Hybrid/Remote PostgreSQL DBA Job Trends

PostgreSQL Database Administrator
UK > Work from Home

The median PostgreSQL Database Administrator salary for remote/hybrid work is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 400 - 483
Rank change year-on-year - - +290
Permanent jobs requiring a PostgreSQL DBA 3 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.019% - 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% - 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 13
10th Percentile - - £41,000
25th Percentile £66,250 - £67,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £74,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.67%
75th Percentile £69,375 - £85,000
90th Percentile £69,750 - £87,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year -24.14% -3.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 15,035 19,197 21,006
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.33% 96.64% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,918 11,996 17,139
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,768 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.05% -4.00% +1.08%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

PostgreSQL DBA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'PostgreSQL DBA' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

PostgreSQL DBA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

PostgreSQL DBA
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote PostgreSQL DBA job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote PostgreSQL DBA job vacancies

PostgreSQL DBA Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, PostgreSQL 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring PostgreSQL DBA in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Ansible
1 3 (100.00%) Database Security
1 3 (100.00%) Database Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) High Availability
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Open Source
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Java
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) SQL

PostgreSQL DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Database Security
1 3 (100.00%) Database Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) High Availability
1 3 (100.00%) Open Source
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Java
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Ansible
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes