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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 227 153 174
Rank change year-on-year -74 +21 +4
Contract jobs citing Relational Database 597 595 564
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.12% 1.81% 1.44%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 7.31% 9.93% 7.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 386 381 419
10th Percentile £353 £335 £319
25th Percentile £413 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -10.64%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £694 £700 £678
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.50% -9.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 2
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.70 £41.58
25th Percentile £20.75 £20.59 £43.19
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £46.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +12.90% -38.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £63.44 £50.44
90th Percentile £77.00 £92.50 £52.43
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £20.07 £46.50
% change year-on-year +149.13% -56.84% -38.00%

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 8,162 5,991 7,088
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.34% 18.21% 18.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,434 4,054 5,008
10th Percentile £356 £343 £350
25th Percentile £415 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £509 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% -3.10% -2.95%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £650
90th Percentile £700 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 89 101
10th Percentile £16.35 £19.15 £15.00
25th Percentile £24.25 £23.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate £39.00 £35.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.43% -1.41% -35.45%
75th Percentile £60.75 £63.75 £59.95
90th Percentile £76.25 £78.96 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £31.64 £30.00
% change year-on-year +20.89% +5.47% -41.46%

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 5 August 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 5 August 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 5 August 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 -84 483 £500 -1.96% 355
UK excluding London -94 280 £475 +5.50% 180
London -43 257 £525 -4.55% 217
Work from Home -100 149 £513 -3.94% 166
North of England -61 74 £494 +11.90% 41
Scotland -33 56 £425 -8.11% 12
South East -68 55 £475 +15.15% 44
North West -57 48 £429 +0.94% 22
Midlands -41 45 £472 -3.78% 38
West Midlands -46 30 £472 -5.23% 28
East of England -3 23 £505 -1.46% 8
Yorkshire -44 21 £517 +5.95% 14
South West -51 21 £488 +30.00% 18
East Midlands -5 15 £475 -3.06% 10
North East -32 9 £450 - 7
Wales -9 6 £475 -5.00% 3
Northern Ireland -3 3 - - 19

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 25 (4.19%) Apache Spark
2 21 (3.52%) Confluence
3 18 (3.02%) Apache
4 15 (2.51%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.01%) IIS
5 6 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
5 6 (1.01%) Tuxedo
6 4 (0.67%) OpenStack
6 4 (0.67%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.67%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.50%) Apache Superset
7 3 (0.50%) Appian
7 3 (0.50%) SharePoint
7 3 (0.50%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.34%) JBoss
8 2 (0.34%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.17%) Camunda
9 1 (0.17%) CMS
9 1 (0.17%) Liferay
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.01%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.67%) Acrobat
3 4 (0.67%) CPLEX
3 4 (0.67%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.67%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.34%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.68%) Finacle
2 9 (1.51%) Findur
3 8 (1.34%) Adobe Campaign
4 6 (1.01%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.67%) Summit
6 3 (0.50%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.50%) Distributed Ledger
