Database Security Job Trends in Somerset

Database Security
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Database Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 60
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs citing Database Security 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.15% - 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% - 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -37.50%
75th Percentile - - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -17.39%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

Database Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 543 252 516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 79.39% 86.90% 78.06%
Number of salaries quoted 251 117 429
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,625 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £67,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Database Security
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Database Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Database Security job vacancy trend in Somerset

Database Security
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Database Security.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Database Security

Database Security
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Security within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 12 March 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
Taunton - 1 £60,000 - 2
Database Security
South West

Database Security
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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%) Oracle Database
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) DBA
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior DBA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Replication
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Hydrography
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Guard
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle