Database Manager Contracts in London

Database Manager
England > London

The median Database Manager daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 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
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 360 384 457
Rank change year-on-year +24 +73 +139
Contract jobs requiring a Database Manager 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.030% 0.012% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.013% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
75th Percentile £575 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £561 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.75 - -
Median hourly rate £53.50 - -
75th Percentile £55.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £53.50 £100.00 -
% change year-on-year -46.50% - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,425 15,229 21,460
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 94.03% 94.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,364 10,494 15,713
10th Percentile £325 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 207 196 230
10th Percentile £17.05 £17.88 £18.15
25th Percentile £23.00 £22.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £34.25 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.41% -8.67% +8.48%
75th Percentile £50.38 £54.06 £64.38
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -44.11% +2.63% +68.64%

Database Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Database Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Database Manager in London

Database Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Database Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Database Manager job vacancies in London

Database Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Database Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Database Manager job vacancies in London

Database Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Database Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
East London - 1 - -
Database Manager
England

Database Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Database Manager 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 London region featuring Database Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) ADO
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) CMS
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (25.00%) Power BI
2 1 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) Storage Management
2 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills

Database Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Metadata
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (25.00%) Legal
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Digital Media
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Business Development
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Register
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Server Migrations
2 1 (25.00%) Storage Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft