SQL Server Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 677 | 876 | 939 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +199 | +63 | +145 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA | 15 | 20 | 50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.020% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | 0.021% | 0.053% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 17 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,250 | £40,775 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £57,500 | £45,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £80,000 | £53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.38% | +48.84% | +4.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,125 | £85,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | - | £73,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +14.29% | +10.53% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 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 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Server DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server DBA.
SQL Server DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server DBA over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
SQL Server DBA
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | +193 | 11 | £52,500 | -38.24% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +215 | 9 | £47,500 | -20.83% | |
| England | +166 | 7 | £60,000 | -29.41% | |
| Scotland | - | 5 | £47,500 | - | |
| North of England | +87 | 3 | £60,000 | - | |
| North East | +52 | 3 | £60,000 | - | |
| London | +99 | 2 | £75,000 | -11.76% | |
| Midlands | +82 | 1 | £52,500 | -12.50% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £52,500 | - |
SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, SQL Server 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 Server DBA in the job title.
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SQL Server 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: