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 to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 678 | 706 | 854 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +148 | -199 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL DBA | 218 | 291 | 352 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.28% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 203 | 250 | 300 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £36,750 | £38,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £45,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £68,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +22.22% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 25 April 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 25 April 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 | -34 | 182 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 11 |
| England | +28 | 179 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 153 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 11 |
| North of England | +31 | 52 | £57,500 | +4.55% | |
| London | +106 | 31 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 11 |
| North West | +17 | 31 | £55,000 | -3.51% | |
| Midlands | -1 | 29 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 4 |
| South West | -10 | 26 | £57,500 | +36.44% | 1 |
| South East | -36 | 25 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 24 | £57,500 | - | 4 |
| East of England | +22 | 16 | £57,500 | +4.55% | |
| East Midlands | -4 | 15 | £57,500 | +5.50% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 14 | £58,750 | +17.50% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 12 | £57,500 | +4.55% | |
| Wales | +4 | 10 | £42,500 | +10.39% | |
| North East | +8 | 9 | £57,500 | +4.55% |
SQL DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 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:
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