MySQL Database Administrator
UK
The median MySQL Database Administrator salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 686 | 880 | 973 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +194 | +93 | +217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a MySQL DBA | 5 | 22 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.022% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.024% | 0.010% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £70,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +75.00% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £58,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £61,175 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +37.50% | -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 | 46,967 | 93,227 | 95,240 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.30% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,330 | 66,890 | 59,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
MySQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured MySQL DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
MySQL DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MySQL DBA.
MySQL DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing MySQL DBA over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
MySQL DBA
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MySQL DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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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| UK excluding London | +198 | 4 | £50,000 | -9.09% | |
| Work from Home | +162 | 4 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 1 |
| England | +162 | 4 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 1 |
| South East | +112 | 3 | £50,000 | -23.08% | |
| North of England | +89 | 1 | £50,000 | -9.09% | |
| North West | +18 | 1 | £50,000 | -9.09% |
MySQL DBA Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, MySQL 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 MySQL DBA in the job title.
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MySQL 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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