Database Engineer
UK > England
The median Database Engineer salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 631 | 681 | 874 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | +193 | +96 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer | 30 | 160 | 54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.064% | 0.19% | 0.058% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.071% | 0.20% | 0.064% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 35 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,671 | £44,300 | £34,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £56,750 | £51,219 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | £91,991 | £74,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,250 | - | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +7.69% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 42,028 | 80,606 | 84,581 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.48% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,667 | 60,286 | 53,585 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,435 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,991 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Database Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Database Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Engineer in England.
Database Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Database Engineer in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
Database Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| South West | +109 | 10 | - | - | |
| North of England | +34 | 7 | £44,274 | -29.48% | 2 |
| South East | +83 | 6 | £70,000 | +75.00% | 3 |
| London | +77 | 6 | £60,000 | -31.51% | 15 |
| North West | +12 | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | +40 | 1 | £44,274 | -29.48% | |
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Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Database Engineer 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 England region featuring Database Engineer in the job title.
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Database Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: