Database Optimisation Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Database Optimisation
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Database Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 122 134
Rank change year-on-year - +12 +57
Contract jobs citing Database Optimisation 0 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London - 0.14% 0.079%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.16% 0.088%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £523 -
25th Percentile - £538 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £575 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +27.78% +60.71%
75th Percentile - £588 £475
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate - £575 £450
% change year-on-year - +27.78% +60.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Database Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,639 1,916 2,273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 90.90% 91.98% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,164 1,167 1,626
10th Percentile £339 £363 £363
25th Percentile £424 £469 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -0.86%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £690
90th Percentile £762 £788 £805
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 16 11
10th Percentile £19.98 £16.25 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.36 £22.00 £17.97
Median hourly rate £31.00 £40.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.46% +62.00% -41.86%
75th Percentile £43.33 £97.38 £42.38
90th Percentile £55.25 £124.75 £73.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% +37.25% -37.04%

Database Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Database Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Database Optimisation job vacancy trend in the City of London

Database Optimisation
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Database Optimisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Database Optimisation