SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL 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 | 702 | 668 | 919 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | +251 | -208 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 204 | 286 | 355 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.30% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.33% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 189 | 243 | 302 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £36,350 | £38,025 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,500 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +10.53% | -1.04% |
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% |
SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL DBA.
SQL DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL DBA over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
SQL 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 SQL 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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| UK excluding London | -80 | 177 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 19 |
| England | -18 | 166 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 146 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 12 |
| North of England | +22 | 51 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 8 |
| North West | -8 | 29 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 1 |
| South East | -52 | 28 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 4 |
| Midlands | -20 | 27 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 5 |
| South West | -16 | 26 | £57,500 | +40.59% | |
| Scotland | -45 | 24 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 1 |
| London | +81 | 23 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 15 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 12 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 11 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 2 |
| North East | -2 | 11 | £57,500 | - | 5 |
| East of England | -25 | 11 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 1 |
| Wales | +6 | 10 | £42,500 | +10.39% |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, SQL 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 SQL DBA in the job title.
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SQL 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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