Database Administrator
England > London
The median Database Administrator daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 316 | 278 | 347 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | +69 | +71 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 49 | 121 | 141 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.37% | 0.69% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.73% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 77 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £339 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £544 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -1.15% | -1.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £688 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £815 | £666 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £79.89 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £84.09 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £88.30 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £75.00 | £51.50 | £34.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.63% | +48.01% | -33.72% |
All Contract 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 | 12,345 | 16,548 | 24,144 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.37% | 93.91% | 94.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,339 | 11,851 | 17,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £332 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £444 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +1.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 187 | 310 | 273 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.87 | £16.00 | £18.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.60 | £20.31 | £22.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £27.81 | £37.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.86% | -25.52% | +6.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.63 | £46.05 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.25 | £68.08 | £82.45 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £43.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -8.45% | +74.76% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBA in London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBA in London over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA in London.
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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 DBA within the London region over the 6 months to 4 July 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 |
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| Central London | +7 | 11 | £609 | +13.30% | 6 |
| West London | +11 | 2 | £750 | +23.71% | |
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DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, 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 London region featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA 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:
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