SQL Database Administrator
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median SQL Database Administrator salary in Edinburgh is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
76 |
103 |
137 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+27 |
+34 |
+24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA |
5 |
3 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.59% |
0.19% |
0.056% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.68% |
0.19% |
0.060% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£53,750 |
£57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.39% |
-4.17% |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£61,250 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.39% |
+15.00% |
-4.76% |
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 |
731 |
1,551 |
1,679 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
86.41% |
96.22% |
94.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
317 |
1,091 |
996 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,929 |
£33,000 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,238 |
£45,000 |
£43,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+0.80% |
+8.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,738 |
£71,250 |
£77,542 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,474 |
£90,000 |
£87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,625 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.64% |
-7.95% |
+0.22% |
