Database Administrator
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Database Administrator salary in Birmingham is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 103 | 122 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -2 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 6 | 28 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.43% | 1.01% | 1.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.45% | 1.07% | 1.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £53,750 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £54,688 | £42,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £58,750 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.13% | +17.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,125 | £68,750 | £60,750 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +15.00% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,334 | 2,628 | 1,769 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.74% | 94.43% | 93.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 779 | 2,137 | 1,357 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,000 | £84,964 | £81,251 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,365 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.73% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
DBA
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA in Birmingham.
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 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 across the Birmingham region featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: