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 April 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 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 594 | 421 | 521 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -173 | +100 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 84 | 511 | 592 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.55% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 414 | 455 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,825 | £43,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £51,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,425 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,410 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.11% | +9.52% | +10.53% |
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 | 45,348 | 87,399 | 101,891 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.67% | 91.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,623 | 63,956 | 63,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,950 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.64% | -8.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +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 1 April 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 April 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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| England | -145 | 72 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | -82 | 58 | £53,410 | -7.11% | 25 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 42 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 47 |
| London | +29 | 16 | £59,000 | -9.92% | 21 |
| South East | +59 | 15 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 5 |
| Midlands | -4 | 14 | £50,500 | -12.17% | 6 |
| North of England | +8 | 13 | £56,500 | +2.73% | 9 |
| South West | +37 | 8 | £58,750 | +2.17% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 8 | £48,500 | -11.82% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 6 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 2 |
| North West | -2 | 6 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 6 |
| Scotland | +86 | 5 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 3 |
| North East | +25 | 5 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 1 |
| East of England | +37 | 3 | £50,000 | -11.11% | |
| Yorkshire | +39 | 2 | £46,500 | -9.71% | 2 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 April 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:
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