SC Cleared DBA Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Security Check Clearance Database Administrator
UK > Work from Home

The median Security Check Clearance Database Administrator daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £443, 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 300 342 462
Rank change year-on-year +42 +120 +145
Contract jobs requiring a SC Cleared DBA 4 3 15
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.040% 0.020% 0.058%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.021% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 14
10th Percentile £409 - £452
25th Percentile £411 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £550 £493
Median % change year-on-year -19.55% +11.68% -10.45%
75th Percentile £483 - £500
90th Percentile £523 - £534
UK median daily rate £450 £625 £500
% change year-on-year -28.00% +25.00% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

SC Cleared DBA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured SC Cleared DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SC Cleared DBA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SC Cleared DBA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SC Cleared DBA.

SC Cleared DBA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

SC Cleared DBA Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, SC Cleared 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring SC Cleared DBA in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (50.00%) High Availability
3 2 (50.00%) Database Security
3 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Security Hardening
4 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (25.00%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (25.00%) Change Control
4 1 (25.00%) AWS
4 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (25.00%) Replication
4 1 (25.00%) Unix
4 1 (25.00%) Linux
4 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (25.00%) Migration

SC Cleared DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (25.00%) Amazon Aurora
2 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (25.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
1 1 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Database Security
1 2 (50.00%) High Availability
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
2 1 (25.00%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (25.00%) Security Hardening
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance