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The table below looks at the demand for the Database Engineer role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Database Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Database Engineer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank810866
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching permanent IT job ads74120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.052 %
As % of the category below0.048 %0.056 %
Salaries quoted5891
Average minimum salary£56,776£46,819
Average salary£60,043£50,055
% change on same period last year+19.95 %
Average maximum salary£63,310£53,291
UK excluding London average salary£42,455£31,863
% change on same period last year+33.24 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads154909215953
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.97 %92.94 %
Salaries quoted129347172743
Average minimum salary£39,022£40,531
Average salary£42,688£44,329
% change on same period last year-3.70 %
Average maximum salary£46,354£48,127
UK excluding London average salary£38,156£39,208
% change on same period last year-2.68 %

Database Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Database Engineer Demand Trend

Database Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the UK.

Database Engineer Salary Trend

Database Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Database Engineer over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 within the UK.

Database Engineer Salary Histogram

Database Engineer
Top 24 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 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
EnglandUp+4665£61,255+19.37 %
LondonUp+8050£70,792+10.05 %
City of LondonDown-1710--
South EastUp+499£43,125+36.76 %
EdinburghNew entry-8£54,000-
ScotlandUp+258£54,000+68.75 %
Canary WharfUp+238£75,000+3.44 %
BerkshireNew entry-6£37,500-
SloughNew entry-4£37,500-
CirencesterNew entry-3£21,000-
South WestUp+233£21,000-31.70 %
Docklands, LondonUp+323£87,500+6.06 %
GloucestershireNew entry-3£21,000-
WarringtonNew entry-2£22,500-
North WestUp+292£22,500-25.00 %
CheshireNew entry-2£22,500-
FlintshireNew entry-1£49,000-
UxbridgeUp+81--
ReadingNew entry-1--
WalesUp+21£49,000+88.46 %
MiddlesexNew entry-1£80,000-
SurreyUp+311£27,500-26.66 %
North WalesNew entry-1£49,000-
QueensferryNew entry-1£49,000-

Database Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Database Engineer 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 Database Engineer in their job title.

1112 (71.34 %)SQL
2104 (66.24 %)SQL Server
375 (47.77 %)Windows
473 (46.50 %)SQL Server 2005
562 (39.49 %)Banking
562 (39.49 %)Oracle
649 (31.21 %)Windows Server 2003
746 (29.30 %)Finance
845 (28.66 %)Clustering
938 (24.20 %)Linux
1036 (22.93 %)Oracle 10g
1134 (21.66 %)SQL Server 2000
1233 (21.02 %)Java
1233 (21.02 %)Perl
1327 (17.20 %)Oracle 9i
1426 (16.56 %)C#
1525 (15.92 %)RDBMS
1624 (15.29 %)Solaris
1723 (14.65 %)Sybase
1822 (14.01 %)UNIX
1921 (13.38 %)Datawarehouse
1921 (13.38 %)Shell Script
2019 (12.10 %)MS Excel
2019 (12.10 %)Business Intelligence
2117 (10.83 %)Data Modelling
2117 (10.83 %)C++
2216 (10.19 %)Teradata
2216 (10.19 %)Investment Banking
2315 (9.554 %)PL/SQL
2315 (9.554 %)VB

Database Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Database Engineer 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 Database Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (8.280 %)XML
29 (5.732 %).NET
33 (1.911 %)HTML
42 (1.274 %)WebServices
51 (0.637 %)ODBC
51 (0.637 %)Middleware
51 (0.637 %)ASP
51 (0.637 %)JDBC
51 (0.637 %)SOAP
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.911 %)WebLogic
21 (0.637 %)IIS
21 (0.637 %)OpenEdge
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (12.10 %)MS Excel
21 (0.637 %)Maya
21 (0.637 %)Photoshop
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (4.459 %)TCP/IP
26 (3.822 %)LDAP
34 (2.548 %)SAN
43 (1.911 %)FTP
52 (1.274 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1104 (66.24 %)SQL Server
273 (46.50 %)SQL Server 2005
336 (22.93 %)Oracle 10g
434 (21.66 %)SQL Server 2000
527 (17.20 %)Oracle 9i
625 (15.92 %)RDBMS
721 (13.38 %)Datawarehouse
815 (9.554 %)BusinessObjects
914 (8.917 %)ETL
1011 (7.006 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
1110 (6.369 %)Oracle 8/8i
128 (5.096 %)SQL Server Integration Services
128 (5.096 %)DTS
128 (5.096 %)MS Access
136 (3.822 %)DB2
145 (3.185 %)Oracle Reports
154 (2.548 %)SQL Server 2008
162 (1.274 %)MySQL
162 (1.274 %)OLTP
171 (0.637 %)Crystal Reports
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (7.006 %)ERwin
23 (1.911 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (1.274 %)PVCS
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
162 (39.49 %)Banking
246 (29.30 %)Finance
316 (10.19 %)Investment Banking
410 (6.369 %)Pensions
410 (6.369 %)Marketing
410 (6.369 %)Telecoms
58 (5.096 %)Government
63 (1.911 %)Games
72 (1.274 %)Electronics
72 (1.274 %)Education
72 (1.274 %)Online Games
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
145 (28.66 %)Clustering
211 (7.006 %)Replication
36 (3.822 %)Cryptography
43 (1.911 %)Management Information System
51 (0.637 %)Client/Server
51 (0.637 %)N-Tier
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (47.77 %)Windows
249 (31.21 %)Windows Server 2003
338 (24.20 %)Linux
424 (15.29 %)Solaris
522 (14.01 %)UNIX
69 (5.732 %)Red Hat Linux
74 (2.548 %)SUSE
82 (1.274 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.637 %)Windows Server 2008
91 (0.637 %)Windows 2000
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (12.10 %)Business Intelligence
217 (10.83 %)Data Modelling
311 (7.006 %)Migration
47 (4.459 %)Disaster Recovery
56 (3.822 %)Data Architecture
56 (3.822 %)Email Marketing
56 (3.822 %)Dimensional Modelling
65 (3.185 %)RAD
74 (2.548 %)Security Cleared
74 (2.548 %)SC Cleared
83 (1.911 %)Service Management
83 (1.911 %)Software Engineering
92 (1.274 %)CRM
92 (1.274 %)E-Commerce
101 (0.637 %)ITIL
101 (0.637 %)OO
101 (0.637 %)Project Management
101 (0.637 %)Business Analysis
101 (0.637 %)Fund Management
101 (0.637 %)Data Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1112 (71.34 %)SQL
233 (21.02 %)Java
233 (21.02 %)Perl
326 (16.56 %)C#
421 (13.38 %)Shell Script
517 (10.83 %)C++
615 (9.554 %)PL/SQL
615 (9.554 %)VB
712 (7.643 %)VBScript
811 (7.006 %)C
910 (6.369 %)Python
106 (3.822 %)VB.NET
115 (3.185 %)Transact-SQL
115 (3.185 %)PowerShell
124 (2.548 %)PHP
132 (1.274 %)JavaScript
132 (1.274 %)FoxPro (VFP)
141 (0.637 %)Ruby
141 (0.637 %)VBA
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (7.643 %)Degree
26 (3.822 %)CISSP
35 (3.185 %)OCP
35 (3.185 %)Oracle Certification
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (5.096 %)Oracle RAC
26 (3.822 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.637 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.637 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (5.096 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
18 (5.096 %)Tivoli
18 (5.096 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
22 (1.274 %)Foglight
22 (1.274 %)SCOM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
162 (39.49 %)Oracle
223 (14.65 %)Sybase
316 (10.19 %)Teradata
415 (9.554 %)Business Objects
514 (8.917 %)VERITAS
69 (5.732 %)Red Hat
78 (5.096 %)Embarcadero
85 (3.185 %)BMC
92 (1.274 %)Perforce
92 (1.274 %)Sage
101 (0.637 %)Autodesk
101 (0.637 %)HP
101 (0.637 %)EMC
101 (0.637 %)BEA
101 (0.637 %)VMware