Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 411 | 316 | 374 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | +58 | +29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 129 | 297 | 340 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.68% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 0.73% | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 203 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £382 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £611 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.22% | -3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32.45 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | £39.13 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £51.50 | £34.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.63% | +48.01% | -33.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £65.13 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.55 | £74.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £51.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.63% | +186.11% | -64.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 3 July 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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| England | -73 | 102 | £500 | +1.78% | 70 |
| UK excluding London | -40 | 60 | £450 | - | 45 |
| Work from Home | -54 | 54 | £475 | - | 39 |
| London | -24 | 49 | £525 | -4.55% | 29 |
| South East | +29 | 14 | £450 | -25.00% | 11 |
| North of England | -27 | 13 | £445 | -1.11% | 16 |
| North West | +5 | 11 | £445 | +4.71% | 12 |
| Scotland | 0 | 10 | £463 | +8.82% | 4 |
| South West | +29 | 9 | £693 | +53.89% | 3 |
| Midlands | +1 | 7 | - | - | 4 |
| East of England | +25 | 6 | £425 | +3.03% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -21 | 2 | £575 | +27.78% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, DBA contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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