SQL Server Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 874 | 933 | 1086 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +153 | -269 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA | 20 | 52 | 118 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.020% | 0.049% | 0.077% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.054% | 0.080% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 49 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £41,350 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £45,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.38% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £65,000 | £61,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,000 | £83,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
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 | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +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 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Server DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server DBA.
SQL Server DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server DBA over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
SQL Server DBA
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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 | +97 | 15 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 6 |
| London | +163 | 13 | £85,000 | +15.25% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +96 | 13 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 3 | £60,000 | +20.00% | |
| North of England | +47 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +23 | 1 | £60,000 | +20.00% | |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -4 | 1 | £60,000 | +20.00% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, SQL Server 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 Server DBA in the job title.
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SQL Server 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: