Database Administrator
UK > England
The median Database Administrator daily rate in England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 368 | 341 | 356 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +15 | +36 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 117 | 203 | 332 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.48% | 0.55% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.59% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 136 | 229 |
| 10th Percentile | £344 | £375 | £397 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £511 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.98% | +2.25% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £613 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £688 | £653 |
| UK median daily rate | £454 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.57% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32.45 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.87 | £39.13 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £51.50 | £34.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.78% | +48.01% | -18.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.62 | £65.13 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.55 | £70.98 |
| UK median hourly rate | £63.75 | £51.50 | £34.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.78% | +48.01% | -18.13% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 22,549 | 34,488 | 47,741 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.59% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,007 | 22,894 | 33,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £643 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 2,432 | 1,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBA in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBA in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA in England.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| London | -12 | 57 | £494 | -15.60% | 22 |
| South East | +58 | 27 | £500 | +5.26% | 11 |
| North of England | -17 | 20 | £445 | -7.77% | 6 |
| North West | +14 | 18 | £445 | -16.67% | 5 |
| East of England | +32 | 4 | £425 | -5.56% | 1 |
| Midlands | +16 | 3 | £420 | +5.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -19 | 2 | £575 | +27.78% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 1 | £420 | - | 1 |
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DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, DBA contract job roles required 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 England region featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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