Database Administrator
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Database Administrator salary in Glasgow is £48,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
59 |
51 |
181 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+130 |
-71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA |
1 |
3 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.12% |
0.64% |
0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.13% |
0.69% |
0.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
2 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£43,000 |
£51,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,750 |
£43,750 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,500 |
£47,500 |
£56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.11% |
-15.56% |
-6.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,250 |
£51,250 |
£61,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£52,000 |
£62,125 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£48,500 |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.00% |
-13.04% |
-4.17% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title |
759 |
437 |
2,780 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.13% |
92.78% |
97.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
468 |
233 |
735 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,375 |
£32,500 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£39,250 |
£38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£50,891 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+17.90% |
-3.06% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£77,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£99,500 |
£77,800 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
