DBA Job Trends in Liverpool

Database Administrator
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Database Administrator salary in Liverpool is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs requiring a DBA 5 0 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Liverpool 0.76% - 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% - 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 18
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £61,250
Merseyside median annual salary £60,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 625 212 809
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.42% 84.80% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 408 158 651
10th Percentile £27,850 £31,250 £26,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,313 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,188 £58,750
90th Percentile £76,875 £78,250 £75,000
Merseyside median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -5.56%

DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'DBA' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.

DBA job vacancy trend in Liverpool

DBA
Salary Trend in Liverpool

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Liverpool.

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Liverpool

DBA Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, DBA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Liverpool region featuring DBA in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (60.00%) Logistics
3 2 (40.00%) Azure
3 2 (40.00%) Virtual Machines

DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Azure
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Virtual Machines