Database Manager
UK
The median Database Manager salary in the UK is £34,713 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 668 | 888 | 944 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +220 | +56 | +251 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Manager | 46 | 23 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.084% | 0.023% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.093% | 0.024% | 0.021% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,277 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30,000 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £34,713 | £40,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.22% | -33.33% | -17.24% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £54,688 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,000 | £79,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £40,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -33.33% | -15.79% |
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 | 49,668 | 94,676 | 90,476 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.49% | 94.69% | 91.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,895 | 67,575 | 57,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £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 | £73,750 | £70,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,325 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.24% | +6.65% |
Database Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Database Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Database Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Database Manager.
Database Manager
Top 6 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 22 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 | +159 | 22 | £34,713 | -13.22% | 5 |
| London | +130 | 16 | £34,713 | -27.22% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +182 | 12 | - | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 10 | £34,713 | -13.22% | 3 |
| East of England | - | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | - | 6 | - | - |
Database Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Database Manager 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 Manager in the job title.
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Database Manager 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: