MySQL DBA Job Trends in the North West

MySQL Database Administrator
England > North West

The median MySQL Database Administrator salary in the North West is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 193 274
Rank change year-on-year -25 +81 -
Permanent jobs requiring a MySQL DBA 2 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.020% 0.024% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.022% 0.028% 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £53,500 - £46,500
25th Percentile £55,000 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £65,000 - £57,500
90th Percentile £66,500 - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% +37.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 9,068 3,607 8,681
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.40% 88.02% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 5,813 2,219 6,955
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.18% +9.59% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.49%

MySQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

MySQL DBA job vacancy trend in the North West

MySQL DBA
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for MySQL DBA job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for MySQL DBA job vacancies in the North West

MySQL DBA
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MySQL DBA within the North West region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Cumbria - 2 £60,000 - 1
MySQL DBA
England

MySQL DBA Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 23 April 2026, MySQL 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 North West region featuring MySQL DBA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Ansible
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) MySQL
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) Progress Chef
1 2 (100.00%) Puppet
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016

MySQL DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (100.00%) MySQL
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Database
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Ansible
1 2 (100.00%) Progress Chef
1 2 (100.00%) Puppet
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle