Database Engineer
UK
The median Database Engineer salary in the UK is £59,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary 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 | |
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| Rank | 643 | 891 | 1081 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +248 | +190 | -186 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer | 274 | 56 | 181 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.059% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.065% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 44 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,083 | £37,950 | £48,325 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,750 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.85% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,991 | £73,125 | £76,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £101,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £48,250 | £65,000 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.77% | +26.21% | -1.90% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Database Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Database Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Engineer.
Database Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Database Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Database Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Engineer 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +160 | 233 | £48,250 | -25.77% | 13 |
| England | +157 | 175 | £59,250 | -8.85% | 14 |
| Scotland | +24 | 92 | £100,000 | +69.85% | 7 |
| North of England | +71 | 51 | £45,000 | -33.33% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 35 | £48,498 | -30.72% | 12 |
| London | +126 | 33 | £87,610 | +20.84% | 6 |
| South East | +18 | 33 | £40,000 | -51.52% | 2 |
| Midlands | +9 | 32 | £46,500 | -12.68% | 1 |
| North West | +13 | 20 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 19 | £52,500 | -1.41% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +72 | 18 | - | - | |
| North East | +2 | 13 | £45,000 | -37.93% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 13 | £25,000 | - | |
| South West | - | 13 | £70,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £51,996 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Database Engineer 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 permanent job ads featuring Database Engineer in the job title.
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Database Engineer 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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