SQL DBA Contract Job Trends in Devon

SQL Database Administrator
South West > Devon

The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in Devon is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 0.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
South West median daily rate £760 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 293 97 232
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.56% 79.51% 97.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 32 144
10th Percentile £213 £200 £150
25th Percentile £364 £308 £241
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -8.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £619 £521 £575
90th Percentile £750 £644 £600
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 18 44
10th Percentile £16.58 £25.94 £11.14
25th Percentile £17.75 £31.75 £23.63
Median hourly rate £22.36 £60.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.74% +26.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £26.74 £69.38 £70.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.25 £72.50
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £54.99 £55.00
% change year-on-year +4.56% -0.02% -14.06%

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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 Devon.

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Devon

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

SQL DBA
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Exeter - 2 £750 -
SQL DBA
South West

SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 9 June 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 Devon region featuring SQL DBA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Database Security
1 2 (100.00%) High Availability
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

SQL DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Database Security
1 2 (100.00%) High Availability
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle