Very Large Database (VLDB)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring VLDB skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 484 | 549 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +65 | - |
| Contract jobs citing VLDB | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | - | 0.004% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | - | 0.020% | 0.017% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £750 | £750 |
All Database & BI Skills
England
VLDB 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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 5,332 | 4,921 | 5,942 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 16.85% | 18.37% | 16.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,721 | 3,269 | 4,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £351 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £663 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £708 | £775 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £533 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.50% | -3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 74 | 69 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.93 | £20.97 | £18.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.06 | £24.25 | £23.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.36 | £41.50 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.76% | -10.13% | -16.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £64.73 | £64.45 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.70 | £74.25 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £48.72 | £35.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.20% | -24.21% | -16.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VLDB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
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Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VLDB.
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Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing VLDB.
