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 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 469 | 514 | 577 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +63 | -94 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 500 | 581 | 833 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.61% | 0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 389 | 454 | 595 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,825 | £38,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £44,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £70,000 | £73,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
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 | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 26 April 2024.
DBA
Top 17 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 26 April 2024. 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 | +41 | 406 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | -28 | 379 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 40 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 272 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 30 |
| North of England | +43 | 96 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
| London | +115 | 81 | £67,000 | +11.67% | 20 |
| Midlands | -2 | 74 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 9 |
| South West | -3 | 68 | £57,500 | +11.65% | 2 |
| South East | -35 | 57 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 6 |
| North West | +25 | 53 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 42 | £55,000 | +1.85% | 4 |
| Scotland | -40 | 37 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 28 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 5 |
| East of England | +10 | 26 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 25 | £51,500 | -7.21% | 4 |
| Wales | +15 | 19 | £48,000 | +22.29% | 1 |
| North East | +5 | 18 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £77,500 | - |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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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