database administrator

Datamation: "Clearly, the 2010 IT Salary Guide reveals that average starting salaries are suffering a rough patch.

It’s a bit grim to look at the list of IT salaries and see numbers that have fallen since last year: database administrator, down 4.1%; systems administrator, down 2.8%; IT manager, down 2.4%.

Factoring in inflation, these modest declines represent true budget discomfort."