2013/5/25 Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>:
> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Bèrto ëd Sèra <berto.d.sera@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The Greater London Authority is also ditching Oracle in favour of PG. I
>> consulted them while they kick started their transition and the first new
>> PG/PostGIS only project is already delivered. The number of companies
>> ditching Oracle is probably much larger than it seems, giving the dynamics
>> in salaries. The average PG based salary goes up steady, while working with
>> Oracle is going down pretty quick.
>>
>> At least, so it would look from the UK. An Oracle DBA in average is
>> currently offered some 15% less than a PG dba.
>
> Where I currently work we've been looking for a qualified production
> postgres DBA. They (we?) are hard to come by.
I recently got hired for my good looks and passing acquaintance with
Postgres by a finance-orientated company in Japan which is transitioning
to Postgres.
Ian Barwick
