DBA Job Trends in Preston

Database Administrator
Lancashire > Preston

The median Database Administrator salary in Preston is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 33
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a DBA 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 0.31% - 0.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £57,500
75th Percentile - - £61,250
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £42,500 - £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -10.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 311 73 182
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.49% 91.25% 89.22%
Number of salaries quoted 182 46 139
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £25,400
25th Percentile £34,250 £47,683 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £53,647 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.25% +19.21% +5.47%
75th Percentile £62,813 £59,770 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,900 £63,750
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -5.26%

DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'DBA' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Preston.

DBA job vacancy trend in Preston

DBA
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Preston

DBA Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, DBA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Preston region featuring DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL

DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL