Database Administrator
UK > Scotland
The median Database Administrator salary in Scotland is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 156 | 239 | 205 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +83 | -34 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 8 | 36 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.27% | 0.54% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.56% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 31 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,250 | £50,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45,938 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +15.00% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,688 | £61,250 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,250 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,641 | 6,480 | 4,148 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.53% | 96.95% | 89.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,346 | 2,607 | 2,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,650 | £28,000 | £31,491 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.89% | +8.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
DBA
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA in Scotland.
DBA
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +27 | 6 | £47,500 | -17.39% | |
| Glasgow | +165 | 2 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 2 |
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DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, DBA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: