Senior SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median Senior SQL Database Administrator salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 681 | 906 | 949 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +225 | +43 | +255 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior SQL DBA | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.011% | 0.008% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | 0.009% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,500 | £50,250 | £45,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,438 | £52,500 | £53,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,188 | £65,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,875 | - | £142,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
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 | 47,606 | 93,229 | 94,684 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.38% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,326 | 66,845 | 59,589 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Senior SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior SQL DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior SQL DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior SQL DBA.
Senior SQL DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior SQL DBA over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
Senior SQL 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 Senior SQL DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +183 | 3 | £55,000 | -15.38% | |
| Work from Home | +165 | 3 | £57,500 | -11.54% | |
| London | +105 | 2 | £63,750 | -1.92% | |
| UK excluding London | +209 | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| North of England | +71 | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £55,000 | - |
Senior SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, Senior SQL 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 Senior SQL DBA in the job title.
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Senior SQL 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: