The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Database Specialist role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Database Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Database Specialist
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank855852734
Rank change year-on-year
Down-3Down-118
Matching permanent IT job ads24618
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.020 %0.005 %0.019 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.021 %0.005 %0.020 %
Number of salaries quoted22618
Average salary£55,000£72,500£57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-24.13 %+26.08 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£30,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£78,750£72,500£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£30,000£28,250
% change year-on-year
+41.66 %+6.19 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
11478411495588866
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK94.71 %94.21 %93.33 %
Number of salaries quoted984679705973610
Average salary£42,500£42,500£42,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£75,000£72,500
UK excluding London average salary£38,000£37,500£36,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33 %+2.73 %

Database Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Database Specialist Demand Trend

Database Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Database Specialist Salary Trend

Database Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Database Specialist over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 within the UK.

Database Specialist Salary Histogram

Database Specialist
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Specialist within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+2624£55,000-24.13 %
LondonDown-1513£55,000-24.13 %
South EastNew entry-8£42,500-
City of LondonNew entry-8£55,000-
HampshireNew entry-8£42,500-
SouthamptonNew entry-6£42,500-
East of EnglandNew entry-3£65,000-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2--
RomseyNew entry-2£41,250-
CambridgeNew entry-2--
EssexNew entry-1£65,000-

Database Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK that cited Database Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

144 (97.78 %)SQL
229 (64.44 %)SQL Server
320 (44.44 %)MySQL
320 (44.44 %)Oracle
419 (42.22 %)Linux
419 (42.22 %)SQL Server Integration Services
517 (37.78 %)Finance
615 (33.33 %)Windows
714 (31.11 %)C++
714 (31.11 %)Java
714 (31.11 %)Data Analysis
714 (31.11 %)SQL Server 2008
812 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
812 (26.67 %)Python
812 (26.67 %)Business Intelligence
911 (24.44 %)T-SQL
1010 (22.22 %)QA
1010 (22.22 %)OO
1010 (22.22 %)SOA
119 (20.00 %)C#
128 (17.78 %)Middleware
128 (17.78 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
128 (17.78 %)Business Development
128 (17.78 %)Visualisation
128 (17.78 %)Rapid Prototyping
137 (15.56 %)Security Cleared
137 (15.56 %)Replication
137 (15.56 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
137 (15.56 %)Banking
137 (15.56 %)C

Database Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK that cited Database Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
18 (17.78 %)Middleware
25 (11.11 %)HTML
34 (8.889 %)XML
43 (6.667 %).NET
52 (4.444 %)Web Services
52 (4.444 %)ASP.NET
52 (4.444 %)Silverlight
52 (4.444 %)Drools
61 (2.222 %).NET Framework
61 (2.222 %)DCOM
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (2.222 %)IIS
11 (2.222 %)MSMQ
11 (2.222 %)SAS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (6.667 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (4.444 %)SalesLogix
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (11.11 %)LAN
15 (11.11 %)VoIP
15 (11.11 %)WAN
22 (4.444 %)Internet
31 (2.222 %)Firewall
31 (2.222 %)VPN
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (64.44 %)SQL Server
220 (44.44 %)MySQL
319 (42.22 %)SQL Server Integration Services
414 (31.11 %)SQL Server 2008
512 (26.67 %)SQL Server 2005
68 (17.78 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
77 (15.56 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
85 (11.11 %)DTS
94 (8.889 %)Oracle 8/8i
94 (8.889 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
103 (6.667 %)Oracle 11g
103 (6.667 %)Oracle 10g
103 (6.667 %)Data Mining
112 (4.444 %)ETL
112 (4.444 %)SQL Server 2000
112 (4.444 %)SQLPlus
121 (2.222 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
117 (37.78 %)Finance
27 (15.56 %)Banking
36 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
45 (11.11 %)Telecoms
51 (2.222 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
18 (17.78 %)Visualisation
27 (15.56 %)Replication
34 (8.889 %)Mathematics
34 (8.889 %)Computer Science
42 (4.444 %)Physics
42 (4.444 %)Economics
42 (4.444 %)Cryptography
51 (2.222 %)Clustering
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
119 (42.22 %)Linux
215 (33.33 %)Windows
37 (15.56 %)UNIX
43 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2008
52 (4.444 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.222 %)Solaris
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
114 (31.11 %)Data Analysis
212 (26.67 %)Business Intelligence
310 (22.22 %)OO
310 (22.22 %)SOA
48 (17.78 %)Business Development
48 (17.78 %)Rapid Prototyping
55 (11.11 %)Risk Assessment
55 (11.11 %)Vulnerability Assessment
55 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
55 (11.11 %)Change Control
64 (8.889 %)Software Engineering
73 (6.667 %)Information Security
73 (6.667 %)Migration
73 (6.667 %)Security Architecture
82 (4.444 %)Parallel Computing
82 (4.444 %)Software Architecture
82 (4.444 %)CRM
82 (4.444 %)UML
82 (4.444 %)Technical Architecture
82 (4.444 %)Software Testing
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
144 (97.78 %)SQL
214 (31.11 %)C++
214 (31.11 %)Java
312 (26.67 %)Python
411 (24.44 %)T-SQL
59 (20.00 %)C#
67 (15.56 %)C
67 (15.56 %)PL/SQL
75 (11.11 %)Ruby
75 (11.11 %)JavaScript
75 (11.11 %)Perl
75 (11.11 %)Shell Script
75 (11.11 %)Bash shell
82 (4.444 %)XQuery
82 (4.444 %)Delphi
82 (4.444 %)XPath
91 (2.222 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
17 (15.56 %)Security Cleared
25 (11.11 %)MCDBA
25 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (8.889 %)MCITP
34 (8.889 %)MCTS
34 (8.889 %)Degree
42 (4.444 %)SC Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (22.22 %)QA
22 (4.444 %)ISO 9000
22 (4.444 %)ISO 9001
22 (4.444 %)TickIT
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (8.889 %)Oracle RAC
21 (2.222 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
13 (6.667 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
13 (6.667 %)Data Guard
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
120 (44.44 %)Oracle
22 (4.444 %)JBoss
31 (2.222 %)Microsoft