SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Database Administrator salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 691 | 688 | 610 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -78 | +319 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 46 | 197 | 294 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.076% | 0.20% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.085% | 0.21% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 181 | 248 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £51,250 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £53,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £61,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £71,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,375 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.65% | +9.52% | +6.60% |
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 | 53,874 | 95,222 | 77,637 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.56% | 94.83% | 91.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,775 | 66,170 | 53,203 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £39,439 | £44,192 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +3.67% |
SQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL DBA.
SQL DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL DBA over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
SQL DBA
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 17 July 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 | +4 | 38 | £51,375 | -10.65% | 13 |
| England | +7 | 37 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 21 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 31 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 9 |
| Midlands | +52 | 11 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 1 |
| North of England | +19 | 9 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 8 | £48,500 | -15.65% | |
| South East | +39 | 7 | £51,500 | -10.43% | 4 |
| North East | +37 | 6 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 1 |
| Scotland | +75 | 5 | £47,500 | -17.39% | |
| South West | +74 | 5 | £62,500 | +8.70% | |
| London | +84 | 4 | £56,250 | -29.69% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +39 | 3 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 1 |
| North West | -19 | 2 | £37,500 | -33.33% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 1 | £55,000 | -4.35% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, 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 SQL DBA in the job title.
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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: