SQL DBA Contract Job Trends in Exeter

SQL Database Administrator
Devon > Exeter

The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in Exeter 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 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 0.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 - -
Devon median daily rate £750 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 222 45 110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.74% 100.00% 98.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 15 83
10th Percentile £226 £220 £145
25th Percentile £402 £305 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +28.36% -5.88% -22.73%
75th Percentile £619 £510 £594
90th Percentile £697 £561 £660
Devon median daily rate £500 £413 £450
% change year-on-year +21.21% -8.33% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - £10.76
25th Percentile - - £13.86
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £26.40
Median % change year-on-year - - +46.64%
75th Percentile - - £30.25
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £22.36 £60.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +26.32% -13.64%

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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 Exeter.

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Exeter

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

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

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

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 Exeter 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 Exeter 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
SQL DBA jobs