6 3 (0.50%) Eloqua
6 3 (0.50%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.34%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.17%) Loan IQ
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 199 (33.33%) AWS
2 140 (23.45%) Azure
3 85 (14.24%) GCP
4 72 (12.06%) GitHub
5 64 (10.72%) Power Platform
6 35 (5.86%) Serverless
6 35 (5.86%) Snowflake
7 33 (5.53%) Amazon S3
8 31 (5.19%) GitHub Actions
9 30 (5.03%) Azure DevOps
10 23 (3.85%) AWS Lambda
11 20 (3.35%) GitHub Copilot
12 17 (2.85%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (2.51%) Amazon EKS
13 15 (2.51%) Anthropic Claude
13 15 (2.51%) ChatGPT
13 15 (2.51%) OCI
14 14 (2.35%) dbt
14 14 (2.35%) SaaS
15 13 (2.18%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.68%) HTTP
2 9 (1.51%) Firewall
2 9 (1.51%) VPN
3 3 (0.50%) WinSCP
4 2 (0.34%) Internet
4 2 (0.34%) Intranet
5 1 (0.17%) AMQP
5 1 (0.17%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.17%) Multicast
5 1 (0.17%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 165 (27.64%) PostgreSQL
2 124 (20.77%) SQL Server
3 114 (19.10%) RDBMS
4 73 (12.23%) Data Warehouse
5 66 (11.06%) MongoDB
6 65 (10.89%) MySQL
7 62 (10.39%) Power BI
8 56 (9.38%) NoSQL
9 45 (7.54%) Oracle Database
10 34 (5.70%) Metadata
11 26 (4.36%) Db2
11 26 (4.36%) Tableau
12 25 (4.19%) Data Lake
13 23 (3.85%) Oracle Reports
14 18 (3.02%) Redis
15 16 (2.68%) Big Data
15 16 (2.68%) Oracle Exadata
15 16 (2.68%) Power Query
16 15 (2.51%) BigQuery
17 14 (2.35%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 120 (20.10%) Git
2 68 (11.39%) Jenkins
3 50 (8.38%) GitLab
4 35 (5.86%) JIRA
5 23 (3.85%) Gradle
5 23 (3.85%) Maven
6 17 (2.85%) JUnit
7 13 (2.18%) Eclipse
7 13 (2.18%) Mockito
7 13 (2.18%) Selenium
8 12 (2.01%) Oracle Forms
9 10 (1.68%) REST Assured
10 9 (1.51%) Liquibase
11 8 (1.34%) Claude Code
11 8 (1.34%) ER Studio
11 8 (1.34%) Team Foundation Server
11 8 (1.34%) Visual Studio
12 7 (1.17%) Gatling
13 6 (1.01%) ERwin
13 6 (1.01%) Serenity BDD
General
1 178 (29.82%) Finance
2 174 (29.15%) Social Skills
3 147 (24.62%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (14.07%) Public Sector
5 82 (13.74%) Banking
6 30 (5.03%) Front Office
7 24 (4.02%) Investment Banking
8 17 (2.85%) Military
9 16 (2.68%) Publishing
10 13 (2.18%) Back Office
11 12 (2.01%) Retail
12 10 (1.68%) Marketing
13 8 (1.34%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.01%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.84%) Automotive
17 4 (0.67%) Electronics
17 4 (0.67%) Law
17 4 (0.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 244 (40.87%) Developer
2 118 (19.77%) Senior
3 79 (13.23%) Java Developer
4 61 (10.22%) Data Engineer
5 52 (8.71%) Analyst
6 51 (8.54%) Senior Developer
6 51 (8.54%) Software Engineer
7 40 (6.70%) Python Developer
8 39 (6.53%) Lead
9 34 (5.70%) Full-Stack Developer
10 26 (4.36%) Software Developer
11 24 (4.02%) Data Analyst
12 23 (3.85%) Architect
13 20 (3.35%) Backend Developer
13 20 (3.35%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 18 (3.02%) .NET Developer
14 18 (3.02%) Business Analyst
14 18 (3.02%) DBA
14 18 (3.02%) Java Engineer
14 18 (3.02%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 138 (23.12%) REST
2 105 (17.59%) Kafka
3 102 (17.09%) RESTful
4 90 (15.08%) Spring
4 90 (15.08%) Spring Boot
5 82 (13.74%) React
6 69 (11.56%) .NET
7 36 (6.03%) XML
8 34 (5.70%) CSS
8 34 (5.70%) JSON
9 33 (5.53%) Web Services
10 32 (5.36%) OAuth
11 31 (5.19%) HTML
12 30 (5.03%) AngularJS
13 25 (4.19%) FastAPI
13 25 (4.19%) SOAP
14 23 (3.85%) .NET Framework
15 22 (3.69%) Django
16 21 (3.52%) Flask
16 21 (3.52%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 71 (11.89%) Cloud Native
2 47 (7.87%) Distributed Systems
3 38 (6.37%) Data Structures
4 30 (5.03%) Product Ownership
5 27 (4.52%) Management Information System
6 21 (3.52%) Derivative
7 17 (2.85%) Low-Code
8 15 (2.51%) Algorithms
8 15 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 15 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (2.35%) Equity Derivative
10 13 (2.18%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.84%) AI Agents
