Database Administrator
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Database Administrator salary in Edinburgh is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
79 |
107 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+28 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA |
5 |
4 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.57% |
0.27% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.65% |
0.28% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£53,750 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£57,500 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.39% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£61,250 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.39% |
+15.00% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
771 |
1,421 |
1,908 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
87.81% |
95.88% |
94.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
343 |
1,002 |
1,126 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,929 |
£32,500 |
£35,733 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£46,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
- |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£71,750 |
£77,715 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,474 |
£92,443 |
£89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£56,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-6.67% |
+7.14% |
