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The table below looks at the demand for the SQL DBA role in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 SQL DBA in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSQL Database Administrator (DBA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank173182
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads4942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.632 %0.503 %
Salaries quoted4738
Average minimum salary£34,688£36,410
Average salary£36,563£39,269
% change on same period last year-6.89 %
Average maximum salary£38,438£42,128
UK excluding London average salary£37,226£37,778
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads77568345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.292 %3.500 %
Salaries quoted66047255
Average minimum salary£32,846£33,931
Average salary£35,714£36,685
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,583£39,438
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
SQL DBA EnglandSQL DBA
England

SQL DBA
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands SQL DBA Demand Trend

SQL DBA
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands SQL DBA Salary Trend

SQL DBA
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands SQL DBA Salary Histogram

SQL DBA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the West Midlands 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
WarwickshireUp+1516£36,063+20.20 %
CoventryDown-413£35,500+10.59 %
StaffordshireDown-610£36,600-32.22 %
BirminghamUp+87£39,643+29.44 %
HerefordshireDown-93£36,167-9.20 %
SQL DBA EnglandSQL DBA
England

SQL DBA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1102 (87.18 %)SQL
296 (82.05 %)SQL Server
356 (47.86 %)Windows
444 (37.61 %)SQL Server 2005
537 (31.62 %)Microsoft
634 (29.06 %)SQL Server 2000
733 (28.21 %)Transact-SQL
829 (24.79 %)Windows Server 2003
928 (23.93 %)Microsoft Certification
1024 (20.51 %)Replication
1120 (17.09 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1219 (16.24 %)Active Directory
1318 (15.38 %)VPN
1318 (15.38 %)MCDBA
1414 (11.97 %)Oracle
1513 (11.11 %).NET
1513 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
1513 (11.11 %)Clustering
1612 (10.26 %)SharePoint
1612 (10.26 %)MCP
1612 (10.26 %)LAN
1612 (10.26 %)WAN
1711 (9.402 %)MS Exchange
1711 (9.402 %)Telecoms
1711 (9.402 %)Pensions
1711 (9.402 %)Security Cleared
1810 (8.547 %)Health
1810 (8.547 %)SAN
199 (7.692 %)DTS
199 (7.692 %)VMware

SQL DBA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (11.11 %).NET
27 (5.983 %)CSS
32 (1.709 %)WebServices
32 (1.709 %)ASP
32 (1.709 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.855 %)ADO.NET
41 (0.855 %)HTML
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (10.26 %)SharePoint
211 (9.402 %)MS Exchange
37 (5.983 %)IIS
41 (0.855 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.855 %)CMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (5.128 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (15.38 %)VPN
212 (10.26 %)LAN
212 (10.26 %)WAN
310 (8.547 %)SAN
47 (5.983 %)MPLS
51 (0.855 %)SSL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
196 (82.05 %)SQL Server
244 (37.61 %)SQL Server 2005
334 (29.06 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (17.09 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
59 (7.692 %)SQL Server Integration Services
59 (7.692 %)DTS
68 (6.838 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
77 (5.983 %)RDBMS
77 (5.983 %)DB2
86 (5.128 %)Datawarehouse
86 (5.128 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
94 (3.419 %)MS Access
102 (1.709 %)ETL
102 (1.709 %)GIS
111 (0.855 %)SQLPlus
111 (0.855 %)OLTP
111 (0.855 %)MySQL
111 (0.855 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.855 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.855 %)Oracle Forms
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (9.402 %)Telecoms
111 (9.402 %)Pensions
210 (8.547 %)Health
38 (6.838 %)Games
43 (2.564 %)Law
43 (2.564 %)Legal
52 (1.709 %)Police
52 (1.709 %)Insurance
52 (1.709 %)Finance
52 (1.709 %)Marketing
52 (1.709 %)Government
61 (0.855 %)Online Games
61 (0.855 %)Construction
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (20.51 %)Replication
213 (11.11 %)Clustering
36 (5.128 %)AS400
45 (4.274 %)Statistics
52 (1.709 %)Computer Science
52 (1.709 %)NHS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (47.86 %)Windows
229 (24.79 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (5.128 %)UNIX
36 (5.128 %)Solaris
43 (2.564 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.855 %)Windows XP
51 (0.855 %)Linux
51 (0.855 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
211 (9.402 %)Security Cleared
35 (4.274 %)Data Analysis
42 (1.709 %)Agile Software Development
42 (1.709 %)OO
42 (1.709 %)Data Modelling
42 (1.709 %)Business Intelligence
42 (1.709 %)Configuration Management
51 (0.855 %)Service Management
51 (0.855 %)Change Management
51 (0.855 %)Data Management
51 (0.855 %)Document Management
51 (0.855 %)Logistics
51 (0.855 %)Resource Management
51 (0.855 %)Performance Testing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1102 (87.18 %)SQL
233 (28.21 %)Transact-SQL
33 (2.564 %)VB
42 (1.709 %)VB.NET
42 (1.709 %)C
42 (1.709 %)C#
42 (1.709 %)Perl
51 (0.855 %)PHP
51 (0.855 %)FoxPro (VFP)
51 (0.855 %)VB6
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (23.93 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (15.38 %)MCDBA
312 (10.26 %)MCP
43 (2.564 %)Degree
51 (0.855 %)MCITP
51 (0.855 %)MCSE
51 (0.855 %)MCSA
51 (0.855 %)CCNA
51 (0.855 %)Cisco Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (16.24 %)Active Directory
26 (5.128 %)NetBackup
31 (0.855 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.128 %)Unicenter
16 (5.128 %)AutoSys
21 (0.855 %)MOM
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (31.62 %)Microsoft
214 (11.97 %)Oracle
39 (7.692 %)VMware
46 (5.128 %)CA
46 (5.128 %)IBM
46 (5.128 %)Sun
54 (3.419 %)Citrix
61 (0.855 %)Compaq
61 (0.855 %)SAP
61 (0.855 %)Cisco