Database Engineer
UK
The median Database Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 658 | 908 | 1068 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +250 | +160 | -209 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer | 260 | 56 | 168 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.054% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.059% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 46 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,083 | £33,125 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,493 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £63,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.80% | +6.25% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £97,500 | £99,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £58,500 | £58,750 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.43% | +14.08% | -1.90% |
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 | 93,221 | 94,676 | 150,515 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,838 | 59,581 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Database Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Database Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Engineer.
Database Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Database Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Database Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 | +179 | 221 | £58,500 | -0.43% | 8 |
| England | +207 | 159 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 17 |
| Scotland | +29 | 94 | £100,000 | +205.34% | 3 |
| North of England | +75 | 42 | £62,783 | -8.68% | 2 |
| South East | +54 | 33 | £40,000 | -51.52% | 2 |
| London | +136 | 31 | £87,610 | +34.78% | 12 |
| Midlands | +34 | 27 | £58,500 | +9.86% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +64 | 22 | £71,250 | +9.62% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +95 | 18 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 17 | £58,500 | +9.86% | |
| North West | +25 | 15 | £68,891 | +37.78% | 1 |
| South West | - | 13 | £70,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 10 | £25,000 | - | 1 |
| North East | +1 | 9 | £62,783 | -13.40% | |
| East of England | +23 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £51,996 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - |
Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Database Engineer 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 Database Engineer in the job title.
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Database Engineer 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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