SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 460 | 487 | 579 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +92 | +71 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 60 | 95 | 139 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 59 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £348 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £400 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £508 | £585 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £600 | £666 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £32.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.48 | - | £34.80 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £37.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.48 | - | £34.80 |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £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 | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL DBA.
SQL DBA
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL DBA over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
SQL DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL DBA.
SQL DBA
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +43 | 45 | £450 | -5.26% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 28 | £450 | -5.26% | 8 |
| London | +28 | 23 | £450 | -10.00% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 22 | £450 | -5.26% | 6 |
| South East | +54 | 13 | £475 | -5.00% | 6 |
| North of England | +12 | 3 | £298 | -37.37% | |
| North West | +14 | 2 | £298 | -30.00% | |
| Scotland | -9 | 2 | £463 | -15.91% | |
| Midlands | +16 | 1 | £420 | +5.00% | |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | £275 | -52.17% | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £321 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £420 | - |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, SQL 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 SQL DBA in the job title.
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SQL 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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