SQL DBA Job Trends in Merseyside

SQL Database Administrator
North West > Merseyside

The median SQL Database Administrator salary in Merseyside 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 72 - 69
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA 5 0 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.46% - 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - 1.54%
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
North West median annual salary £45,000 £37,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -31.82% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 1,032 370 1,101
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 82.41% 94.34%
Number of salaries quoted 647 185 899
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,750 £25,700
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -8.60%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £76,250 £77,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -9.09%

SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

SQL DBA job vacancy trend in Merseyside

SQL DBA
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for SQL DBA job vacancies in Merseyside

SQL DBA
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 25 May 2026. 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
Liverpool - 5 £56,250 - 1
SQL DBA
North West

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

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 Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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