Senior SQL Server DBA Contracts

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator
UK

As of 3 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 525 574 704
Rank change year-on-year +49 +130 +140
Contract jobs requiring a Senior SQL Server DBA 1 9 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.021% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.022% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.32%
75th Percentile - - £625
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £600 -

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 27,094 40,274 56,187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 92.76% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,701 26,219 39,262
10th Percentile £300 £276 £313
25th Percentile £406 £409 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,044 2,672 1,567
10th Percentile £14.15 £12.86 £14.28
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.38
Median hourly rate £28.88 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -19.07% +94.45%
75th Percentile £62.50 £61.25 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.22% -6.94% +117.95%

Senior SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior SQL Server DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior SQL Server DBA in the UK

Senior SQL Server DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior SQL Server DBA.

Daily rate trend for Senior SQL Server DBA in the UK

Senior SQL Server DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior SQL Server DBA.

Hourly rate trend for Senior SQL Server DBA in the UK

Senior SQL Server DBA
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior SQL Server DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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
UK excluding London +52 1 - -
South East - 1 - -
England - 1 - -

Senior SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Senior SQL Server 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 Senior SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation

Senior SQL Server 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle