Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 653 | 466 | 467 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -187 | +1 | +155 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 75 | 535 | 544 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.50% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.52% | 0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 399 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £37,080 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,550 | £74,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | +9.38% |
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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
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 1 July 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 1 July 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -106 | 63 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 243 |
| England | -160 | 61 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 315 |
| Work from Home | -79 | 38 | £51,125 | -11.09% | 140 |
| South East | +44 | 22 | £57,500 | - | 35 |
| Midlands | +21 | 16 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 45 |
| North of England | -37 | 11 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 72 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 10 | £48,500 | -11.82% | 20 |
| Scotland | +62 | 8 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 6 |
| North East | +23 | 7 | £52,500 | +7.69% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 6 | £58,750 | -2.08% | 25 |
| South West | +42 | 5 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 34 |
| London | +29 | 5 | £56,685 | -19.02% | 91 |
| North West | -33 | 3 | £37,500 | -31.82% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | +44 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +28 | 1 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 28 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 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: