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 9 September 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 316 | 366 | 365 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -1 | +84 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 266 | 300 | 616 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.69% | 0.60% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 0.63% | 0.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 165 | 206 | 391 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £358 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £424 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.01% | -1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £562 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.04% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.45 | £21.62 | £42.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.13 | £28.55 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.50 | £43.65 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.99% | -20.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.13 | £56.41 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.55 | £61.21 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.50 | £34.80 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.01% | -30.41% | - |
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 | 35,604 | 47,283 | 82,542 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.99% | 94.28% | 95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,131 | 32,503 | 58,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £532 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.22% | -3.36% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.01% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,741 | 1,472 | 1,794 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.73 | £14.57 | £13.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.50 | £19.06 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £42.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.18% | +63.46% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £69.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £40.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +81.82% | +22.22% |
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 9 September 2024.
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 9 September 2024.
DBA
Top 17 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 9 September 2024. 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 | +46 | 226 | £500 | +5.26% | 73 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 128 | £450 | -5.26% | 69 |
| London | +33 | 127 | £516 | +1.90% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 104 | £475 | - | 49 |
| South East | +36 | 28 | £600 | +50.00% | 19 |
| North of England | +30 | 27 | £500 | - | 15 |
| Midlands | +15 | 22 | £400 | -4.19% | 5 |
| North West | +27 | 18 | £431 | -6.76% | 11 |
| South West | +22 | 14 | £450 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 14 | £400 | -8.57% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 8 | £295 | -29.34% | 4 |
| Wales | +12 | 7 | £525 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 5 | £588 | +14.63% | |
| North East | -1 | 4 | £475 | -9.52% | 4 |
| East of England | -1 | 3 | £375 | -25.00% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +23 | 1 | £490 | -2.00% | 4 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 September 2024, 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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