11 11 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (1.84%) Equities
11 11 (1.84%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.68%) Hedge funds
12 10 (1.68%) Replication
12 10 (1.68%) SWIFT Messaging Network
13 8 (1.34%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 66 (11.06%) Linux
2 41 (6.87%) Unix
3 33 (5.53%) Windows
4 19 (3.18%) AIX
5 11 (1.84%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.67%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.50%) Android
7 3 (0.50%) MVS
7 3 (0.50%) zOS
8 1 (0.17%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (41.54%) CI/CD
2 215 (36.01%) Agile
3 183 (30.65%) DevOps
4 168 (28.14%) Problem-Solving
5 145 (24.29%) Data Modelling
6 123 (20.60%) Microservices
7 116 (19.43%) Software Engineering
8 111 (18.59%) Data Pipeline
9 108 (18.09%) AI
10 106 (17.76%) Analytics
11 98 (16.42%) ETL
12 91 (15.24%) Containerisation
13 83 (13.90%) Validation
14 78 (13.07%) Test Automation
15 73 (12.23%) Business Intelligence
15 73 (12.23%) Observability
15 73 (12.23%) Performance Tuning
16 71 (11.89%) Continuous Improvement
17 68 (11.39%) Full-Stack Development
17 68 (11.39%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 334 (55.95%) SQL
2 203 (34.00%) Python
3 199 (33.33%) Java
4 81 (13.57%) C#
5 70 (11.73%) JavaScript
6 42 (7.04%) TypeScript
7 22 (3.69%) PL/SQL
8 19 (3.18%) Shell Script
9 18 (3.02%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.68%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (2.01%) C++
11 12 (2.01%) Scala
12 11 (1.84%) R
13 10 (1.68%) Bash
14 9 (1.51%) Perl
15 8 (1.34%) T-SQL
15 8 (1.34%) VB
16 7 (1.17%) Apex Code
16 7 (1.17%) VB6
17 6 (1.01%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 128 (21.44%) Security Cleared
2 100 (16.75%) SC Cleared
3 53 (8.88%) Degree
4 30 (5.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (1.17%) AWS Certification
6 7 (1.17%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (0.67%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.67%) MBA
8 3 (0.50%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.50%) Tableau Certification
9 2 (0.34%) CISSP
9 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 1 (0.17%) CFA
10 1 (0.17%) ISEB
10 1 (0.17%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.17%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (14.91%) Data Quality
2 62 (10.39%) QA
3 28 (4.69%) Accessibility
4 18 (3.02%) GDPR
5 7 (1.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (1.01%) WCAG
7 4 (0.67%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 4 (0.67%) GMP
7 4 (0.67%) GxP
7 4 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 3 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.50%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.50%) SLA
9 2 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.34%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.34%) NIST
9 2 (0.34%) PMO
10 1 (0.17%) GRC
10 1 (0.17%) ITGC
10 1 (0.17%) NCSC
System Software
1 138 (23.12%) Docker
2 18 (3.02%) Oracle RAC
3 4 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.50%) ACF2
4 3 (0.50%) RACF
5 2 (0.34%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.34%) GridGain
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 125 (20.94%) Kubernetes
2 57 (9.55%) Terraform
3 32 (5.36%) Ansible
4 25 (4.19%) Prometheus
5 19 (3.18%) Grafana
6 16 (2.68%) Data Guard
6 16 (2.68%) Oracle RMAN
7 6 (1.01%) Argo
8 3 (0.50%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.34%) Kibana
9 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.17%) Istio
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 172 (28.81%) Oracle
2 72 (12.06%) Microsoft
3 31 (5.19%) Google
4 30 (5.03%) IBM
5 26 (4.36%) Databricks
6 17 (2.85%) Sybase
7 14 (2.35%) Splunk
8 13 (2.18%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.84%) Adobe
10 10 (1.68%) Informatica
10 10 (1.68%) SAP
11 8 (1.34%) OutSystems
12 7 (1.17%) Teradata
13 6 (1.01%) Actian
13 6 (1.01%) Alteryx
13 6 (1.01%) Dynatrace
13 6 (1.01%) OpenLink
13 6 (1.01%) Sparx
14 5 (0.84%) Solace
15 4 (0.67%) BeyondTrust