The median Database Engineer salary in Leeds is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
77 |
108 |
128 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
+20 |
+72 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.11% |
0.22% |
0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.23% |
0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£41,300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
- |
£49,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
- |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+6.12% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£69,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
- |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+6.12% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
879 |
1,728 |
1,737 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.17% |
95.95% |
96.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
596 |
1,180 |
1,284 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,210 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£69,500 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
£87,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.80% |
-6.36% |
+4.76% |
