SQL Server DBA Jobs in Edinburgh

SQL Server Database Administrator
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in Edinburgh is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

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 847 1,466 2,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 95.88% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 422 1,036 1,188
10th Percentile £29,550 £32,625 £36,306
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £91,934 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured SQL Server DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server DBA in Edinburgh

SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server DBA in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for SQL Server DBA in Edinburgh

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 across the Edinburgh region featuring SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) SQL
1 5 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) SaaS
1 5 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 5 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 5 (100.00%) Data Centre

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) SQL Server
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 5 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
1 5 (100.00%) T-SQL