SQL DBA Contract Job Trends in Reading

SQL Database Administrator
Berkshire > Reading

The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in Reading is £524, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 - 90
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.26% - 0.082%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - 0.089%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £502 - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 - £600
75th Percentile £553 - -
90th Percentile £564 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 - £600
% change year-on-year - - +47.24%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

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 1,057 550 1,125
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 94.50% 91.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 586 347 597
10th Percentile £314 £340 £264
25th Percentile £452 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £518 £504 £525
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 19 65
10th Percentile £30.00 - £37.80
25th Percentile £69.65 £14.75 £52.90
Median hourly rate £83.58 £28.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +193.25% -53.73% -7.89%
75th Percentile £88.00 £68.75 £87.46
90th Percentile £107.00 £70.00 £99.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £53.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +56.60% -13.96% +6.54%

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Reading

SQL DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

SQL DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

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

SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 10 July 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 Reading region featuring SQL DBA in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Oracle
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 3 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Data Guard
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database 10g
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database 11g
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle RAC
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle RMAN
2 2 (66.67%) Performance Tuning
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Unix
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle Database 12c
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (33.33%) Remedy
3 1 (33.33%) SLA
3 1 (33.33%) Solaris
3 1 (33.33%) SQLite
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) WebLogic

SQL DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Service Bus
1 1 (33.33%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle Database
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database 10g
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database 11g
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle Database 12c
3 1 (33.33%) SQLite
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
1 2 (66.67%) Unix
2 1 (33.33%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Guard
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Oracle
2 1 (33.33%) Remedy