Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 366 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +35 | -21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 285 | 397 | 566 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.71% | 0.70% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 276 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £400 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £648 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.47 | £24.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27.42 | £30.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.40 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.13% | -12.01% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55.82 | £50.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.31 | £54.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £34.80 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -19.53% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +27 | 206 | £525 | +5.00% | 60 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 148 | £500 | +5.26% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 129 | £500 | - | 45 |
| London | +44 | 110 | £585 | +11.43% | 22 |
| North of England | +52 | 57 | £490 | -4.39% | 12 |
| Scotland | +47 | 32 | £475 | -5.00% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 29 | £450 | -18.18% | 6 |
| North West | +15 | 22 | £534 | +6.80% | 4 |
| South East | +14 | 15 | £475 | - | 8 |
| Wales | +25 | 12 | £575 | +31.43% | 1 |
| Midlands | +17 | 9 | £400 | - | 8 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 8 | £400 | +10.34% | 6 |
| North East | +20 | 6 | £475 | -9.52% | 2 |
| East of England | -7 | 2 | £450 | +5.88% | 9 |
| South West | -8 | 2 | £593 | +18.50% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, DBA contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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