Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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 2 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 360 | 306 | 373 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +67 | +37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 159 | 308 | 402 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.70% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.75% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 89 | 210 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £533 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.23% | +6.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £675 | £633 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £505 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.89% | +3.06% | +3.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.36 | £33.20 | £18.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £42.18 | £41.00 | £27.42 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £54.00 | £37.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.05% | +44.39% | -0.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.62 | £67.00 | £55.82 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74.80 | £75.31 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.75 | £54.00 | £34.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.05% | +55.19% | - |
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 | 26,982 | 41,031 | 59,665 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 92.82% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,741 | 26,885 | 41,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -3.58% | +3.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 945 | 2,527 | 1,683 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.07 | £12.86 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.85 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.90 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.20% | -25.00% | +93.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £71.87 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.76 | £33.00 | £41.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.76% | -21.25% | +115.12% |
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 2 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 2 April 2025.
DBA
Top 16 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 2 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 | -4 | 128 | £475 | -10.88% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 73 | £450 | -10.89% | 25 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 69 | £448 | -11.29% | 48 |
| London | 0 | 62 | £500 | -14.53% | 18 |
| South East | +65 | 28 | £500 | - | 4 |
| North of England | -12 | 23 | £445 | -11.88% | 12 |
| North West | -2 | 22 | £445 | -16.67% | 8 |
| Scotland | -19 | 9 | £481 | +1.32% | 3 |
| East of England | +28 | 4 | £425 | +6.25% | |
| South West | +33 | 3 | £750 | +33.93% | 1 |
| Midlands | +17 | 3 | £420 | +5.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 2 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | +15 | 1 | £420 | - | 3 |
| Wales | -7 | 1 | £275 | -52.17% | |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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