backup and recovery jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, backup and recovery appears in 277 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Database Administrator has the most postings mentioning backup and recovery, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is backup and recovery in demand in 2026?
Yes. backup and recovery appears in 277 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. Database Administrator accounts for the most postings mentioning backup and recovery (23.5% of all postings mentioning backup and recovery).
+What jobs require backup and recovery?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning backup and recovery are Oracle Database Administrator (21.9% of that role’s postings mention backup and recovery), Database Developer (13.6% of that role’s postings mention backup and recovery), Sales Systems Engineer (11.1% of that role’s postings mention backup and recovery).
+What skills are commonly paired with backup and recovery?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), backup and recovery most often appears alongside disaster recovery, SQL, Python, AWS, Performance tuning.
+Where is backup and recovery most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring backup and recovery are Washington, São Paulo, Hyderabad, Milan, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring backup and recovery — last 90 days
Roles most likely to require backup and recovery
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Database Administrator | 7 | 21.9% |
| Database Developer | 3 | 13.6% |
| Sales Systems Engineer | 3 | 11.1% |
| Database Administrator | 65 | 10.7% |
| Database Engineer | 9 | 9.9% |
| Database Administrator (DBA) | 2 | 6.9% |
| ETL Developer | 2 | 4.1% |
| Technical Services Engineer | 1 | 3.2% |
| IT Cybersecurity Specialist | 1 | 3.1% |
| Information Technology Specialist | 1 | 3.0% |
Roles with the most backup and recovery postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrator | 65 | 23.5% |
| Solutions Architect | 33 | 11.9% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 10 | 3.6% |
| Database Engineer | 9 | 3.2% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 3.2% |
| Oracle Database Administrator | 7 | 2.5% |
| Data Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 5 | 1.8% |
| Platform Engineer | 5 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for backup and recovery
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 9 | 3.2% |
| São Paulo | 7 | 2.5% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2.2% |
| Milan | 6 | 2.2% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 1.8% |
| Tokyo | 5 | 1.8% |
| Atlanta | 4 | 1.4% |
| St. Louis | 4 | 1.4% |
| Alexandria | 3 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with backup and recovery
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning backup and recovery by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s backup and recovery postings by all backup and recovery postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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