SQL Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Database Administrator salary in the UK is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | 693 | 702 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +9 | +192 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 40 | 209 | 275 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.072% | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.079% | 0.22% | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 194 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,125 | £50,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,750 | £53,750 | £43,845 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.52% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,250 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,375 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,250 | £57,500 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.35% | +9.00% | +15.30% |
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 | 50,706 | 94,386 | 91,123 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.83% | 94.69% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,254 | 67,482 | 57,423 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
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 May 2025.
SQL DBA
Top 13 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -2 | 30 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 28 | £49,250 | -14.35% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 25 | £48,500 | -15.65% | 6 |
| Midlands | +42 | 8 | £48,500 | -15.65% | |
| East Midlands | +14 | 8 | £48,500 | -15.65% | |
| London | +92 | 7 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 3 |
| North of England | 0 | 7 | £56,500 | -1.74% | 3 |
| Scotland | +100 | 6 | £47,500 | -17.39% | |
| South West | +89 | 4 | £62,500 | +8.70% | |
| North East | +36 | 4 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 3 |
| South East | +59 | 3 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 3 |
| North West | -28 | 2 | £37,500 | -33.33% | |
| Yorkshire | +52 | 1 | £55,000 | -4.35% |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 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: