SQL Server Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £588 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 676 | 795 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +119 | -155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA | 26 | 36 | 60 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.060% | 0.060% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.064% | 0.063% | 0.070% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 30 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £354 | £413 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £398 | £481 | £402 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £570 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.07% | +20.00% | +7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £666 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £623 | - | £588 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £425 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -2.86% | +0.86% |
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 | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 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 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Server DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server DBA.
SQL Server DBA
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server DBA over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
SQL Server DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL Server DBA.
SQL Server DBA
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +65 | 15 | £600 | +41.18% | |
| England | +106 | 13 | £500 | -15.25% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 12 | £600 | - | |
| Work from Home | +120 | 10 | £463 | -7.50% | 6 |
| London | +90 | 10 | £575 | -8.37% | 6 |
| South East | +13 | 2 | £513 | +26.15% | |
| Midlands | +37 | 1 | £390 | -13.33% | |
| West Midlands | +32 | 1 | £390 | -2.50% |
SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, SQL Server 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 SQL Server DBA in the job title.
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SQL Server 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: