DBA Job Trends in Sheffield

Database Administrator
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 12 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Database Administrator salary in Sheffield.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Permanent jobs requiring a DBA 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.25% - 1.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £47,444
25th Percentile - - £49,236
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £51,498
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.17%
75th Percentile - - £60,000
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary - - £51,498
% change year-on-year - - +17.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 392 441 438
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.31% 95.04% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 294 191 369
10th Percentile - £35,000 £26,339
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +15.00% +8.43%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.43% +21.05% +5.56%

DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

DBA job vacancy trend in Sheffield

DBA
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Sheffield.

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Sheffield

DBA Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 Sheffield region featuring DBA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) MySQL
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database

DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (100.00%) MySQL
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Database
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Cloud
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle