Oracle SQL Server DBA Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in Edinburgh is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Oracle SQL Server DBA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.17% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 529 593 866
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.58% 94.43% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 274 317 515
10th Percentile £241 £229 £208
25th Percentile £412 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.06% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £650 £625
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £489
% change year-on-year +1.11% -7.93% +2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 22 16
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.71 £13.22
25th Percentile £30.25 £21.41 £16.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £23.80 £20.30
Median % change year-on-year +141.65% +17.25% +8.24%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £23.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year +4.74% +17.95% +10.05%

Oracle SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Oracle SQL Server DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Oracle SQL Server DBA job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Oracle SQL Server DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Edinburgh

Oracle SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Oracle SQL Server 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 Edinburgh region featuring Oracle SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Database Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines

Oracle SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Database Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle