I've been contracting for the last several years and it really is a challenge to figure out what each contract is actually looking for. I'm really a SQL Server Developer, but almost all reqs ask for a 'DBA'. Recruiters never seem to have a clue what the client wants and I find that the job descriptions, if they exist, are often unclear as well--they usually ask for everything even though the task at hand only need a subset.

It would be lovely to standardize the vocabulary around different task areas. Admin DBA, Developer DBA, etc.

Fantasy is my life!