Database systems jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-08, Database systems appears in 161 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Database systems, with demand share up 7.9% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-08

Postings · last 90 days
161
Demand vs prior month
up 7.9% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 39.1% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Boston

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Frequently asked questions about Database systems

+Is Database systems in demand in 2026?

Yes. Database systems appears in 161 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-08. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Database systems (39.1% of all postings mentioning Database systems).

+What jobs require Database systems?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-08, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Database systems are Site Reliability Engineering Manager (5.2% of that role’s postings mention Database systems), Hardware Engineering Manager (4.8% of that role’s postings mention Database systems), Software Engineer, Backend (3.8% of that role’s postings mention Database systems).

+What skills are commonly paired with Database systems?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-08), Database systems most often appears alongside Python, Java, AWS, SQL, Distributed systems.

+Where is Database systems most in demand?

As of 2026-10-08, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Database systems are Boston, Berlin, Dublin, Seattle, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Database systems content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Database systems alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Database systems content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after Database systems?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Database systems — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around Database systems

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Database systems

Before Database systemsJUnit → Database systems: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairHibernate → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairmachine learning → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSelenium → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairvisualization → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → Database systems: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabasesystemsJUnit: 3 movesJUnit3 movesHibernate: 2 movesHibernate2 movesmachine learning: 2 movesmachine learning2 movesSelenium: 2 movesSelenium2 movesTableau: 2 movesTableau2 movesvisualization: 2 movesvisualization2 movesJavaScript: 2 movesJavaScript2 movesJava: 2 movesJava2 moves

Skills after Database systems

After Database systemsDatabase systems → Tableau: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → sql: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → Frequency item-set analysis: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → proof-of-concept: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → telephone facilities: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → missing data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → python: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabase systems → user interfaces: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabasesystemsTableau: 3 movesTableau3 movessql: 2 movessql2 movesFrequency item-set analysis: 1 movesFrequency item-setanalysis1 movesproof-of-concept: 1 movesproof-of-concept1 movestelephone facilities: 1 movestelephonefacilities1 movesmissing data: 1 movesmissing data1 movespython: 1 movespython1 movesuser interfaces: 1 movesuser interfaces1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: JUnit3
Before: Hibernate2
Before: machine learning2
Before: Selenium2
Before: Tableau2
Before: visualization2
Before: JavaScript2
Before: Java2
After: Tableau3
After: sql2
After: Frequency item-set analysis1
After: proof-of-concept1
After: telephone facilities1
After: missing data1
After: python1
After: user interfaces1

Roles most likely to require Database systems

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Site Reliability Engineering Manager35.2%
Hardware Engineering Manager14.8%
Software Engineer, Backend13.8%
Security Research Engineer23.4%
Systems Analyst13.3%
Manufacturing Test Engineer22.1%
CTO12.0%
Data Science Intern12.0%
Platform Architect21.8%
Product Data Scientist11.8%

Roles with the most Database systems postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer6339.1%
Data Analyst74.3%
Data Engineer74.3%
Product Manager53.1%
Business Analyst42.5%
Software Engineer Intern42.5%
Data Scientist31.9%
Engineering Manager31.9%
Site Reliability Engineering Manager31.9%
Software Developer31.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Database systems

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring