Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for MCDBA IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCDBA over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank544618
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+74
Matching permanent IT job ads80358
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.118 %0.179 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.519 %0.804 %
Salaries quoted77319
Average salary£36,500£40,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-8.750 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,000£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£55,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£42,500
% change on same period last year-17.64 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1541744550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK22.64 %22.33 %
Salaries quoted1300837006
Average salary£37,500£38,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-2.590 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

MCDBA
Demand Trend

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

MCDBA Demand Trend

MCDBA
Salary Trend

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

MCDBA Salary Trend

MCDBA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCDBA over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

MCDBA Salary Histogram

MCDBA
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCDBA within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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+9180£36,500-8.75 %
LondonUp+14221£47,500+26.66 %
North WestUp+13114£34,750-7.33 %
East of EnglandUp+9513£43,250+33.07 %
ManchesterUp+8712£34,750-20.57 %
YorkshireUp+12110£35,000+32.07 %
South EastUp+6110£38,250-16.84 %
West MidlandsUp+619£32,000-20.00 %
South YorkshireNew entry-9£35,000-
BirminghamUp+608£32,000-20.00 %
EssexUp+416£45,000+24.13 %
SheffieldNew entry-6£40,250-
SurreyUp+975£45,000-5.26 %
OxfordshireUp+35£35,000-22.22 %
WallingfordNew entry-5£35,000-
GuildfordNew entry-5£45,000-
BasildonNew entry-4£45,000-
City of LondonUp+1103£50,000+25.00 %
CambridgeshireUp+713£42,500+26.86 %
CambridgeUp+543£42,500+26.86 %
IpswichNew entry-3£37,500-
SuffolkNew entry-3£37,500-
South WestUp+952£35,000-9.67 %
DevonUp+342£35,000-
ExeterUp+212£35,000-3.44 %
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-2£37,000-
LancashireNew entry-2£35,000-
East MidlandsUp+671£32,500-31.57 %
HertfordshireUp+551£22,500-30.76 %
NottinghamshireUp+401£32,500-23.52 %

MCDBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing MCDBA also 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 that cited MCDBA.

1206 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2181 (87.86 %)SQL Server
3171 (83.01 %)SQL
4108 (52.43 %)SQL Server 2005
595 (46.12 %)T-SQL
693 (45.15 %)Microsoft
777 (37.38 %)SQL Server 2000
875 (36.41 %)Windows
969 (33.50 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1056 (27.18 %)MCITP
1056 (27.18 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1149 (23.79 %)Disaster Recovery
1248 (23.30 %)MCTS
1342 (20.39 %)Degree
1440 (19.42 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1538 (18.45 %)Finance
1636 (17.48 %)MS Excel
1735 (16.99 %).NET
1833 (16.02 %)ETL
1931 (15.05 %)Windows Server 2003
1931 (15.05 %)SQL Server 2008
2027 (13.11 %)MCSE
2125 (12.14 %)MCP
2224 (11.65 %)Clustering
2322 (10.68 %)Replication
2421 (10.19 %)Oracle
2421 (10.19 %)Business Intelligence
2519 (9.223 %)ITIL
2618 (8.738 %)DTS
2715 (7.282 %)Datawarehouse

MCDBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing MCDBA also 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 that cited MCDBA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (16.99 %).NET
27 (3.398 %)ODBC
36 (2.913 %)HTML
45 (2.427 %)ASP.NET
54 (1.942 %).NET Framework
54 (1.942 %)XML
63 (1.456 %)ADO.NET
63 (1.456 %)MDX
72 (0.971 %)WebServices
81 (0.485 %)JMX
81 (0.485 %)OLE
81 (0.485 %)OLE DB
81 (0.485 %)COM+
81 (0.485 %)Java RMI
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (6.311 %)IIS
113 (6.311 %)MS Exchange
210 (4.854 %)Exchange Server 2003
39 (4.369 %)SharePoint
45 (2.427 %)BizTalk Server
45 (2.427 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (1.456 %)CMS
53 (1.456 %)SharePoint Portal Server
62 (0.971 %)SAS
62 (0.971 %)Apache
71 (0.485 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (0.485 %)LiveLink
71 (0.485 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
136 (17.48 %)MS Excel
26 (2.913 %)MS Office
35 (2.427 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.485 %)MFGPRO
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (6.796 %)SAN
210 (4.854 %)Internet
33 (1.456 %)DNS
33 (1.456 %)Firewall
33 (1.456 %)VoIP
33 (1.456 %)DHCP
41 (0.485 %)VPN
41 (0.485 %)NAS
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1181 (87.86 %)SQL Server
2108 (52.43 %)SQL Server 2005
377 (37.38 %)SQL Server 2000
469 (33.50 %)SQL Server Integration Services
556 (27.18 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
640 (19.42 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
733 (16.02 %)ETL
831 (15.05 %)SQL Server 2008
918 (8.738 %)DTS
1015 (7.282 %)Datawarehouse
1015 (7.282 %)Crystal Reports
1113 (6.311 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1210 (4.854 %)OLAP
139 (4.369 %)Oracle 8/8i
139 (4.369 %)Oracle 9i
148 (3.883 %)Oracle 10g
156 (2.913 %)MySQL
156 (2.913 %)RDBMS
165 (2.427 %)DB2
174 (1.942 %)Oracle Reports
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.971 %)Visual Studio
12 (0.971 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (18.45 %)Finance
214 (6.796 %)Health
311 (5.340 %)Banking
48 (3.883 %)Pensions
48 (3.883 %)Financial Institution
57 (3.398 %)Law
63 (1.456 %)Back Office
63 (1.456 %)Publishing
63 (1.456 %)Auditing
72 (0.971 %)Investment Banking
72 (0.971 %)Insurance
72 (0.971 %)Telecoms
72 (0.971 %)Legal
81 (0.485 %)Education
81 (0.485 %)Games
81 (0.485 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1160 (77.67 %)DBA
2140 (67.96 %)SQL DBA
389 (43.20 %)SQL Server DBA
457 (27.67 %)Administrator
540 (19.42 %)Teradata DBA
620 (9.709 %)Developer
717 (8.252 %)Server Administrator
816 (7.767 %)SQL Developer
912 (5.825 %)Senior DBA
912 (5.825 %)Server Engineer
1011 (5.340 %)Senior SQL DBA
1110 (4.854 %)Analyst
1110 (4.854 %)Applications Support
129 (4.369 %)SQL Server Developer
138 (3.883 %)Senior SQL Server DBA
138 (3.883 %)Support Analyst
146 (2.913 %)Consultant
146 (2.913 %)Junior
146 (2.913 %)Architect
155 (2.427 %)Data Architect
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (11.65 %)Clustering
222 (10.68 %)Replication
310 (4.854 %)Derivative
44 (1.942 %)Computer Science
44 (1.942 %)Client/Server
53 (1.456 %)Data Integration
53 (1.456 %)French Language
53 (1.456 %)Data Protection Act
62 (0.971 %)Economics
71 (0.485 %)Blackberry
71 (0.485 %)Mathematics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (36.41 %)Windows
231 (15.05 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (3.398 %)Windows Server 2008
45 (2.427 %)Windows XP
53 (1.456 %)Windows 2000
53 (1.456 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.485 %)Linux
61 (0.485 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
149 (23.79 %)Disaster Recovery
221 (10.19 %)Business Intelligence
319 (9.223 %)ITIL
411 (5.340 %)Migration
510 (4.854 %)Time Management
69 (4.369 %)Data Protection
78 (3.883 %)Data Security
87 (3.398 %)Data Analysis
96 (2.913 %)Change Management
105 (2.427 %)ITSM
105 (2.427 %)Asset Management
113 (1.456 %)Project Management
113 (1.456 %)Data Migration
113 (1.456 %)User Acceptance Testing
122 (0.971 %)Document Management
122 (0.971 %)E-Commerce
131 (0.485 %)Service Delivery
131 (0.485 %)CRM
131 (0.485 %)OO
131 (0.485 %)Data Modelling
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1171 (83.01 %)SQL
295 (46.12 %)T-SQL
313 (6.311 %)VB.NET
411 (5.340 %)VB
510 (4.854 %)C
68 (3.883 %)C++
77 (3.398 %)C#
86 (2.913 %)PHP
95 (2.427 %)JavaScript
104 (1.942 %)VBA
113 (1.456 %)Java
122 (0.971 %)VBScript
131 (0.485 %)FoxPro (VFP)
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1206 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
256 (27.18 %)MCITP
348 (23.30 %)MCTS
442 (20.39 %)Degree
527 (13.11 %)MCSE
625 (12.14 %)MCP
712 (5.825 %)MCSD
86 (2.913 %)Cisco Certification
95 (2.427 %)CCNA
95 (2.427 %)MCSA
104 (1.942 %)Security Cleared
104 (1.942 %)SC Cleared
104 (1.942 %)MCDST
104 (1.942 %)Network+ Certification
104 (1.942 %)MCAD
104 (1.942 %)A+ Certification
112 (0.971 %)OCA
112 (0.971 %)Oracle Certification
121 (0.485 %)OCP
121 (0.485 %)ITIL Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.485 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.427 %)Active Directory
23 (1.456 %)VMware ESX
32 (0.971 %)Oracle RMAN
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.485 %)EMC NetWorker
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
193 (45.15 %)Microsoft
221 (10.19 %)Oracle
38 (3.883 %)VMware
46 (2.913 %)Hummingbird
46 (2.913 %)HP
55 (2.427 %)IBM
64 (1.942 %)Sybase
64 (1.942 %)Citrix
73 (1.456 %)Cisco
82 (0.971 %)Cognos
82 (0.971 %)Metastorm
82 (0.971 %)EMC
91 (0.485 %)Avaya
91 (0.485 %)NetApp
91 (0.485 %)Red Hat
91 (0.485 %)Charles River
91 (0.485 %)PeopleSoft
91 (0.485 %)Mitel
91 (0.485 %)Altiris
91 (0.485 %)WatchGuard