SQL Server Database Administrator
Cheshire > Chester
The median SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in Chester is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 26 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
23 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester |
0.79% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.87% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£506 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£519 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£513 |
£298 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+72.27% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title |
115 |
60 |
45 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.27% |
93.75% |
86.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
35 |
25 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£168 |
£325 |
£199 |
| 25th Percentile |
£411 |
£405 |
£225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£550 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
+28.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£675 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£745 |
£733 |
£728 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£465 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.23% |
-7.00% |
+2.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
20 |
17 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£19.90 |
£19.00 |
£17.72 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.75 |
£24.19 |
£31.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£31.46 |
£50.00 |
£42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.08% |
+17.65% |
+29.27% |
| 75th Percentile |
£40.00 |
£86.00 |
£43.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79.03 |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£26.86 |
£33.40 |
£22.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.58% |
+50.11% |
-2.33% |