Database Administrator
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Database Administrator daily rate in Glasgow is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
71 |
73 |
49 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
-24 |
+25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA |
4 |
4 |
31 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow |
0.60% |
0.54% |
3.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.63% |
0.60% |
3.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
3 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£458 |
- |
£418 |
| 25th Percentile |
£469 |
£425 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-5.26% |
+17.28% |
| 75th Percentile |
£525 |
£475 |
£594 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£500 |
£463 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.11% |
-19.57% |
+35.29% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title |
632 |
672 |
865 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.19% |
90.69% |
96.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
385 |
416 |
573 |
| 10th Percentile |
£271 |
£272 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£363 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£445 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.12% |
-11.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£560 |
£538 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£625 |
£700 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£452 |
£450 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.44% |
-6.25% |
+1.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
22 |
15 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£16.17 |
£11.78 |
£11.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.39 |
£15.99 |
£15.42 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.09 |
£19.59 |
£16.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.18% |
+17.31% |
-0.30% |
| 75th Percentile |
£49.15 |
£25.97 |
£19.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61.71 |
£39.30 |
£75.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£20.25 |
£22.88 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.48% |
-49.17% |
+153.95% |
