Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 322 | 360 | 390 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | +30 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 270 | 367 | 581 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.63% | 0.65% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.69% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 185 | 249 | 378 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £384 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £650 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £487 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | +1.75% | +14.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.45 | £14.30 | £28.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.13 | £17.00 | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.50 | £34.80 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.01% | -30.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.13 | £53.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.55 | £74.48 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £51.50 | £18.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +186.11% | -64.00% | - |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 June 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 June 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 June 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 | +7 | 214 | £500 | - | 62 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 130 | £500 | - | 37 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 124 | £475 | -4.04% | 50 |
| London | +42 | 103 | £575 | +9.52% | 15 |
| North of England | +34 | 51 | £475 | -5.00% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 28 | £450 | -17.43% | 5 |
| South East | +1 | 23 | £600 | +37.14% | 8 |
| Midlands | +26 | 19 | £400 | - | 9 |
| North West | +12 | 17 | £534 | +15.46% | 5 |
| Scotland | +38 | 13 | £475 | -5.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 11 | £395 | +21.54% | 7 |
| Wales | +24 | 10 | £575 | +6.98% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 8 | £400 | - | 2 |
| North East | +13 | 6 | £475 | -9.52% | 5 |
| South West | -16 | 6 | £450 | -9.09% | 8 |
| East of England | -15 | 2 | £450 | +5.88% | 7 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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