SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Database Administrator salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 704 | 607 | 912 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -97 | +305 | -139 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 138 | 294 | 366 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.40% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 122 | 247 | 311 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,125 | £37,200 | £38,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £47,500 | £43,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,225 | £71,250 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +5.00% | +1.01% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
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 26 July 2024.
SQL DBA
Top 16 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 26 July 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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| UK excluding London | -126 | 116 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 3 |
| England | -111 | 108 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 6 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 92 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 5 |
| North of England | -29 | 29 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 3 |
| Midlands | -39 | 23 | £57,500 | +15.00% | |
| London | +41 | 19 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 3 |
| North West | -14 | 18 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 2 |
| South East | -28 | 17 | £57,500 | - | |
| Scotland | -31 | 17 | £57,500 | +15.00% | |
| South West | +4 | 14 | £57,500 | -0.86% | |
| West Midlands | -20 | 14 | £65,000 | +30.00% | |
| Wales | +29 | 10 | £42,500 | +10.39% | |
| East Midlands | -29 | 9 | £57,500 | +21.05% | |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 6 | £57,500 | +4.55% | |
| East of England | -34 | 6 | £57,500 | +9.52% | |
| North East | -8 | 5 | £57,500 | - | 1 |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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: