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 4 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 648 | 683 | 904 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | +221 | +179 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Developer | 52 | 223 | 90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.099% | 0.23% | 0.087% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.095% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 42 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36,250 | £43,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £39,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £42,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.86% | -23.64% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,206 | £48,188 | £64,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,250 | £48,700 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £42,500 | £53,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -20.19% | +3.40% |
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 | 47,541 | 93,322 | 94,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.35% | 94.63% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,467 | 66,921 | 59,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 4 May 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 4 May 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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| England | +119 | 49 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 46 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 4 |
| North of England | +62 | 26 | £60,000 | +44.58% | |
| Yorkshire | +81 | 16 | £60,000 | +44.58% | |
| Work from Home | +41 | 14 | £66,206 | +59.53% | 5 |
| Midlands | +43 | 11 | £57,500 | +35.29% | |
| West Midlands | +45 | 8 | £57,500 | +35.29% | |
| North West | +9 | 7 | £62,500 | - | |
| London | +95 | 6 | £97,500 | +104.19% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 6 | £66,206 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 3 | £57,500 | +91.67% | |
| North East | - | 3 | £57,500 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 2 | £69,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +62 | 1 | £52,500 | - |
Database Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 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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