The first table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server 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 Server DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SQL Server Database Administrator
Rank 192 175 174
Rank change year-on-year
-17 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 18 40 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.343% 0.725% 0.529%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.355% 0.760% 0.556%
Number of salaries quoted 10 38 18
Average salary £41,000 £39,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.12% +2.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,750 £35,850 £34,700
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
All Job Titles
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5066 5265 5574
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 96.57% 95.45% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 4462 4544 4772
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 £23,500 £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 Server DBA
England

SQL Server DBA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

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 17 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
Bristol +7 8 £41,500 +18.57%
Somerset -13 4 £45,000 +5.88%
Wiltshire +7 2 £37,750 -5.62%
Gloucestershire -2 2 £35,000 -10.25%
Dorset -7 1 - -
Devon -8 1 £32,500 -13.33%
SQL Server DBA
England

SQL Server DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

1 32 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 30 (93.75%) SQL
3 19 (59.38%) T-SQL
4 15 (46.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (46.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 14 (43.75%) Windows
6 12 (37.50%) Oracle
7 11 (34.38%) Clustering
7 11 (34.38%) SQL Server 2008
8 10 (31.25%) SQL Server 2005
9 9 (28.13%) Microsoft
10 8 (25.00%) MS Excel
10 8 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
11 7 (21.88%) Telecoms
12 6 (18.75%) Replication
12 6 (18.75%) Linux
12 6 (18.75%) ITIL
12 6 (18.75%) Windows Server 2003
12 6 (18.75%) Windows Server 2008
12 6 (18.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (15.63%) SC Cleared
13 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
13 5 (15.63%) SQL Server 2012
13 5 (15.63%) SQL Server 2000
14 4 (12.50%) Internet
14 4 (12.50%) Finance
14 4 (12.50%) Cognizant
14 4 (12.50%) Active Directory
14 4 (12.50%) OLTP
14 4 (12.50%) UNIX

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 3 (9.375%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.125%) IIS
1 1 (3.125%) SharePoint
1 1 (3.125%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 8 (25.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (9.375%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (3.125%) Changepoint
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) Internet
2 3 (9.375%) SAN
2 3 (9.375%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 15 (46.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 15 (46.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 11 (34.38%) SQL Server 2008
4 10 (31.25%) SQL Server 2005
5 6 (18.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 5 (15.63%) SQL Server 2000
6 5 (15.63%) SQL Server 2012
7 4 (12.50%) OLTP
7 4 (12.50%) Oracle 8/8i
8 2 (6.250%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (6.250%) DTS
8 2 (6.250%) SAP Data Services
9 1 (3.125%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (12.50%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 3 (9.375%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (21.88%) Telecoms
2 4 (12.50%) Finance
3 3 (9.375%) Legal
4 2 (6.250%) Banking
4 2 (6.250%) Financial Institution
5 1 (3.125%) Back Office
5 1 (3.125%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 11 (34.38%) Clustering
2 6 (18.75%) Replication
3 3 (9.375%) Digital Media
3 3 (9.375%) Client/Server
4 1 (3.125%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 14 (43.75%) Windows
2 6 (18.75%) Linux
2 6 (18.75%) Windows Server 2003
2 6 (18.75%) Windows Server 2008
3 4 (12.50%) UNIX
4 2 (6.250%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 6 (18.75%) ITIL
3 4 (12.50%) Load Balancing
3 4 (12.50%) Database Tuning
4 3 (9.375%) Data Modelling
5 2 (6.250%) ETL
5 2 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (6.250%) Change Management
5 2 (6.250%) Business Continuity
6 1 (3.125%) Data Management
6 1 (3.125%) Data Security
6 1 (3.125%) Migration
6 1 (3.125%) Capacity Planning
6 1 (3.125%) Dimensional Modelling
Programming Languages
1 30 (93.75%) SQL
2 19 (59.38%) T-SQL
3 3 (9.375%) Tcl
3 3 (9.375%) C#
Qualifications
1 5 (15.63%) SC Cleared
1 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
2 4 (12.50%) Degree
3 3 (9.375%) MCSE
3 3 (9.375%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.125%) MCITP
4 1 (3.125%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.125%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (9.375%) MOM
1 3 (9.375%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (3.125%) SCOM
Vendors
1 12 (37.50%) Oracle
2 9 (28.13%) Microsoft
3 4 (12.50%) Cognizant
4 3 (9.375%) Citrix
5 2 (6.250%) SAP
Bristol, Avon
Key Skills: SQL Server 2008. SQL Server monitoring, performance management. Stored procedures, indexes, statistics... You will be working with SQL Server 2008, being very hands on, using software...
Auburn Rose
Salary: From £30,000 to £37,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013