Database Engineer
UK
The median Database Engineer salary in the UK is £66,367 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 674 | 647 | 918 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +271 | +147 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer | 31 | 261 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.26% | 0.059% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.28% | 0.064% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 58 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,136 | £40,833 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £64,090 | £45,436 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,367 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.19% | +7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,585 | £91,991 | £75,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,434 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,367 | £58,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.45% | -6.40% | +21.36% |
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 | 49,982 | 93,747 | 91,844 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.66% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,989 | 67,111 | 57,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,014 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Database Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Database Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Engineer.
Database Engineer
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Database Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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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| UK excluding London | -12 | 29 | £66,367 | +13.45% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +141 | 28 | £66,367 | -6.85% | 21 |
| England | +12 | 24 | £67,500 | -3.57% | 38 |
| South West | +115 | 10 | - | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +29 | 7 | £66,367 | -33.63% | 2 |
| South East | +69 | 6 | £70,000 | +75.00% | 4 |
| North of England | +20 | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -10 | 6 | - | - | |
| London | +73 | 1 | - | - | 27 |
Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Database Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Database Engineer 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: