Database Administrator
UK > England
The median Database Administrator salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 615 | 463 | 490 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -152 | +27 | +102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 64 | 432 | 486 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.13% | 0.48% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.51% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 319 | 400 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,500 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £50,750 | £43,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £61,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,375 | £74,750 | £71,525 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
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 | 44,774 | 85,031 | 77,815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.67% | 91.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,692 | 62,917 | 50,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,066 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.32% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
DBA
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA in England.
DBA
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBA in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
DBA
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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 East | +37 | 18 | £58,750 | +2.17% | 17 |
| Midlands | +8 | 17 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 5 |
| North of England | -55 | 16 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 10 | £48,500 | -11.82% | 2 |
| North East | +32 | 9 | £56,500 | +32.94% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 7 | £60,000 | +2.13% | 2 |
| London | +24 | 6 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 22 |
| North West | -47 | 6 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 2 |
| South West | +46 | 5 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +30 | 1 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 4 |
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DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 England region featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA 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:
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