database administration jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, database administration appears in 403 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Database Administrator has the most postings mentioning database administration, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is database administration in demand in 2026?
Yes. database administration appears in 403 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks. Database Administrator accounts for the most postings mentioning database administration (39.7% of all postings mentioning database administration).
+What jobs require database administration?
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 database administration are Database Administrator (26.4% of that role’s postings mention database administration), Database Architect (14.8% of that role’s postings mention database administration), SQL Database Administrator (13.0% of that role’s postings mention database administration).
+What skills are commonly paired with database administration?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), database administration most often appears alongside SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Python.
+Where is database administration most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring database administration are Washington, New York City, Brooklyn, Toronto, Baltimore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring database administration — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require database administration
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrator | 160 | 26.4% |
| Database Architect | 4 | 14.8% |
| SQL Database Administrator | 3 | 13.0% |
| Oracle Database Administrator | 4 | 12.5% |
| Database Reliability Engineer | 4 | 10.8% |
| Database Engineer | 6 | 6.7% |
| Technical Services Engineer | 2 | 6.5% |
| Database Developer | 1 | 4.5% |
| Finance Data Analyst | 1 | 3.8% |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 2 | 3.4% |
Roles with the most database administration postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Database Administrator | 160 | 39.7% |
| Data Engineer | 20 | 5.0% |
| Software Engineer | 13 | 3.2% |
| Data Analyst | 7 | 1.7% |
| Data Scientist | 6 | 1.5% |
| Database Engineer | 6 | 1.5% |
| SQL DBA | 6 | 1.5% |
| Systems Engineer | 6 | 1.5% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 1.0% |
| Database Architect | 4 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for database administration
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 13 | 3.2% |
| New York City | 12 | 3.0% |
| Brooklyn | 7 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 7 | 1.7% |
| Baltimore | 6 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 6 | 1.5% |
| Lisbon | 6 | 1.5% |
| Annapolis | 5 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with database administration
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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 database administration by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s database administration postings by all database administration 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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