The Datum Report

Occupation 3133 · Associate professional occupations

Database administrators and web content technicians

Database administrators and web content technicians administer, maintain and provide user support for databases and websites and assist in the design and development of databases; and monitors social media sites for posts and comments on behalf of companies.

How people enter it

Entry is possible with a variety of academic qualifications and/or relevant experience, although some employers may require a relevant degree. Training is provided off and on-the-job supplemented by specialised courses. Postgraduate qualifications and apprenticeships in some areas are available.

What the work involves

Also called

Database administrator · Digital content editor · Intranet coordinator · Website moderator

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 44,000.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 45,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 48,700.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 3,600.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 49,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None None 2026-03 1,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 7,100.00 2026-03
East Midlands 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 2,500.00 2026-03
London 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 6,500.00 2026-03
North East 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 1,900.00 2026-03
North West 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 8,200.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None withheld 2026-03
Scotland 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 3,600.00 2026-03
South East 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 8,800.00 2026-03
South West 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 4,100.00 2026-03
Wales 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 1,100.00 2026-03
West Midlands 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 3,100.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 3133 : Database administrators and web content technicians None 1,900.00 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for database administrators and web content technicians vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

IT technicians · IT user support technicians