Senior SQL DBA Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Scotland

Senior SQL Database Administrator
UK > Scotland

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior SQL Database Administrator salary in Scotland.

	6 months to 9 Jun 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	264
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-69
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior SQL DBA	0	0	2
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland	-	-	0.031%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.032%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	2
10^th Percentile	-	-	£52,625
25^th Percentile	-	-	£52,813
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£56,250
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	-6.25%
75^th Percentile	-	-	£60,313
90^th Percentile	-	-	£60,875
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£56,250	£61,250
% change year-on-year	+6.67%	-8.16%	+2.08%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title	3,007	1,860	6,325
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	95.01%	84.39%	96.92%
Number of salaries quoted	1,578	757	2,872
10^th Percentile	£29,000	£26,929	£27,750
25^th Percentile	£32,938	£38,000	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,000	£55,000	£51,500
Median % change year-on-year	-18.18%	+6.80%	-6.36%
75^th Percentile	£65,000	£75,000	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£82,500	£93,778	£80,000
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£57,500	£52,500
% change year-on-year	-4.35%	+9.52%	-12.50%

Senior SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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