0.662 %)SQL Server 2008
151 (0.662 %)Oracle 10g
151 (0.662 %)Oracle 9i
151 (0.662 %)MySQL
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.311 %)PVCS
21 (0.662 %)ClearCase
21 (0.662 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (12.58 %)Music
213 (8.609 %)Multimedia
37 (4.636 %)Games
37 (4.636 %)Pensions
45 (3.311 %)Health
45 (3.311 %)Finance
54 (2.649 %)Government
54 (2.649 %)Local Government
63 (1.987 %)Telecoms
72 (1.325 %)Insurance
81 (0.662 %)Automotive
81 (0.662 %)Construction
81 (0.662 %)Marketing
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
131 (20.53 %)Replication
215 (9.934 %)Clustering
36 (3.974 %)Management Information System
45 (3.311 %)Computer Science
51 (0.662 %)N-Tier
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (19.87 %)Windows
224 (15.89 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (5.298 %)Windows 2000 Server
38 (5.298 %)Windows NT
46 (3.974 %)Windows 2000
53 (1.987 %)UNIX
53 (1.987 %)Solaris
61 (0.662 %)AIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (21.85 %)E-Commerce
212 (7.947 %)Disaster Recovery
38 (5.298 %)Performance Management
47 (4.636 %)Information Management
47 (4.636 %)CRM
47 (4.636 %)Service Delivery
56 (3.974 %)Data Modelling
65 (3.311 %)Migration
74 (2.649 %)Project Management
74 (2.649 %)Data Migration
83 (1.987 %)Business Intelligence
92 (1.325 %)ERP
92 (1.325 %)Business Continuity
92 (1.325 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (1.325 %)Data Protection
101 (0.662 %)Performance Testing
101 (0.662 %)Incident Management
101 (0.662 %)Release Management
101 (0.662 %)Security Management
101 (0.662 %)BCP
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1118 (78.15 %)SQL
279 (52.32 %)Transact-SQL
37 (4.636 %)C#
37 (4.636 %)VB
45 (3.311 %)C++
54 (2.649 %)VBScript
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (5.960 %)Microsoft Certification
19 (5.960 %)Degree
28 (5.298 %)MCDBA
33 (1.987 %)MCSE
42 (1.325 %)MCP
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.987 %)SLA
21 (0.662 %)ISO9001
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.662 %)Active Directory
11 (0.662 %)NetBackup
11 (0.662 %)Oracle RMAN
11 (0.662 %)Oracle RAC
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.662 %)AutoSys
11 (0.662 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (22.52 %)Microsoft
210 (6.623 %)Progress
38 (5.298 %)Oracle
43 (1.987 %)Sybase
52 (1.325 %)SAP
61 (0.662 %)VERITAS