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 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 634 | 456 | 506 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -178 | +50 | +112 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 75 | 528 | 550 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.51% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.54% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 398 | 438 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £41,250 | £37,278 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £50,750 | £43,188 |
| 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 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,125 | £73,750 | £73,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | +9.38% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 30 May 2025.
DBA
Top 14 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 30 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 | -160 | 63 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 340 |
| UK excluding London | -99 | 61 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 347 |
| Work from Home | -87 | 39 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 282 |
| South East | +47 | 18 | £58,750 | +2.17% | 98 |
| Midlands | +29 | 16 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 65 |
| North of England | -41 | 16 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 71 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 10 | £48,500 | -11.82% | 26 |
| North East | +29 | 9 | £56,500 | +32.94% | 10 |
| Scotland | +86 | 6 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 15 |
| London | +33 | 6 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 29 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 6 | £60,000 | +2.13% | 34 |
| North West | -40 | 6 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 29 |
| South West | +39 | 5 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 1 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 32 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 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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