Relational Database Contract Job Trends

Relational Database
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Relational Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 160 182
Rank change year-on-year -63 +22 +4
Contract jobs citing Relational Database 578 550 560
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.14% 1.84% 1.28%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 7.46% 9.90% 7.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 366 351 419
10th Percentile £328 £381 £363
25th Percentile £403 £436 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £513 £540
Median % change year-on-year -6.83% -5.09% -10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £625
90th Percentile £694 £688 £728
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £475 £525
% change year-on-year -1.05% -9.52% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 9 3
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.05 £26.30
25th Percentile £29.75 £21.20 £31.63
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +29.63% -43.16%
75th Percentile £71.08 £53.75 £47.13
90th Percentile £77.00 £92.50 £51.10
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £21.40 £40.50
% change year-on-year +133.64% -47.16% -46.00%

All Database & BI Skills
UK

Relational Database falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 7,749 5,554 7,528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.26% 18.53% 17.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,155 3,775 5,373
10th Percentile £350 £358 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £760 £779
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 98 155
10th Percentile £14.85 £19.49 £14.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £25.88 £20.77
Median hourly rate £39.00 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.43% -12.50% -29.76%
75th Percentile £63.81 £65.63 £53.94
90th Percentile £77.00 £79.09 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £31.85 £33.00
% change year-on-year +17.76% -3.50% -40.00%

Relational Database
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Relational Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Relational Database job vacancy trend in the UK

Relational Database
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Relational Database.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Relational Database

Relational Database
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Relational Database over the 6 months to 23 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Relational Database in the UK

Relational Database
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Relational Database.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Relational Database

Relational Database
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Relational Database over the 6 months to 23 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Relational Database in the UK

Relational Database
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Relational Database within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 2026. 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
England -58 474 £478 -7.73% 153
London -35 265 £516 -2.64% 78
UK excluding London -85 265 £470 -1.05% 113
Work from Home -84 143 £473 -11.43% 69
North of England -76 64 £443 -1.01% 28
Scotland -26 56 £473 - 4
Midlands -28 54 £473 -2.97% 13
South East -51 54 £420 -12.04% 40
West Midlands -37 41 £472 -3.78% 10
North West -57 41 £415 -6.89% 15
South West -36 21 £488 -11.36% 8
Yorkshire -40 19 £522 -5.09% 8
East Midlands -14 13 £540 +13.39% 3
East of England -24 11 £505 -6.05% 13
North East -29 8 £450 - 5
Wales -11 6 £475 -12.04% 5
Northern Ireland -7 3 - - 7

Relational Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (5.36%) Apache Spark
2 21 (3.63%) Confluence
3 15 (2.60%) Apache
3 15 (2.60%) Apache Airflow
4 8 (1.38%) IIS
5 6 (1.04%) Appian
5 6 (1.04%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (1.04%) Tomcat
5 6 (1.04%) Tuxedo
6 5 (0.87%) JBoss
7 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.69%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.52%) Apache Superset
8 3 (0.52%) Camunda
8 3 (0.52%) SharePoint
8 3 (0.52%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.35%) Drupal
9 2 (0.35%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.35%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (3.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.90%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.69%) CPLEX
4 3 (0.52%) Acrobat
4 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.52%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.56%) Finacle
1 9 (1.56%) Findur
2 7 (1.21%) Adobe Campaign
3 6 (1.04%) Summit
4 4 (0.69%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.69%) Magento
4 4 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (0.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.52%) Distributed Ledger
5 3 (0.52%) Eloqua
5 3 (0.52%) SimCorp Dimension
6 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.35%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 191 (33.04%) AWS
2 132 (22.84%) Azure
3 66 (11.42%) GCP
3 66 (11.42%) GitHub
4 64 (11.07%) Power Platform
5 36 (6.23%) Snowflake
6 35 (6.06%) Amazon S3
7 34 (5.88%) Serverless
8 28 (4.84%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (4.50%) GitHub Actions
10 22 (3.81%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (2.94%) GitHub Copilot
12 14 (2.42%) Amazon EKS
12 14 (2.42%) OpenShift
13 13 (2.25%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (2.08%) Anthropic Claude
14 12 (2.08%) ChatGPT
14 12 (2.08%) dbt
15 11 (1.90%) Amazon ECS
15 11 (1.90%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.38%) HTTP
2 6 (1.04%) Firewall
3 5 (0.87%) VPN
4 2 (0.35%) AMQP
4 2 (0.35%) WinSCP
5 1 (0.17%) DNS
5 1 (0.17%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.17%) Internet
5 1 (0.17%) Intranet
5 1 (0.17%) Multicast
5 1 (0.17%) Network Security
5 1 (0.17%) Reverse Proxy
5 1 (0.17%) RTMP
5 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 149 (25.78%) PostgreSQL
2 122 (21.11%) SQL Server
3 99 (17.13%) RDBMS
4 77 (13.32%) MongoDB
4 77 (13.32%) MySQL
5 65 (11.25%) NoSQL
6 62 (10.73%) Power BI
7 58 (10.03%) Data Warehouse
8 36 (6.23%) Metadata
8 36 (6.23%) Oracle Database
9 27 (4.67%) Tableau
10 26 (4.50%) Data Lake
11 23 (3.98%) Redis
12 22 (3.81%) Big Data
13 21 (3.63%) Db2
14 19 (3.29%) Oracle Reports
15 16 (2.77%) DynamoDB
16 15 (2.60%) Power Query
17 12 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
17 12 (2.08%) Flink
Development Applications
1 95 (16.44%) Git
2 63 (10.90%) Jenkins
3 48 (8.30%) GitLab
4 35 (6.06%) JIRA
5 20 (3.46%) JUnit
6 15 (2.60%) Mockito
6 15 (2.60%) Selenium
7 14 (2.42%) REST Assured
8 13 (2.25%) Gradle
8 13 (2.25%) Maven
9 12 (2.08%) Eclipse
10 11 (1.90%) Gatling
11 10 (1.73%) Serenity BDD
11 10 (1.73%) Team Foundation Server
12 9 (1.56%) Liquibase
12 9 (1.56%) Oracle Forms
13 8 (1.38%) Ant
14 6 (1.04%) ER Studio
14 6 (1.04%) Visual Studio Code
15 5 (0.87%) Browser DevTools
General
1 176 (30.45%) Finance
2 173 (29.93%) Social Skills
3 116 (20.07%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (13.15%) Banking
5 72 (12.46%) Public Sector
6 32 (5.54%) Investment Banking
7 31 (5.36%) Front Office
8 17 (2.94%) Military
9 16 (2.77%) Publishing
10 12 (2.08%) Back Office
11 11 (1.90%) Retail
12 9 (1.56%) Marketing
13 8 (1.38%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.21%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.69%) Automotive
16 3 (0.52%) Electronics
16 3 (0.52%) General Ledger
16 3 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.52%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 226 (39.10%) Developer
2 107 (18.51%) Senior
3 61 (10.55%) Java Developer
4 56 (9.69%) Data Engineer
5 48 (8.30%) Analyst
5 48 (8.30%) Software Engineer
6 47 (8.13%) Senior Developer
7 41 (7.09%) Lead
7 41 (7.09%) Python Developer
8 36 (6.23%) Full-Stack Developer
9 27 (4.67%) Architect
10 20 (3.46%) .NET Developer
10 20 (3.46%) C# Developer
10 20 (3.46%) Software Developer
11 19 (3.29%) Business Analyst
12 18 (3.11%) Data Analyst
12 18 (3.11%) Senior Data Engineer
12 18 (3.11%) Senior Java Developer
13 17 (2.94%) Backend Developer
13 17 (2.94%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 123 (21.28%) REST
2 98 (16.96%) Kafka
3 90 (15.57%) React
4 89 (15.40%) RESTful
4 89 (15.40%) Spring
5 87 (15.05%) Spring Boot
6 61 (10.55%) .NET
7 37 (6.40%) CSS
8 36 (6.23%) JSON
9 33 (5.71%) HTML
10 32 (5.54%) XML
11 29 (5.02%) AngularJS
11 29 (5.02%) OAuth
12 27 (4.67%) Web Services
13 26 (4.50%) Django
13 26 (4.50%) SOAP
14 25 (4.33%) FastAPI
15 22 (3.81%) Flask
15 22 (3.81%) GraphQL
15 22 (3.81%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 58 (10.03%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.09%) Distributed Systems
3 40 (6.92%) Product Ownership
4 28 (4.84%) Data Structures
5 27 (4.67%) Management Information System
6 25 (4.33%) Derivative
7 16 (2.77%) Low-Code
8 14 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.08%) AI Agents
10 12 (2.08%) Equities
10 12 (2.08%) Equity Derivative
11 11 (1.90%) Fixed Income
12 10 (1.73%) Algorithms
12 10 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
12 10 (1.73%) Hedge funds
12 10 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 8 (1.38%) Onboarding
14 8 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 65 (11.25%) Linux
2 42 (7.27%) Unix
3 30 (5.19%) Windows
4 4 (0.69%) AIX
4 4 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.69%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.52%) Android
5 3 (0.52%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.35%) MVS
6 2 (0.35%) zOS
7 1 (0.17%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (39.45%) CI/CD
2 208 (35.99%) Agile
3 173 (29.93%) DevOps
4 148 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
5 126 (21.80%) Data Modelling
6 117 (20.24%) Microservices
7 109 (18.86%) AI
8 102 (17.65%) Analytics
9 99 (17.13%) Software Engineering
10 98 (16.96%) Data Pipeline
11 95 (16.44%) Containerisation
12 90 (15.57%) ETL
13 84 (14.53%) Observability
14 79 (13.67%) Test Automation
15 72 (12.46%) Business Intelligence
16 69 (11.94%) SDLC
17 67 (11.59%) Performance Tuning
17 67 (11.59%) Validation
18 64 (11.07%) Continuous Improvement
19 59 (10.21%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 330 (57.09%) SQL
2 195 (33.74%) Python
3 193 (33.39%) Java
4 80 (13.84%) JavaScript
5 78 (13.49%) C#
6 47 (8.13%) TypeScript
7 20 (3.46%) Shell Script
8 19 (3.29%) PL/SQL
9 16 (2.77%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (2.60%) Scala
11 14 (2.42%) Perl
11 14 (2.42%) PowerShell
12 11 (1.90%) C++
12 11 (1.90%) VB
13 10 (1.73%) Apex Code
14 9 (1.56%) R
15 8 (1.38%) Bash
15 8 (1.38%) VB6
16 7 (1.21%) Ruby
17 6 (1.04%) Go
Qualifications
1 115 (19.90%) Security Cleared
2 87 (15.05%) SC Cleared
3 48 (8.30%) Degree
4 28 (4.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.38%) AWS Certification
7 7 (1.21%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.04%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (0.69%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.69%) MBA
10 3 (0.52%) CISSP
10 3 (0.52%) Tableau Certification
11 2 (0.35%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 1 (0.17%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 1 (0.17%) CFA
12 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (12.80%) Data Quality
2 59 (10.21%) QA
3 25 (4.33%) Accessibility
4 15 (2.60%) GDPR
5 11 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (1.04%) SLA
6 6 (1.04%) WCAG
7 3 (0.52%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.52%) NCSC
8 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.35%) FATCA
8 2 (0.35%) IFRS
8 2 (0.35%) NIST
8 2 (0.35%) PMO
9 1 (0.17%) COREP
9 1 (0.17%) EMIR
9 1 (0.17%) FINREP
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 135 (23.36%) Docker
2 6 (1.04%) Oracle RAC
3 4 (0.69%) Varnish
4 2 (0.35%) ACF2
4 2 (0.35%) GridGain
4 2 (0.35%) RACF
5 1 (0.17%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 121 (20.93%) Kubernetes
2 45 (7.79%) Terraform
3 29 (5.02%) Prometheus
4 24 (4.15%) Grafana
5 21 (3.63%) Ansible
6 5 (0.87%) Argo
7 4 (0.69%) Data Guard
7 4 (0.69%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
8 3 (0.52%) Kibana
8 3 (0.52%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.35%) HP ALM
9 2 (0.35%) HP Quality Center
9 2 (0.35%) Puppet
10 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 151 (26.12%) Oracle
2 73 (12.63%) Microsoft
3 28 (4.84%) Databricks
4 23 (3.98%) IBM
5 19 (3.29%) Splunk
6 17 (2.94%) Adobe
7 16 (2.77%) Google
7 16 (2.77%) Salesforce
8 15 (2.60%) Sybase
9 14 (2.42%) Informatica
10 10 (1.73%) SAP
11 8 (1.38%) OutSystems
11 8 (1.38%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.38%) Teradata
12 7 (1.21%) Actian
12 7 (1.21%) Alteryx
13 5 (0.87%) Ab Initio
13 5 (0.87%) OpenLink
14 4 (0.69%) SimCorp
14 4 (0.69%) Talend