DBA Job Trends in Glasgow

Database Administrator
Scotland > Glasgow

As of 16 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Database Administrator salary in Glasgow.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 162 70
Rank change year-on-year +86 -92 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a DBA 3 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.41% 0.050% 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.051% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile - £57,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% +27.16%
75th Percentile - £62,500 £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

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 699 1,960 768
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 98.44% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 281 648 598
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,967 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,000 £66,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%

DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for DBA in Glasgow

DBA
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for DBA job vacancies in Glasgow

DBA Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, 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 across the Glasgow region featuring DBA in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Perl
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Replication
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) Linux Command Line
1 3 (100.00%) Task Automation

DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Linux Command Line
1 3 (100.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Perl
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP