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The table below looks at the demand for the DBA role in IT jobs within the West Lothian region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDatabase Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2945
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads72
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.226 %0.613 %
Salaries quoted31
Average minimum salary£40,000£34,000
Average salary£42,500£34,000
% change on same period last year+25.00 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£34,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,751£39,670
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads217326
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.137 %
Salaries quoted145131
Average minimum salary£32,991£32,544
Average salary£35,757£34,910
% change on same period last year+2.42 %
Average maximum salary£38,522£37,277
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
DBA ScotlandDBA
Scotland

DBA
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian DBA Demand Trend

DBA
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing DBA across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian DBA Salary Trend

DBA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing DBA across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Lothian DBA Salary Histogram

DBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LivingstonUp+67£42,500+25.00 %
DBA ScotlandDBA
Scotland

DBA
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region that cited 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 DBA in their job title.

19 (100.00 %)Oracle
25 (55.56 %)Data Analysis
34 (44.44 %)SQL
34 (44.44 %)Sybase
34 (44.44 %)UNIX
34 (44.44 %)Solaris
43 (33.33 %)RDBMS
43 (33.33 %)HPUX
43 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
43 (33.33 %)SQL Server
43 (33.33 %)Sybase ASE
43 (33.33 %)HP ASE
43 (33.33 %)HP
43 (33.33 %)Shell Script
51 (11.11 %)Oracle Applications
51 (11.11 %)Replication
51 (11.11 %)Sun

DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region that cited 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 DBA in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)Oracle Applications
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (33.33 %)SQL Server
13 (33.33 %)RDBMS
13 (33.33 %)Sybase ASE
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Replication
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)UNIX
14 (44.44 %)Solaris
23 (33.33 %)HPUX
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Data Analysis
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)SQL
23 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
23 (33.33 %)Shell Script
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)HP ASE
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Oracle
24 (44.44 %)Sybase
33 (33.33 %)HP
41 (11.11 %)Sun