DBA Job Trends in Glasgow

Database Administrator
Scotland > Glasgow

As of 18 October 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
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 90 69
Rank change year-on-year +6 -21 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a DBA 3 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.38% 0.092% 0.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.094% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.16%
75th Percentile - - £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 735 1,062 703
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 97.97% 97.64%
Number of salaries quoted 313 551 547
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,390 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% +0.95%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £51,750
% change year-on-year -15.09% +2.42% -5.91%

DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

DBA job vacancy trend 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 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, 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 Glasgow region featuring DBA in the job title.

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

DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

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