Average Database Administrator salary in the UK

Our client specialises in ensuring secure connectivity for applications on a global scale and employs over 500 people in offices worldwide. Trusted by over 1,800 top organisations, the business provides essential protection for critical workloads across public cloud, private cloud, containers, and on-premises environments. We are now looking for a senior DBA Database Administrator / Architect to join their busy, growing, and successful team. DBA Database Administrator / Architect Warsaw, Poland; hybrid with working from home 2-3 days per week. PLN Zl?30-35K Zloty/month - long term contract. To be successful in this role: You will be a confident and senior Database Administrator / Architect with 3+ years of experience as DBA in administrating and tuning RDS clusters or equivalent databases. Other requirements for this role include: Experience with Cloud and SaaS environmentsBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related fieldStrong experience in database tuning (indexes, partitions, statistics) and performance troubleshooting, particularly in SaaS applicationsProficient with Linux and database management in a microservices architecture, commonly used in SaaS deploymentsExperience in database management in a microservices architecture, ensuring high availability and scalabilityHands-on experience with coding languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Java) for database automation in SaaS operations as well as on-premisesCan do attitude: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detailVery bright, fast learner, assumes ownership, independent and organisedInnovativeExcellent level of English Whilst not essential, candidates with the following would be of particular interest: Understanding of public cloud vendors replication techniques and data warehouse design in a SaaS environmentExperience with high availability, disaster recovery techniques, and scaling in SaaS ecosystems Position summary: The Database Administrator / Architect is a senior role reporting directly to the R&D Director and is a full-time position as part of the 10-person team in Poland. All roles based in Poland are contracted on a long-term consultancy basis which is paid by monthly invoice. We are still looking for someone who is very experienced, stable, confident, motivated and mature with great communication skills. Someone who wants to stay and grow with the company for the long term. Job role and responsibilities: As an experienced DBA you will work closely with development teams, offering guidance and mentorship to enhance database design, performance, and stability, with a focus on optimising capabilities in a SaaS environment. Other responsibilities for this role include: Review and approve development and testing design documents, ensuring they meet SaaS scalability and performance needsOversee performance testing, both in collaboration with a performance lab and independently, adjusting parameters to ensure fast and reliable responses for front-end SaaS applicationsContribute actively to conceptual database designs for new features, focusing on both back-end data organisation and front-end accessibility for SaaS usersParticipate in customer sessions to gather insights on real-world database usage and incidentsEnsure that the Data Analytics system integrates key information from the database, supporting SaaS business intelligence needsDevelop and maintain database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and metadata definitions, ensuring security and industry standard compliance with SaaS and on-premises data governanceEnhance company Knowledge Base (KB) with SaaS-focused best practices and solutionsCreate training materials and deliver training sessions to development teams on database managementDevelop, manage, and test backup and recovery plans, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for both on-premises and cloud-based SaaS deploymentsConduct capacity planning for databases to meet services scaling requirementsRegularly communicate with technical, application, and operations teams to ensure database integrity and securityCommission, install, and customise new applications to align with functional and security requirements, and develop a roadmap for upgrading third-party databases with a focus on functionality and security in a SaaS contextAct as lead figure in actual upgrades and migrationsManage database security and disaster recovery, with specific attention to both on-premises and SaaS setups Benefits: People usually stay with this company for many years as it has a company culture, offering lots of opportunities to grow with the company and the role.

