SQL Server DBA Contracts in Northern Ireland

SQL Server Database Administrator
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £360 £575 £570
% change year-on-year -37.39% +0.88% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £22.48 - -
UK median hourly rate £22.48 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 147 142 183
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 95.30% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 73 83
10th Percentile £155 £173 £166
25th Percentile £273 £313 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% +4.62%
75th Percentile £530 £575 £500
90th Percentile £625 £650 £618
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 25 8
10th Percentile £13.64 - £13.29
25th Percentile £22.50 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £24.18 £15.38 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +57.22% +5.40% -15.80%
75th Percentile £40.36 £21.00 £15.94
90th Percentile £75.85 £28.54 £16.87
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings that featured SQL Server DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server DBA in Northern Ireland

SQL Server DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server DBA in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for SQL Server DBA in Northern Ireland

SQL Server DBA
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
County Antrim - 1 - -
SQL Server DBA
UK

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, SQL Server 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 Northern Ireland region featuring SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Database Migration

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Database Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL