Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 417 | 511 | 521 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +10 | -121 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 360 | 704 | 740 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.68% | 0.57% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.71% | 0.60% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 278 | 550 | 574 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,775 | £38,386 | £38,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,788 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,750 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.98% | +2.38% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,750 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £67,500 | £73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +3.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 50,797 | 118,142 | 122,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.42% | 95.32% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,144 | 73,821 | 84,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
DBA
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 | +84 | 292 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 265 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 72 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 196 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 43 |
| London | +206 | 61 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 15 |
| North of England | +72 | 58 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 25 |
| South East | +96 | 53 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 15 |
| Midlands | +58 | 52 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 15 |
| South West | +73 | 47 | £57,500 | +2.22% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +52 | 36 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 7 |
| North West | +58 | 34 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 20 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 7 |
| East of England | +99 | 19 | £52,500 | +11.11% | 3 |
| Scotland | +50 | 17 | £50,000 | -13.79% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 16 | £50,000 | -3.85% | 8 |
| Isle of Man | - | 10 | £60,000 | - | |
| Wales | +13 | 7 | £42,500 | +3.88% | 1 |
| North East | +44 | 4 | £55,250 | +39.31% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 2 | - | - |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 December 2023, DBA 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 DBA in the job title.
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DBA 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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