SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £483 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 | 502 | 573 | 646 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +73 | -69 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 96 | 139 | 209 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 107 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £337 | £384 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | +2.56% | +14.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £594 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £666 | £644 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £32.40 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £34.80 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -36.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £37.19 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £34.80 | - |
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% |
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 2024.
SQL DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL DBA.
SQL DBA
Top 13 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +68 | 60 | £475 | -5.00% | 26 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 55 | £475 | -5.00% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 48 | £475 | -5.00% | 15 |
| London | +67 | 33 | £500 | -9.09% | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 24 | £550 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +27 | 10 | £475 | -5.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 8 | £395 | -32.77% | 2 |
| Midlands | +29 | 8 | £395 | -1.25% | 2 |
| North West | +26 | 5 | £425 | -13.62% | |
| South East | +12 | 5 | £500 | - | 7 |
| North East | - | 4 | £475 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | +18 | 1 | £575 | +35.29% |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, 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: