SQL DBA Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

SQL Database Administrator
South East > Berkshire

The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in Berkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 98 117
Rank change year-on-year -25 +19 -3
Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA 5 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.25% 0.082% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.089% 0.055%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £455 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +47.24%
75th Percentile £536 - -
90th Percentile £557 - -
South East median daily rate £417 £450 £600
% change year-on-year -7.28% -25.00% +35.59%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,792 1,127 1,830
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.01% 92.38% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,084 700 926
10th Percentile £317 £313 £278
25th Percentile £413 £411 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £504 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -3.95% -
75th Percentile £613 £600 £622
90th Percentile £725 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 46 128
10th Percentile £25.00 £14.75 £19.26
25th Percentile £41.25 £21.45 £42.00
Median hourly rate £83.00 £53.00 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +56.60% -13.96% +6.54%
75th Percentile £88.00 £74.50 £77.12
90th Percentile £105.50 £88.19 £87.53
South East median hourly rate £52.43 £28.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +87.23% -44.00% -

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Berkshire

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Berkshire

SQL DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Berkshire

SQL DBA
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 10 July 2026. 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
Reading - 3 £524 - 2
Wokingham - 2 £420 -
SQL DBA
South East

SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 10 July 2026, SQL DBA contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring SQL DBA in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Oracle
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 4 (80.00%) Linux
2 4 (80.00%) Oracle RMAN
2 4 (80.00%) Unix
3 3 (60.00%) Data Guard
3 3 (60.00%) Oracle Database 11g
3 3 (60.00%) Oracle Database 12c
3 3 (60.00%) Performance Tuning
3 3 (60.00%) PL/SQL
3 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (40.00%) ITIL
4 2 (40.00%) Oracle Certification
4 2 (40.00%) Oracle Database 10g
4 2 (40.00%) Oracle RAC
4 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
5 1 (20.00%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (20.00%) AWS
5 1 (20.00%) Azure
5 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (20.00%) Database Tuning
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office

SQL DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle Service Bus
1 1 (20.00%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle Database
2 3 (60.00%) Oracle Database 11g
2 3 (60.00%) Oracle Database 12c
3 2 (40.00%) Oracle Database 10g
3 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (20.00%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (20.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (20.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (20.00%) SQLite
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Life Science
1 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (20.00%) Replication
1 1 (20.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Unix
2 1 (20.00%) Solaris
2 1 (20.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Performance Tuning
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Database Tuning
3 1 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Security Hardening
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (60.00%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Oracle Certification
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (20.00%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) NIST
1 1 (20.00%) NIST 800
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 4 (80.00%) Oracle RMAN
2 3 (60.00%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Remedy
2 1 (20.00%) Wonderware