Database Administrator Salary in Scotland

What most database administrators actually earn

Half of database administrators in Scotland earn between £29,443 and £43,404. Earning above £43,404 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Technicians” group in Scotland.

How Scotland ranks for database administrator pay

London tops the table on £40,110 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £26,437. Scotland is £7,817 short of the top.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group

Database administrators and web content technicians

SOC 2020 code

3133

Measure

Gross annual pay, all employees

Edition

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “database administrator” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Database administrators and web content technicians”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.