Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 456 | 478 | 619 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +141 | -74 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 551 | 536 | 843 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.50% | 0.58% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 410 | 424 | 581 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,825 | £39,698 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,250 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,400 | £71,675 | £74,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,000 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.58% | +8.33% | +1.05% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
DBA
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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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| England | +23 | 451 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 427 | £57,500 | +10.58% | 45 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 268 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 31 |
| North of England | +37 | 116 | £52,500 | +0.96% | 15 |
| London | +79 | 87 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 13 |
| South West | -5 | 76 | £52,500 | +0.77% | 3 |
| Midlands | -31 | 75 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 9 |
| South East | -71 | 63 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 6 |
| North West | +5 | 58 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 4 |
| Scotland | -48 | 39 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 37 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 34 | £55,000 | +10.60% | 1 |
| North East | -1 | 30 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 5 |
| East of England | -28 | 29 | £54,500 | +3.81% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +48 | 28 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 6 |
| Wales | +31 | 28 | £48,000 | +24.68% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 1 | - | - |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, DBA 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 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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