SQL Server DBA Job Trends in the West Midlands

SQL Server Database Administrator
England > West Midlands

The median SQL Server Database Administrator salary in the West Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 - 239
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.027% - 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% - 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year - -29.41% +41.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 6,666 2,967 6,363
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 88.41% 93.68%
Number of salaries quoted 4,201 1,794 4,968
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,250 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,967 £63,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £79,715 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.19%

SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SQL Server DBA' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

SQL Server DBA job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

SQL Server DBA
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in the West Midlands

SQL Server DBA
Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 April 2026. 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
Birmingham - 2 £50,000 - 1
SQL Server DBA
England

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 April 2026, SQL Server DBA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (50.00%) Database Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (50.00%) RedGate
2 1 (50.00%) Refactoring
2 1 (50.00%) SolarWinds
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) T-SQL

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Azure SQL Database
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Database Optimisation
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (50.00%) Refactoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) T-SQL
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) RedGate
1 1 (50.00%) SolarWinds