SQL Database Administrator
UK > England
The median SQL Database Administrator salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 660 | 671 | 662 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -9 | +150 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 31 | 169 | 262 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.063% | 0.20% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.21% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 160 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £53,750 | £46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,375 | £65,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +9.45% |
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 | 44,402 | 81,024 | 81,740 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.75% | 94.51% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,215 | 60,436 | 51,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.54% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured SQL DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
SQL DBA
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL DBA in England.
SQL DBA
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL DBA in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
SQL 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 SQL DBA within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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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| Midlands | +47 | 8 | £48,500 | -15.65% | |
| East Midlands | +32 | 8 | £48,500 | -15.65% | |
| London | +85 | 7 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 4 |
| North of England | +13 | 7 | £56,500 | -1.74% | 4 |
| South West | +96 | 4 | £62,500 | +8.70% | |
| South East | +74 | 4 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 3 |
| North East | +37 | 4 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 4 |
| North West | -29 | 2 | £37,500 | -33.33% | |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 1 | £55,000 | -4.35% | |
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SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, SQL 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 SQL DBA in the job title.
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SQL 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: