Senior DBA Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne
Senior Database Administrator
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The median Senior Database Administrator daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Senior DBA jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne | 0.50% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | - | - |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £625 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Newcastle upon Tyne matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Newcastle upon Tyne matching a recognised job title | 573 | 256 | 151 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 95.82% | 96.24% | 84.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 320 | 168 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £163 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £338 | £341 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £452 | £438 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.20% | +2.94% | -12.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £525 | £534 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £600 | £636 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £450 | £442 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.81% | -1.78% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 80 | 15 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.38 | £14.05 | £17.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £17.88 | £42.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £19.97 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +250.53% | -66.72% | +252.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £51.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.50 | £53.75 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | £70.00 | £19.97 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +250.53% | -66.72% | +252.94% |
Senior DBA Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior DBA job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Senior DBA Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior DBA job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Senior DBA Skill Set Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Senior DBA contract job ads cited 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 Senior DBA job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Oracle Database | 100.0% | 3 |
| 3 | AIX | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Ansible | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | AWS | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | BPSS Clearance | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Guard | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Migration | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | GitLab | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Infrastructure as Code | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Linux | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Migration | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | OCI | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Oracle Exadata | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Oracle GoldenGate | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Oracle RAC | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Oracle RMAN | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | RDBMS | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Relational Database | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Risk Register | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Security Cleared | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Terraform | 33.3% | 1 |
Senior DBA Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Oracle DBA | 100.0% | 3 |