Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for the Senior DBA role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior DBA in their job title 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

 Senior Database Administrator
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank533672
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+139
Matching permanent IT job ads91285
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.134 %0.143 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.147 %0.156 %
Salaries quoted81222
Average salary£50,000£46,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year+8.690 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£36,700£36,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£45,000£45,000
IT Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
61844182955
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK90.83 %91.72 %
Salaries quoted51383150133
Average salary£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

Senior DBA
Demand Trend

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

Senior DBA Demand Trend

Senior DBA
Salary Trend

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

Senior DBA Salary Trend

Senior DBA
Salary Histogram

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

Senior DBA Salary Histogram

Senior DBA
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior DBA 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+16188£50,000+5.26 %
LondonUp+16345£52,500-
East of EnglandUp+9415£50,000+17.64 %
City of LondonUp+10811£56,250+14.79 %
South EastUp+1439£47,500+5.55 %
YorkshireUp+1129£36,500-6.41 %
BerkshireUp+1267£45,000-10.00 %
North WestUp+1257£32,500-16.12 %
West YorkshireUp+927£37,500+36.36 %
HertfordshireUp+686£50,000-
CambridgeshireUp+684£42,500+25.00 %
CambridgeUp+514£42,500+25.00 %
EssexUp+384£57,500+35.29 %
BradfordUp+354£37,500+36.36 %
WindsorNew entry-4£45,000-
South WestUp+933£60,000+26.31 %
LeedsUp+763£36,500+32.72 %
North YorkshireUp+563£35,000-22.22 %
LancashireNew entry-3£35,000-
MaidenheadNew entry-3£50,000-
CirencesterNew entry-2£60,000-
HampshireNew entry-2£48,750-
GloucestershireNew entry-2£60,000-
ManchesterUp+741£31,500-21.25 %
CheshireUp+731£37,500-2.59 %
BuckinghamshireUp+551£50,000+11.11 %
WalesUp+321£36,000+32.48 %
South WalesUp+261£36,000+32.48 %
BedfordshireUp+231£50,000+11.11 %
KnaresboroughDown-121£36,500-18.88 %

Senior DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior DBA in their job title.

1164 (66.40 %)SQL
2157 (63.56 %)SQL Server
3125 (50.61 %)Oracle
489 (36.03 %)SQL Server 2005
565 (26.32 %)T-SQL
664 (25.91 %)Oracle RAC
762 (25.10 %)Microsoft
860 (24.29 %)SQL Server 2000
860 (24.29 %)Replication
954 (21.86 %)Finance
1053 (21.46 %)UNIX
1147 (19.03 %)Oracle 10g
1239 (15.79 %)Windows
1239 (15.79 %)Data Guard
1338 (15.38 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1338 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
1437 (14.98 %)MS Excel
1437 (14.98 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1531 (12.55 %)Degree
1531 (12.55 %)Project Management
1629 (11.74 %)Clustering
1728 (11.34 %)Oracle RMAN
1728 (11.34 %)Disaster Recovery
1827 (10.93 %)Oracle Certification
1926 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2008
2025 (10.12 %)Shell Script
2025 (10.12 %)Linux
2124 (9.717 %)ITIL
2124 (9.717 %)Oracle 9i
2124 (9.717 %)Migration

Senior DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (5.263 %).NET
27 (2.834 %)ASP.NET
27 (2.834 %)MDX
35 (2.024 %)Middleware
44 (1.619 %)XML
53 (1.215 %)Java SE
61 (0.405 %)OLE
61 (0.405 %)OLE DB
61 (0.405 %)HTML
61 (0.405 %)ASP
61 (0.405 %)ODBC
61 (0.405 %)WebServices
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (8.907 %)Oracle Application Server
28 (3.239 %)SharePoint
35 (2.024 %)IIS
43 (1.215 %)BizTalk Server
43 (1.215 %)WebLogic
52 (0.810 %)SAS
61 (0.405 %)Apache
61 (0.405 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (14.98 %)MS Excel
25 (2.024 %)CA Clarity
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (4.453 %)Oracle Applications
210 (4.049 %)Oracle EBS
35 (2.024 %)Oracle 11i
35 (2.024 %)Oracle iProcurement
42 (0.810 %)Microsoft CRM
51 (0.405 %)Oracle Financials
51 (0.405 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.405 %)Cognos Controller
51 (0.405 %)Oracle EBS R12
51 (0.405 %)SageBI
51 (0.405 %)ResourceLink
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (4.858 %)SAN
21 (0.405 %)LDAP
21 (0.405 %)LAN
21 (0.405 %)NAS
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1157 (63.56 %)SQL Server
289 (36.03 %)SQL Server 2005
360 (24.29 %)SQL Server 2000
447 (19.03 %)Oracle 10g
538 (15.38 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
637 (14.98 %)SQL Server Integration Services
726 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2008
824 (9.717 %)Oracle 9i
824 (9.717 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
923 (9.312 %)RDBMS
1021 (8.502 %)DTS
1119 (7.692 %)Oracle 11g
1218 (7.287 %)Datawarehouse
1315 (6.073 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1315 (6.073 %)Oracle 8/8i
1412 (4.858 %)OLAP
1511 (4.453 %)DB2
169 (3.644 %)Sybase ASE
177 (2.834 %)MySQL
186 (2.429 %)ETL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.619 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.215 %)Oracle Forms
32 (0.810 %)Team Foundation Server
32 (0.810 %)ERwin
41 (0.405 %)JDeveloper
41 (0.405 %)Eclipse
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (21.86 %)Finance
216 (6.478 %)Insurance
310 (4.049 %)Pensions
310 (4.049 %)Banking
49 (3.644 %)Publishing
56 (2.429 %)Retail
56 (2.429 %)Games
56 (2.429 %)Education
65 (2.024 %)Telecoms
65 (2.024 %)Health
65 (2.024 %)Investment Banking
72 (0.810 %)Music
72 (0.810 %)Government
72 (0.810 %)Law
72 (0.810 %)Financial Institution
81 (0.405 %)Legal
81 (0.405 %)Auditing
81 (0.405 %)Multimedia
81 (0.405 %)Billing
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
160 (24.29 %)Replication
229 (11.74 %)Clustering
35 (2.024 %)Blackberry
35 (2.024 %)iPhone
43 (1.215 %)Management Information System
52 (0.810 %)Statistics
52 (0.810 %)HACMP
61 (0.405 %)Handset
61 (0.405 %)Mainframe
61 (0.405 %)Data Protection Act
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
153 (21.46 %)UNIX
239 (15.79 %)Windows
325 (10.12 %)Linux
418 (7.287 %)Solaris
512 (4.858 %)Windows Server 2003
69 (3.644 %)AIX
77 (2.834 %)Windows 2000 Server
86 (2.429 %)HPUX
95 (2.024 %)Red Hat Linux
102 (0.810 %)Windows 2000
102 (0.810 %)zOS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (12.55 %)Project Management
228 (11.34 %)Disaster Recovery
324 (9.717 %)ITIL
324 (9.717 %)Migration
419 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
511 (4.453 %)Problem Management
610 (4.049 %)Change Management
77 (2.834 %)Data Modelling
85 (2.024 %)Security Management
85 (2.024 %)Data Analysis
85 (2.024 %)Resource Management
94 (1.619 %)Investment Management
94 (1.619 %)BCP
103 (1.215 %)Service Delivery
103 (1.215 %)E-Commerce
103 (1.215 %)Data Management
103 (1.215 %)User Acceptance Testing
103 (1.215 %)Data Protection
112 (0.810 %)Data Migration
112 (0.810 %)Data Architecture
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1164 (66.40 %)SQL
265 (26.32 %)T-SQL
338 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
425 (10.12 %)Shell Script
56 (2.429 %)C#
65 (2.024 %)AWK
74 (1.619 %)VB.NET
83 (1.215 %)VB
83 (1.215 %)Perl
83 (1.215 %)C
92 (0.810 %)VBScript
92 (0.810 %)JCL
101 (0.405 %)PHP
101 (0.405 %)Java
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (12.55 %)Degree
227 (10.93 %)Oracle Certification
317 (6.883 %)Microsoft Certification
412 (4.858 %)MCDBA
412 (4.858 %)OCP
54 (1.619 %)MCITP
63 (1.215 %)Security Cleared
72 (0.810 %)SC Cleared
72 (0.810 %)MCSE
81 (0.405 %)MCSD
81 (0.405 %)MCTS
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.619 %)QA
23 (1.215 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
164 (25.91 %)Oracle RAC
228 (11.34 %)Oracle RMAN
37 (2.834 %)NetBackup
41 (0.405 %)Samba
41 (0.405 %)Active Directory
41 (0.405 %)Veritas Cluster Server
41 (0.405 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
139 (15.79 %)Data Guard
22 (0.810 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
31 (0.405 %)Tivoli
31 (0.405 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.405 %)AutoSys
31 (0.405 %)Nagios
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1125 (50.61 %)Oracle
262 (25.10 %)Microsoft
314 (5.668 %)Sybase
410 (4.049 %)HP
59 (3.644 %)Veritas
68 (3.239 %)Sun
68 (3.239 %)Red Hat
74 (1.619 %)Dundas
74 (1.619 %)IBM
83 (1.215 %)Cognos
92 (0.810 %)Cisco
101 (0.405 %)Informatica
101 (0.405 %)NetApp
101 (0.405 %)Dell
101 (0.405 %)Citrix
101 (0.405 %)CODA
101 (0.405 %)Sage
101 (0.405 %)Primavera
101 (0.405 %)Progress
101 (0.405 %)Brocade