Database Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire
The median Database Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Database Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire | 0.57% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.65% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £180 | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £365 | £640 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.97% | -8.57% | +211.11% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title | 154 | 128 | 194 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.51% | 90.78% | 91.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 76 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £182 | £196 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £375 | £253 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £553 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £604 | £650 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £510 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +0.79% | +1.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 9 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.87 | £17.73 | £25.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.54 | £19.25 | £25.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £20.50 | £32.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.68% | -36.57% | +90.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.73 | £27.50 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.32 | £51.50 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £20.79 | £57.50 | £51.66 |
| % change year-on-year | -63.84% | +11.30% | +38.44% |
Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Database Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Database Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Database Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.
Database Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 November 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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| Oxford | - | 1 | £180 | - | |
| Database Engineer South East |
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Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Database Engineer 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Database Engineer in the job title.
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Database Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:
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