Senior Database Administrator Northamptonshire - Northampton (8 miles), Towcester (9 miles), and Milton Keynes (11 miles) £35-45k Full-time, permanent, on-site. About the Role My client is seeking a database administrator to maintain and performance tune databases that run internally and on remote customer systems. You’ll receive a competitive salary and have regular personal development interaction with your manager and be encouraged to improve your range of skills through mentoring as well as training both in house and third party. Exceptional input and actions are recognised and rewarded in this company such as our ClassA share reward scheme. This role will involve occasional foreign travel to customer sites, and be based in our officesin the UK, near Northampton. The role includes building and maintaining infrastructure on customer platforms and providesupport to system administrators of our systems. This includes Microsoft MSSQL and MySQL DBMS. All systems need to run 24/7 and will adopt any forms of high availability and replication (potentially both) to aid that goal. Monitoring backups is as equally important to the recovery of running systems. There is ample opportunity to grow and progress through the business, learning new skillsand diversifying in role. The role will suit someone with a broad knowledge of databases and other aspects of IT, including hardware, software and OS. The ideal candidate will be organised and pragmatic, as the role is sometimes customer facing,the candidate should have clear communication skills and be presentable. The role is 100% office based and due to location would be preferable for the candidate to hold a full driving license. Essential Skills • Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience (Availability Groups and Replication) • Strong MySQL Experience (Galera Clusters) • Database design and performance tuning. Desirable Skills • Neo4J Graph Database • Cloud Technologies with an emphasis on security and stability • Firewall, Networking and VPN configuration and maintenance • vCenter, vSphere • Conversational language skills Spanish/French/Portuguese • Operating systems including Linux, Ubuntu • Active Directory administration • IP cameras, base stations, VOIP phones • Internet of Things protocols, (MQTT and/or LoRaWAN) • Hardware (servers, desktops, laptops, mobile phones) • Delivering virtual and face to face training to users of varying technical abilities Should be confident with documenting methods for undertaking tasks. Role is permanent, expected salary £35-45k Additional Information This is a permanent, full-time, office based role in the UK, near Northampton. The candidate is required to have their own transport due to the location. The successful applicant will be expected to attend the office daily as this is NOT a remote role. Benefits: - 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), increasing to 38 days after 5 years - Flexible working hours - Comprehensive travel insurance for you and your family - 4% pension contribution match - Employee share scheme - Free annual flu vaccination About The Company We innovate to secure your present and protect your future, catering to a wide range of organizational security needs. Our success is anchored in the efforts of our employees who contribute to the creation of our innovative, market-leading products and services. We foster a collaborative, friendly workplace environment that values initiative, autonomy, and teamwork. Company Culture Statement As a valued member of staff, you will receive a competitive salary with great working conditions amongst a friendly team. You will have regular personal development interaction with a director and be encouraged to increase and improve your range of skills through mentoring and external sources of knowledge. Exceptional input and actions are recognised and rewarded in this company. Our success is built upon the efforts of our employees. We value our employee family who help build our innovative, market-leading products and services, and deliver robust, personal support to our clients. They do this through collaboration with one another and with our customers, in an open and friendly workplace. We appreciate initiative and autonomy whilst encouraging staff to work together in order to support each other. We have a fail-fast approach torealise any show-stopping tasks early, and learn from this to improve and evolve development cycles. Next Steps If you believe you have the relevant experience, qualifications and skills required for this exciting role then please contact Jeremy Barwick who has been exclusively retained to fill this position. Note This role is office based, with a certain amount of flexibility for time off when necessary, but please be aware that hybrid or remote working is not being offered. Due to the location of the offices, public transport is not readily available and having your own transport would be a distinct advantage. If you're ready to grow and make a difference, apply today!

A rapidly-growing retail organisation based in Peterborough are looking for a Database Administrator to join their Data & Insights team, and take ownership of the maintenance and ongoing development of their data estate. This is a hybrid role, with the ability to work from home 2 days per week. You will spend the other 3 days in their office, to collaborate with the wider team. They often go out for office socials, and there's a great team spirit running throughout the organisation. They have identified data as being absolutely critical to their growth strategy, and there is a huge amount of growth potential both in this role and the wider team. They've recently built a brand-new Snowflake data warehouse to centralise their data, and are striving to automate reporting wherever possible to enhance business decision-making. In this role, you'll use your SQL skills to maintain their databases though typical Database Administration duties including performing back-ups, disaster recovery planning, performance optimisation and security. You will also use an ETL tool called Rivery to build data pipelines to get data into their data warehouse, though prior experience with Rivery is not required. Ultimately, you will look to make improvements wherever possible, and will ensure that the data is as clean, accurate and secure as possible, so that the Analysts in the wider team can access this easily to create their reports. You will take real ownership of this from a technical perspective. This is an excellent opportunity for a data professional to join an organisation where you can make a real impact from day one - they're fast-paced and ever-evolving, and there is a real appetite for the work you will be doing. Requirements: Strong skills in SQL database querying, optimisation, and working with relational data modelsExperience with various DBA tasks including backups, disaster recovery planning, performance optimisation and securityExperience with Snowflake would be beneficial but not essentialExperience with Rivery, or other similar ETL tools, would be beneficialComfortable liaising with stakeholders at all levels Benefits: Salary up to around £45-50,000 depending on level of experience25 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus opportunity to buy additional daysGroup Life InsurancePension - 3% employer and 5% employee Please Note: This is a permanent role for UK residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check. Nigel Frank are the go-to recruiter for Power BI and Azure Data Platform roles in the UK, offering more opportunities across the country than any other. We're the proud sponsor and supporter of SQLBits, and the London Power BI User Group. To find out more and speak confidentially about your job search or hiring needs, please contact me directly at