Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 378 | 321 | 371 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | +50 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 146 | 285 | 392 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.70% | 0.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 187 | 271 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £370 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +5.00% | -0.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £596 | £688 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £448 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.40% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.36 | - | £18.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.18 | - | £27.42 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £28.00 | £37.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +127.66% | -25.13% | -12.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.62 | - | £55.82 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.31 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.75 | £28.00 | £34.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +127.66% | -19.53% | - |
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 | 27,190 | 40,487 | 56,783 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.56% | 92.78% | 94.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,798 | 26,411 | 39,621 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.62% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.13% | -1.93% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,642 | 1,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.23 | £35.68 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.08% | -20.71% | +95.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £37.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.33% | -11.76% | +117.95% |
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 26 April 2025.
DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.
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 26 April 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 | -9 | 116 | £450 | -14.29% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 66 | £448 | -10.40% | 18 |
| Work from Home | -37 | 62 | £448 | -10.40% | 53 |
| London | -5 | 56 | £475 | -18.80% | 26 |
| South East | +69 | 27 | £500 | +5.26% | 7 |
| North of England | -18 | 20 | £445 | -9.18% | 3 |
| North West | +12 | 19 | £445 | -16.67% | 2 |
| Scotland | -4 | 9 | £481 | +1.32% | 4 |
| East of England | +30 | 4 | £425 | -5.56% | 1 |
| Midlands | +16 | 3 | £420 | +5.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +16 | 1 | £420 | - | 1 |
| Wales | -8 | 1 | £275 | -52.17% | |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 1 | - | - |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 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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