Live market evidence
Database Engineer Contract Job Market
Current Database Engineer contract demand, compensation evidence, technology mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Database Engineer matches →Current opportunities
550
New · 24h
35
New · 7d
136
Sources represented
6
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 25 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $53/hr
- Median
- $64/hr
- 75th percentile
- $72/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract534
- 109958
- C2c5
Top sources
- LinkedIn408
- Dice128
- FreelancerMap10
- Freelancer2
- Indeed1
- Upwork1
Relevant specialties
- Cloud43
- Artificial Intelligence3
- Data Platform1
Seniority
- Senior278
- Mid13
- Junior9
- Lead8
- Staff7
- Principal6
Remote mix
- Unknown421
- Onsite Or Hybrid102
- Remote27
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration26
- Ongoing Contract7
- Fixed Project3
- Freelance Ad Hoc1
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer
W2 Contract · Springfield, VA
Senior SQL Server Developer (Production Support & Performance Tuning)
W2 Contract · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Senior Database Engineer - Postgres
W2 Contract · Chicago, IL
Sr. Net/Database Engineer
1099 · W2 Contract · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Key Engineer (.NET) (.NET and Database Engineer) with Property & Casualty Insurance exp - Only W2
W2 Contract · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DBA or Consultant
1099 · W2 Contract · Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA
Senior Oracle Database Developer
1099 · W2 Contract · Albany, New York, USA
Database lead with Java APIs Exp
W2 Contract · Remote
Oracle PL/SQL Developer
1099 · W2 Contract · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Oracle DBA
W2 Contract · Remote
Senior AWS Cloud Database Engineer (Terraform / IaC Specialist)
C2c · W2 Contract · Remote
Data/Database Architect
W2 Contract · Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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Methodology
Current live, classified Database Engineer opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.