Database Developer Job Trends in the City of London

Database Developer
Central London > City of London

The median Database Developer salary in the City of London is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 - 167
Rank change year-on-year - - +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Developer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.025% - 0.068%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - 0.071%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £64,125
25th Percentile £46,250 - £68,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - £76,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.08%
75th Percentile £48,750 - £83,438
90th Percentile - - £87,375
Central London median annual salary £47,500 - £76,250
% change year-on-year - - +27.08%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 3,751 1,793 2,830
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.59% 94.57% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,724 1,394 2,287
10th Percentile £45,000 £39,310 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile - £119,625 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +10.34% - -3.33%

Database Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Database Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Database Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Database Developer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Database Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Database Developer job vacancies in the City of London

Database Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Database Developer 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 City of London region featuring Database Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Reconciliation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 1 (100.00%) XML

Database Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Reconciliation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL