Senior Database Engineer
UK
The median Senior Database Engineer salary in the UK is £30,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 665 | 708 | 760 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +43 | +52 | +429 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Database Engineer | 8 | 84 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.11% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.11% | 0.024% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,075 | £46,872 | £56,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,188 | £64,375 | £58,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,750 | £82,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.73% | +13.79% | -34.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £31,688 | £84,375 | £89,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £32,025 | £90,500 | £109,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,750 | £49,390 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.74% | -29.44% | - |
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 | 44,155 | 74,074 | 57,839 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.61% | 95.25% | 94.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,862 | 44,536 | 44,785 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £92,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | - |
Senior Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Database Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Database Engineer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Senior Database Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior Database Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Database Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 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 | +34 | 8 | £30,750 | -62.73% | 2 |
| London | +53 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 4 | £30,750 | -37.74% | 1 |
| Midlands | +58 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +53 | 2 | - | - | |
| East of England | -4 | 2 | £30,750 | - | |
| Work from Home | +49 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Senior Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Senior Database Engineer 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 Senior Database Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Database Engineer 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: