Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 336 | 357 | 398 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +41 | -22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 280 | 401 | 576 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.64% | 0.67% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.69% | 0.71% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 273 | 392 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £400 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £649 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.45 | £14.30 | £24.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.13 | £17.00 | £30.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.50 | £34.80 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.01% | -18.13% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.13 | £45.00 | £50.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.55 | £70.98 | £54.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.50 | £26.40 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +95.09% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
DBA
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. 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 | +23 | 203 | £511 | +2.25% | 69 |
| Work from Home | +98 | 144 | £500 | +5.26% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 129 | £495 | -1.00% | 51 |
| London | +41 | 107 | £585 | +11.43% | 23 |
| North of England | +47 | 55 | £490 | -4.39% | 14 |
| Scotland | +53 | 32 | £475 | -2.56% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 29 | £450 | -18.18% | 6 |
| North West | +24 | 20 | £534 | +6.80% | 5 |
| South East | +3 | 15 | £475 | - | 14 |
| Wales | +24 | 12 | £575 | +19.48% | 1 |
| Midlands | +22 | 10 | £395 | -1.25% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 9 | £395 | +21.54% | 6 |
| North East | +22 | 6 | £475 | -9.52% | 3 |
| South West | -12 | 3 | £593 | +18.50% | 3 |
| East of England | -15 | 2 | £450 | +5.88% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, 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 DBA in the job title.
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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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