The first table below looks at the demand for the SQL Server DBA role in IT jobs advertised for the Southampton 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 21 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 Southampton region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SQL Server Database Administrator
Rank 85 68 69
Rank change year-on-year
-17 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 1 21 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 0.118% 2.270% 0.651%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.121% 2.323% 0.673%
Number of salaries quoted 1 20 4
Average salary £37,500 £42,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.76% +41.66%
UK excluding London average salary £42,250 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-0.58% +6.25%
All Job Titles
Southampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
827 904 594
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 97.87% 97.73% 96.74%
Number of salaries quoted 753 845 538
Average salary £37,500 £39,250 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.45% +12.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
SQL Server DBA
Hampshire

SQL Server DBA
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton SQL Server DBA Salary Trend

SQL Server DBA
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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 8 (100.00%) SQL
1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (62.50%) .NET
3 4 (50.00%) VB
3 4 (50.00%) ISO 9001
4 3 (37.50%) VB.NET
4 3 (37.50%) Kindle
4 3 (37.50%) Degree
5 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (12.50%) Scrum
5 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (12.50%) Oracle
5 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence

SQL Server DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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 5 (62.50%) .NET
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server 2005
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Kindle
2 1 (12.50%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Scrum
1 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
2 4 (50.00%) VB
3 3 (37.50%) VB.NET
4 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (50.00%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle