DBA Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Database Administrator
West Wales > Swansea

The median Database Administrator daily rate in Swansea is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a DBA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 1.96% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.96% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £569 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - -
75th Percentile £606 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median daily rate £588 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 51 13 16
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 92.86% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 13 12
10th Percentile £400 £124 £221
25th Percentile £413 £133 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £425 £488
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% -12.82% +30.00%
75th Percentile £488 £488 £525
90th Percentile £540 £568 £548
West Wales median daily rate £465 £425 £488
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.82% +30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.25 - £11.75
Median hourly rate £18.50 - £13.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £18.75 - £15.25
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median hourly rate £26.75 - £13.50
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%

DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

DBA job vacancy trend in Swansea

DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Swansea.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Swansea

DBA Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 5 June 2026, 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 Swansea region featuring DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adabas
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Adabas
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared