SQL Server DBA Job Trends in Surrey

SQL Server Database Administrator
South East > Surrey

The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in Surrey is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 10 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 0.44% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £58,875 - -
25th Percentile £62,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £51,500 -
% change year-on-year +26.21% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 2,160 1,015 1,890
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.99% 86.53% 92.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,619 699 1,150
10th Percentile £30,700 £29,000 £29,975
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,625 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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 Surrey.

SQL Server DBA job vacancy trend in Surrey

SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Surrey

SQL Server DBA
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server DBA in Surrey over the 6 months to 13 August 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Server DBA in Surrey

SQL Server DBA
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 13 August 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
Sunbury-on-Thames - 10 £65,000 - 1
SQL Server DBA
South East

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 13 August 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 Surrey region featuring SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) SQL
1 10 (100.00%) SQL Optimisation
1 10 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 10 (100.00%) T-SQL
2 2 (20.00%) Azure
2 2 (20.00%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (20.00%) C#
2 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (20.00%) Database Migration
2 2 (20.00%) DevOps
2 2 (20.00%) High Availability
2 2 (20.00%) JD Edwards
2 2 (20.00%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 2 (20.00%) MS Access
2 2 (20.00%) Oracle
2 2 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
2 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (20.00%) PowerApps
2 2 (20.00%) RedGate
2 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Integration Services

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JDE EnterpriseOne
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Azure
1 2 (20.00%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
1 2 (20.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (20.00%) MS Access
2 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (20.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) SQL Optimisation
2 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (20.00%) Database Migration
2 2 (20.00%) DevOps
2 2 (20.00%) High Availability
2 2 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) SQL
1 10 (100.00%) T-SQL
2 2 (20.00%) C#
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) JD Edwards
1 2 (20.00%) Oracle
1 2 (20.00%) RedGate