Database Administrator
UK
The median Database Administrator salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 451 | 518 | 598 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | +80 | -84 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a DBA | 509 | 558 | 826 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.55% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.54% | 0.60% | 0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 387 | 435 | 576 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,750 | £38,563 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,050 | £72,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
DBA
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured DBA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
DBA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing DBA.
DBA
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing DBA over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
DBA
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing DBA within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +24 | 414 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 67 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 386 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 270 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 26 |
| North of England | +45 | 99 | £55,000 | - | 14 |
| London | +102 | 83 | £67,000 | +6.35% | 19 |
| Midlands | +3 | 75 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 11 |
| South West | -2 | 70 | £57,500 | +11.65% | 4 |
| South East | -44 | 57 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 11 |
| North West | +26 | 56 | £55,000 | +3.77% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 41 | £55,000 | +0.92% | 3 |
| Scotland | -38 | 37 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -22 | 30 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 8 |
| East of England | -5 | 26 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +59 | 25 | £54,500 | -0.91% | 5 |
| Wales | +19 | 20 | £48,000 | +24.68% | 1 |
| North East | +3 | 18 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
DBA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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 featuring DBA in the job title.
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DBA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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