SQL DBA Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

SQL Database Administrator
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in Northamptonshire is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 0.38% - 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - 1.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £388
25th Percentile - - £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £410 - £400

All Contract IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 247 156 205
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 92.86% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 132 157
10th Percentile £340 £268 £292
25th Percentile £393 £356 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £402 £430
Median % change year-on-year +11.94% -6.51% +7.50%
75th Percentile £537 £488 £550
90th Percentile £588 £566 £620
East Midlands median daily rate £463 £438 £405
% change year-on-year +5.71% +8.02% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 19
10th Percentile - £16.04 £10.90
25th Percentile £14.13 £19.48 £11.83
Median hourly rate £17.20 £21.39 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.59% +52.79% -26.37%
75th Percentile £25.50 £29.79 £35.00
90th Percentile - £44.92 £57.75
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.87 £22.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year -20.58% +28.57% -13.88%

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

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

SQL DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Northamptonshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Northamptonshire

SQL DBA
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 2026. 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
Northampton - 1 £410 -
SQL DBA
East Midlands

SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire

For the 6 months to 11 May 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 Northamptonshire region featuring SQL DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) MariaDB
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services

SQL DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 1 (100.00%) MariaDB
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared