Oracle SQL Server DBA Contract Job Trends in the South West

Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator
England > South West

The median Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in the South West is £730, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Oracle SQL Server DBA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.029% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £730 - -
England median daily rate £584 £568 -
% change year-on-year +2.73% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,169 1,592 3,044
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 90.66% 92.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,681 982 1,901
10th Percentile £313 £218 £215
25th Percentile £413 £365 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £613 £620 £625
90th Percentile £705 £687 £700
England median daily rate £520 £514 £525
% change year-on-year +1.17% -2.10% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 563 152 448
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.13 £13.85
25th Percentile £28.50 £21.19 £27.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £55.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -0.01% -14.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £74.64 £72.73 £75.00
England median hourly rate £45.59 £29.80 £38.50
% change year-on-year +52.97% -22.60% -14.44%

Oracle SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Oracle SQL Server DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Oracle SQL Server DBA job vacancy trend in the South West

Oracle SQL Server DBA
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle SQL Server DBA job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Oracle SQL Server DBA job vacancies in the South West

Oracle SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 8 June 2026, Oracle SQL Server 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 South West region featuring Oracle SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Oracle SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle