Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 308 | 353 | 388 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +35 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a DBA | 274 | 381 | 584 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.64% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.69% | 0.71% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 183 | 260 | 389 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £399 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £611 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £650 | £635 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.50% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.45 | £14.30 | £26.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.13 | £17.00 | £35.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.50 | £34.80 | £46.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.01% | -24.77% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.13 | £53.75 | £55.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.55 | £74.48 | £56.75 |
| 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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £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 18 May 2024.
DBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 18 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 18 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 | +17 | 210 | £500 | - | 73 |
| Work from Home | +81 | 138 | £500 | +1.52% | 43 |
| UK excluding London | +30 | 129 | £483 | -3.50% | 64 |
| London | +41 | 100 | £586 | +11.67% | 18 |
| North of England | +48 | 55 | £490 | -2.00% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 29 | £450 | -17.43% | 4 |
| Scotland | +49 | 21 | £475 | -5.00% | 5 |
| South East | +21 | 21 | £550 | +18.92% | 19 |
| North West | +16 | 20 | £534 | +12.42% | 5 |
| Midlands | +22 | 17 | £400 | - | 13 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 11 | £395 | +21.54% | 10 |
| Wales | +24 | 10 | £575 | +6.98% | 1 |
| North East | +13 | 6 | £475 | -9.52% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 6 | £400 | - | 3 |
| South West | -18 | 3 | £593 | +18.50% | 4 |
| East of England | -17 | 2 | £450 | +5.88% | 7 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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