Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 541 | 418 | 568 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -123 | +150 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 242 | 406 | 752 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.70% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.73% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 323 | 576 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £38,386 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £47,500 | £44,520 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | +0.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,988 | £63,750 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | - |
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 | 72,161 | 55,390 | 132,206 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.94% | 95.71% | 95.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,668 | 40,246 | 77,568 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,798 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,509 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.82% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,309 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +5.00% |
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 29 October 2024.
DBA
Top 16 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 29 October 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 | -117 | 221 | £59,125 | +7.50% | 84 |
| UK excluding London | -125 | 190 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 74 |
| Work from Home | -124 | 80 | £62,500 | +5.93% | 75 |
| North of England | -11 | 63 | £44,322 | -22.92% | 24 |
| London | -6 | 45 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 16 |
| South East | -50 | 42 | £52,000 | -9.57% | 16 |
| North West | -26 | 33 | £47,161 | -7.98% | 11 |
| East of England | -53 | 24 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 14 |
| South West | -29 | 22 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 5 |
| Midlands | -71 | 21 | £61,250 | +22.50% | 9 |
| North East | -14 | 20 | £24,960 | -56.97% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 19 | £61,250 | +22.50% | 3 |
| Wales | +31 | 10 | £48,000 | +14.29% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 10 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 11 |
| Scotland | -10 | 8 | £50,000 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | -64 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 October 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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