SQL Server Database Administrator
UK
The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in the UK is £82,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 871 | 946 | 1116 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +75 | +170 | -290 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA | 17 | 49 | 119 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.017% | 0.048% | 0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.018% | 0.053% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 47 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £40,200 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,813 | £46,375 | £42,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £82,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | +10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £65,000 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £71,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 8 May 2024.
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 8 May 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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| Work from Home | +63 | 13 | £85,000 | +65.85% | 3 |
| England | +50 | 12 | £85,000 | +47.83% | 4 |
| London | +124 | 10 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 3 | £60,000 | +20.00% | |
| North of England | +36 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +4 | 1 | £60,000 | +20.00% | |
| Wales | +2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -4 | 1 | £60,000 | +20.00% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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: