Database Developer
UK
The median Database Developer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 678 | 731 | 807 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | +76 | +345 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Developer | 55 | 175 | 103 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.092% | 0.16% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 47 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £36,250 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £38,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £42,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -22.73% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £48,250 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,250 | £64,250 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £42,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -19.05% | +5.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.74% |
Database Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Database Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Database Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Developer.
Database Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Database Developer over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Database Developer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 July 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +91 | 55 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 25 |
| England | +111 | 52 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 45 |
| North of England | +48 | 26 | £60,000 | +44.58% | 3 |
| Midlands | +74 | 18 | £57,500 | +35.29% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +59 | 16 | £60,000 | +44.58% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 14 | £66,206 | +59.53% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +53 | 10 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 8 | £57,500 | +35.29% | 2 |
| North West | +5 | 7 | £62,500 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 6 | £66,206 | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 3 | £57,500 | - | |
| South West | +98 | 2 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 2 | £69,000 | - | |
| Scotland | +41 | 1 | £52,500 | - |
Database Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Database Developer 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 featuring Database Developer in the job title.
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Database Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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