Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 March 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 417 | 525 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -189 | +108 | +39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 91 | 532 | 603 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.60% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.64% | 0.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 75 | 411 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,050 | £43,750 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £51,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £69,500 | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,660 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +9.52% | +10.53% |
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 | 47,447 | 83,374 | 103,901 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.34% | 94.74% | 92.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,289 | 61,710 | 64,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,836 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,000 | £72,500 | £81,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,934 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 19 March 2025.
DBA
Top 15 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 19 March 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 | -150 | 78 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | -152 | 62 | £54,660 | -4.94% | 26 |
| Work from Home | -72 | 47 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 29 |
| London | +28 | 19 | £60,500 | -6.92% | 5 |
| South East | +32 | 15 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 4 |
| North of England | -22 | 15 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 7 |
| Midlands | -13 | 12 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 7 |
| East of England | +27 | 7 | £51,250 | -8.89% | |
| South West | +20 | 7 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 7 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 3 |
| North West | -15 | 7 | £53,750 | -2.27% | 4 |
| Scotland | +56 | 6 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 4 |
| North East | +20 | 5 | £60,000 | +14.29% | |
| East Midlands | -1 | 5 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 3 | £46,500 | -14.68% | 3 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 March 2025, 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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