Database Manager Job Trends

Database Manager
UK

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Database Manager salary in the UK.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 642 661 698
Rank change year-on-year +19 +37 +303
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Manager 11 38 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.018% 0.071% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.076% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 11
10th Percentile - £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile - £32,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% -
75th Percentile - £43,750 £56,875
90th Percentile - £52,500 £63,250
UK excluding London median annual salary - £36,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Database Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Database Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Database Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Database Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Database Manager job vacancies in the UK

Database Manager
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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
England +46 6 - - 2
London +43 4 - - 2
UK excluding London +47 2 - - 2
South East - 2 - - 2
Work from Home +58 1 - - 2

Database Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Database Manager 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 featuring Database Manager in the job title.

1 10 (90.91%) CRM
2 5 (45.45%) Raiser’s Edge
3 4 (36.36%) Data Governance
3 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
3 4 (36.36%) Migration
3 4 (36.36%) SQL
4 3 (27.27%) Data Migration
4 3 (27.27%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (27.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (27.27%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (27.27%) ETL
4 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (18.18%) Data Cleansing
5 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
5 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) Project Management
6 1 (9.09%) Agile
6 1 (9.09%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (9.09%) Analytics
6 1 (9.09%) Apex Code
6 1 (9.09%) Business Development
6 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (9.09%) Change Management
6 1 (9.09%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centricity
6 1 (9.09%) Dashboard Development
6 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
6 1 (9.09%) Data Strategy

Database Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Raiser’s Edge
2 3 (27.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (27.27%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (9.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) NAS
1 1 (9.09%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (9.09%) Power BI
General
1 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (36.36%) Marketing
3 3 (27.27%) Legal
4 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) NHS
1 1 (9.09%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) CRM
2 4 (36.36%) Data Governance
2 4 (36.36%) Migration
3 3 (27.27%) Data Migration
3 3 (27.27%) ETL
3 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (18.18%) Data Cleansing
4 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (18.18%) Project Management
5 1 (9.09%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (9.09%) Analytics
5 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (9.09%) Data Strategy
5 1 (9.09%) DataOps
5 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
5 1 (9.09%) Email Marketing
5 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
5 1 (9.09%) Storage Management
5 1 (9.09%) Workflow Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) DBS Check
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Data Quality
2 1 (9.09%) GDPR
2 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) Oracle
2 1 (9.09%) Salesforce