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 18 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 595 | 537 | 420 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | -117 | +172 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 81 | 266 | 404 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.34% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.36% | 0.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 151 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,600 | £40,000 | £38,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £48,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £70,750 | £64,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £85,000 | £76,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,125 | £50,000 | £52,700 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.25% | -5.12% | +5.40% |
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 | 44,338 | 74,395 | 56,728 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.65% | 95.25% | 94.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,053 | 44,780 | 43,966 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in the UK.
DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
DBA
Top 15 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 18 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -54 | 70 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 43 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 59 | £51,125 | +2.25% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 41 | £48,500 | -22.40% | 22 |
| South East | +34 | 27 | £52,500 | -11.86% | 14 |
| London | +19 | 18 | £57,500 | -22.82% | 14 |
| Midlands | +38 | 11 | £48,500 | -20.82% | 5 |
| North of England | -29 | 10 | £51,125 | +15.35% | 8 |
| Scotland | +43 | 8 | £47,500 | -5.00% | |
| East Midlands | +39 | 8 | £48,500 | - | 4 |
| North East | +7 | 6 | £52,500 | +110.34% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 3 | £57,500 | -6.12% | 1 |
| South West | +59 | 2 | £62,500 | +56.25% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 2 | £46,250 | -35.09% | 3 |
| North West | -22 | 2 | £37,500 | -15.39% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, 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: