SQL Server DBA Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

SQL Server Database Administrator
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 64 50
Rank change year-on-year +13 -14 -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 3 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.52% 0.18% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.18% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 -
% change year-on-year +6.19% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 561 548 373
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.72% 97.34% 97.90%
Number of salaries quoted 428 238 327
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £41,053 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,444 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,250 £95,375 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

SQL Server DBA job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, SQL Server 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (33.33%) Change Data Capture
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement Process
2 1 (33.33%) Data Lake
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) High Availability
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Nimble Storage
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) SAN
2 1 (33.33%) SQL

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 1 (33.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (33.33%) Data Lake
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Change Data Capture
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement Process
1 1 (33.33%) DevOps
1 1 (33.33%) High Availability
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Nimble Storage