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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 232 148 171
Rank change year-on-year -84 +23 +13
Contract jobs citing Relational Database 594 594 547
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.11% 1.80% 1.41%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 7.27% 9.98% 7.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 389 375 408
10th Percentile £359 £335 £319
25th Percentile £413 £409 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £703 £700 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 1
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.70 -
25th Percentile £17.38 £20.59 -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +29.63% -46.00%
75th Percentile £69.88 £63.44 -
90th Percentile £77.00 £92.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £50.00 £20.07 £40.50
% change year-on-year +149.13% -50.44% -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 8,172 5,949 7,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 15.31% 18.07% 18.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,449 4,002 4,969
10th Percentile £358 £344 £350
25th Percentile £419 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -3.67%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £653
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 253 93 101
10th Percentile £15.95 £21.02 £15.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £27.11 £20.00
Median hourly rate £38.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -36.36%
75th Percentile £61.50 £63.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £76.00 £78.74 £71.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.25 £31.85 £30.00
% change year-on-year +20.11% +6.15% -39.74%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 -76 485 £500 -1.96% 576
UK excluding London -89 274 £475 +5.56% 236
London -45 258 £525 -4.55% 390
Work from Home -95 147 £513 -3.94% 184
North of England -72 76 £500 +14.29% 62
South East -73 53 £475 +18.16% 62
Scotland -34 49 £460 -0.54% 25
North West -53 49 £465 +9.29% 40
Midlands -30 46 £450 -8.16% 32
West Midlands -40 31 £450 -9.09% 18
East of England -4 26 £508 -0.98% 14
Yorkshire -40 22 £517 +7.32% 18
South West -53 18 £505 +34.67% 35
East Midlands -15 15 £475 -3.06% 14
North East -36 9 £450 - 6
Wales -13 6 £475 -5.00% 3
Northern Ireland -3 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 21 (3.54%) Apache Spark
1 21 (3.54%) Confluence
2 18 (3.03%) Apache
3 15 (2.53%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
4 6 (1.01%) Tuxedo
5 5 (0.84%) IIS
6 4 (0.67%) OpenStack
6 4 (0.67%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.51%) Apache Superset
7 3 (0.51%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.34%) Palantir Foundry
8 2 (0.34%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.34%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.17%) Appian
9 1 (0.17%) Camunda
9 1 (0.17%) CMS
9 1 (0.17%) JBoss
9 1 (0.17%) Liferay
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 17 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.02%) 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 (1.52%) Findur
3 8 (1.35%) Adobe Campaign
4 7 (1.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 4 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.67%) Summit
6 3 (0.51%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.51%) Distributed Ledger
6 3 (0.51%) Eloqua
6 3 (0.51%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.51%) SimCorp Dimension
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%) Endur
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.17%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 196 (33.00%) AWS
2 141 (23.74%) Azure
3 86 (14.48%) GCP
4 70 (11.78%) GitHub
5 64 (10.77%) Power Platform
6 34 (5.72%) Snowflake
7 31 (5.22%) Serverless
8 29 (4.88%) Amazon S3
8 29 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
9 28 (4.71%) GitHub Actions
10 20 (3.37%) GitHub Copilot
11 19 (3.20%) AWS Lambda
12 17 (2.86%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (2.53%) Anthropic Claude
13 15 (2.53%) ChatGPT
13 15 (2.53%) OCI
14 14 (2.36%) dbt
14 14 (2.36%) SaaS
15 13 (2.19%) Amazon SQS
16 12 (2.02%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.85%) HTTP
2 10 (1.68%) Firewall
2 10 (1.68%) VPN
3 3 (0.51%) 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
1 164 (27.61%) PostgreSQL
2 125 (21.04%) SQL Server
3 114 (19.19%) RDBMS
4 74 (12.46%) Data Warehouse
5 64 (10.77%) MongoDB
6 61 (10.27%) MySQL
6 61 (10.27%) Power BI
7 50 (8.42%) NoSQL
8 45 (7.58%) Oracle Database
9 37 (6.23%) Metadata
10 26 (4.38%) Data Lake
10 26 (4.38%) Db2
10 26 (4.38%) Tableau
11 23 (3.87%) Oracle Reports
12 18 (3.03%) Redis
13 17 (2.86%) Power Query
14 16 (2.69%) Oracle Exadata
15 15 (2.53%) Big Data
15 15 (2.53%) BigQuery
16 11 (1.85%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 126 (21.21%) Git
2 68 (11.45%) Jenkins
3 53 (8.92%) GitLab
4 37 (6.23%) JIRA
5 26 (4.38%) Maven
6 25 (4.21%) Gradle
7 18 (3.03%) JUnit
8 13 (2.19%) Eclipse
8 13 (2.19%) Mockito
8 13 (2.19%) Selenium
9 11 (1.85%) Oracle Forms
10 10 (1.68%) Visual Studio
11 9 (1.52%) Liquibase
11 9 (1.52%) REST Assured
12 8 (1.35%) Claude Code
12 8 (1.35%) ER Studio
13 7 (1.18%) Gatling
13 7 (1.18%) Team Foundation Server
14 6 (1.01%) Ant
14 6 (1.01%) ERwin
General
1 187 (31.48%) Social Skills
2 175 (29.46%) Finance
3 151 (25.42%) Analytical Skills
4 91 (15.32%) Public Sector
5 85 (14.31%) Banking
6 31 (5.22%) Front Office
7 25 (4.21%) Investment Banking
8 17 (2.86%) Military
9 16 (2.69%) Publishing
10 12 (2.02%) Back Office
10 12 (2.02%) Retail
11 10 (1.68%) Marketing
12 8 (1.35%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.01%) Law
14 6 (1.01%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.84%) Automotive
15 5 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.67%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 246 (41.41%) Developer
2 119 (20.03%) Senior
3 77 (12.96%) Java Developer
4 61 (10.27%) Data Engineer
5 53 (8.92%) Senior Developer
6 51 (8.59%) Analyst
6 51 (8.59%) Software Engineer
7 39 (6.57%) Lead
7 39 (6.57%) Python Developer
8 36 (6.06%) Full-Stack Developer
9 28 (4.71%) Software Developer
10 26 (4.38%) Data Analyst
11 22 (3.70%) Architect
12 19 (3.20%) Python Engineer
13 18 (3.03%) .NET Developer
13 18 (3.03%) Backend Developer
13 18 (3.03%) DBA
13 18 (3.03%) Java Engineer
14 16 (2.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 16 (2.69%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 139 (23.40%) REST
2 100 (16.84%) RESTful
3 99 (16.67%) Kafka
4 89 (14.98%) Spring
4 89 (14.98%) Spring Boot
5 80 (13.47%) React
6 70 (11.78%) .NET
7 38 (6.40%) XML
8 36 (6.06%) CSS
8 36 (6.06%) Web Services
9 35 (5.89%) JSON
9 35 (5.89%) OAuth
10 34 (5.72%) HTML
11 32 (5.39%) AngularJS
12 25 (4.21%) SOAP
13 23 (3.87%) Middleware
14 22 (3.70%) .NET Framework
15 21 (3.54%) Apache Avro
15 21 (3.54%) FastAPI
15 21 (3.54%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 72 (12.12%) Cloud Native
2 45 (7.58%) Distributed Systems
3 39 (6.57%) Data Structures
4 28 (4.71%) Product Ownership
5 26 (4.38%) Management Information System
6 21 (3.54%) Derivative
7 19 (3.20%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (2.69%) Low-Code
9 15 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (2.36%) Algorithms
10 14 (2.36%) Equity Derivative
11 13 (2.19%) Public Cloud
12 11 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.85%) Equities
12 11 (1.85%) Onboarding
13 10 (1.68%) AI Agents
13 10 (1.68%) Hedge funds
13 10 (1.68%) Replication
13 10 (1.68%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 8 (1.35%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 65 (10.94%) Linux
2 42 (7.07%) Unix
3 33 (5.56%) Windows
4 20 (3.37%) AIX
5 12 (2.02%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.67%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.51%) Android
7 3 (0.51%) MVS
7 3 (0.51%) zOS
8 1 (0.17%) Data ONTAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (42.09%) CI/CD
2 223 (37.54%) Agile
3 181 (30.47%) DevOps
4 175 (29.46%) Problem-Solving
5 144 (24.24%) Data Modelling
6 121 (20.37%) Microservices
7 118 (19.87%) Software Engineering
8 107 (18.01%) AI
8 107 (18.01%) Data Pipeline
9 104 (17.51%) ETL
10 102 (17.17%) Analytics
11 90 (15.15%) Validation
12 87 (14.65%) Containerisation
13 84 (14.14%) Test Automation
14 75 (12.63%) Migration
15 73 (12.29%) Continuous Improvement
15 73 (12.29%) Performance Tuning
16 72 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
17 69 (11.62%) Observability
18 66 (11.11%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 336 (56.57%) SQL
2 199 (33.50%) Python
3 197 (33.16%) Java
4 83 (13.97%) C#
5 72 (12.12%) JavaScript
6 40 (6.73%) TypeScript
7 22 (3.70%) PL/SQL
8 19 (3.20%) Shell Script
9 17 (2.86%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (2.02%) C++
11 12 (2.02%) Scala
12 11 (1.85%) R
13 10 (1.68%) Bash
14 9 (1.52%) Perl
15 8 (1.35%) T-SQL
16 7 (1.18%) Apex Code
16 7 (1.18%) VB
17 6 (1.01%) Ruby
17 6 (1.01%) VB6
Qualifications
1 135 (22.73%) Security Cleared
2 107 (18.01%) SC Cleared
3 55 (9.26%) Degree
4 32 (5.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.52%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.18%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (0.67%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.67%) MBA
9 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.51%) Tableau Certification
10 2 (0.34%) CISSP
10 2 (0.34%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.34%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 1 (0.17%) CFA
11 1 (0.17%) ISEB
11 1 (0.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.17%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (15.82%) Data Quality
2 69 (11.62%) QA
3 30 (5.05%) Accessibility
4 20 (3.37%) GDPR
5 8 (1.35%) 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 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 3 (0.51%) SLA
9 2 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.34%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.34%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.34%) NIST
10 1 (0.17%) COREP
10 1 (0.17%) FINREP
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.17%) SEPA
System Software
1 134 (22.56%) Docker
2 18 (3.03%) Oracle RAC
3 5 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.51%) ACF2
4 3 (0.51%) RACF
5 2 (0.34%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.34%) GridGain
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 121 (20.37%) Kubernetes
2 56 (9.43%) Terraform
3 32 (5.39%) Ansible
4 20 (3.37%) Prometheus
5 18 (3.03%) Grafana
6 16 (2.69%) Data Guard
6 16 (2.69%) Oracle RMAN
7 6 (1.01%) Argo
8 3 (0.51%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.17%) Istio
10 1 (0.17%) Kibana
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 173 (29.12%) Oracle
2 73 (12.29%) Microsoft
3 32 (5.39%) Google
4 30 (5.05%) IBM
5 24 (4.04%) Databricks
6 17 (2.86%) Sybase
7 14 (2.36%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.36%) Splunk
8 11 (1.85%) Adobe
8 11 (1.85%) Informatica
9 10 (1.68%) SAP
10 8 (1.35%) OutSystems
11 7 (1.18%) Sparx
12 6 (1.01%) Alteryx
12 6 (1.01%) Dynatrace
12 6 (1.01%) OpenLink
12 6 (1.01%) Teradata
13 5 (0.84%) BeyondTrust
13 5 (0.84%) Bomgar
13 5 (0.84%) VMware