SQL DBA Job Trends in Liverpool

SQL Database Administrator
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median SQL Database Administrator salary in Liverpool is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 May 2026.

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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA 5 0 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Liverpool 0.56% - 1.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% - 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 17
10th Percentile £52,875 - -
25th Percentile £53,438 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £58,438 - -
90th Percentile £58,625 - £57,500
Merseyside median annual salary £56,250 - £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 854 249 886
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.06% 92.57% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 516 155 728
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,100 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.06% +4.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £79,000 £80,000
Merseyside median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year - +5.88% -8.60%

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Liverpool

SQL DBA
Salary Trend in Liverpool

Salary distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Liverpool.

Salary distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Liverpool

SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 25 May 2026, SQL 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 SQL DBA in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (60.00%) Logistics
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Tuning
3 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) ETL
4 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) ITIL
4 1 (20.00%) Line Management
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (20.00%) Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps

SQL 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Logistics
2 2 (40.00%) Performance Tuning
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) ETL
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft