Database Administrator
Berkshire > Reading
The median Database Administrator daily rate in Reading is £452, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
73 |
87 |
81 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+14 |
-6 |
+15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading |
0.28% |
0.37% |
0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.30% |
0.41% |
0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£422 |
£641 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£430 |
£643 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£452 |
£645 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-29.96% |
+29.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£465 |
£648 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£467 |
£649 |
- |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£452 |
£640 |
£513 |
| % change year-on-year |
-29.41% |
+24.88% |
+2.50% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title |
660 |
980 |
953 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.62% |
90.07% |
92.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
463 |
559 |
631 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£334 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£575 |
£510 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.70% |
+12.75% |
-2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£609 |
£650 |
£615 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£700 |
£688 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
43 |
11 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.75 |
£42.50 |
£59.21 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.03 |
£48.18 |
£60.93 |
| Median hourly rate |
£72.00 |
£57.50 |
£63.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.22% |
-9.15% |
+15.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95.00 |
£67.21 |
£65.63 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97.00 |
£74.87 |
£67.23 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£40.44 |
£58.34 |
£61.65 |
| % change year-on-year |
-30.69% |
-5.37% |
+52.21% |
