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 to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 459 | 490 | 617 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +127 | -91 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 538 | 550 | 827 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.58% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 405 | 437 | 567 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,900 | £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 | £62,500 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £73,300 | £73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,000 | £47,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.58% | +8.90% | +0.53% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| 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 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 2 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 2 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 | +42 | 437 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 413 | £57,500 | +10.58% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 268 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 37 |
| North of England | +53 | 114 | £55,000 | +5.77% | 14 |
| London | +90 | 87 | £70,000 | +10.24% | 16 |
| South West | -2 | 72 | £57,500 | +9.32% | 9 |
| Midlands | -9 | 72 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 9 |
| South East | -60 | 61 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 8 |
| North West | +11 | 57 | £55,000 | +8.37% | 4 |
| Scotland | -47 | 39 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 34 | £55,000 | +5.03% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 34 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 7 |
| North East | +4 | 29 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 28 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 5 |
| Wales | +22 | 27 | £48,000 | +24.68% | 2 |
| East of England | -25 | 26 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 2 | £77,500 | +158.33% |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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