SQL DBA Contract Job Trends, Contractor Rates & Skill Sets in the Home Counties

SQL Database Administrator
South East > Home Counties

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in the Home Counties.

	6 months to 9 Jun 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	4
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA	0	0	1
As % of all contract jobs in the Home Counties	-	-	14.29%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted	0	0	0
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	-	-	-
South East median daily rate	£417	£450	£600
% change year-on-year	-7.28%	-25.00%	+41.18%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Home Counties

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Home Counties. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Home Counties with a recognized job title	13	6	6
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title	92.86%	85.71%	85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted	5	1	1
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£500	-	£463
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£550	£490	£475
Median % change year-on-year	+12.24%	+3.16%	-13.64%
75^th Percentile	£649	-	£488
90^th Percentile	£665	-	-
South East median daily rate	£525	£500	£500
% change year-on-year	+5.00%	-	-

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.