The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring DB2 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
115
124
154
Rank change year-on-year
+9
+30
+30
Contract jobs citing DB2
6
5
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
DB2 falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
401
448
625
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
22.76%
21.55%
20.76%
Number of daily rates quoted
269
320
411
10th Percentile
£400
£406
£400
25th Percentile
£434
£489
£484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£585
£600
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-2.50%
-
-
75th Percentile
£675
£725
£713
90th Percentile
£800
£825
£790
Central London median daily rate
£575
£600
£600
% change year-on-year
-4.17%
-
+2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
1
2
10th Percentile
£25.80
-
£38.95
25th Percentile
£32.25
£36.75
£40.38
Median hourly rate
£34.65
£38.50
£44.00
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-12.50%
-22.12%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£40.25
£48.88
90th Percentile
£78.25
-
£51.05
Central London median hourly rate
£34.65
£38.50
£44.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
-12.50%
-22.12%
DB2 Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing DB2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
DB2 Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing DB2.
DB2 Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DB2 in the City of London over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
DB2 Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing DB2.
DB2 Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DB2 also mentioned 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 across the City of London region with a requirement for DB2.
DB2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
