Mainframe DBA Contracts in England

Mainframe Database Administrator
UK > England

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mainframe Database Administrator daily rate in England.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 484 - 651
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe DBA 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.004% - 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - £475

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%

Mainframe DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Mainframe DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Mainframe DBA in England

Mainframe DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mainframe DBA in England.

Daily rate trend for Mainframe DBA in England

Mainframe DBA Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Mainframe 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 Mainframe DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) IBM Mainframe
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (100.00%) Server Migrations

Mainframe 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Data Factory
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DB2
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IBM Mainframe
1 1 (100.00%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Server Migrations
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM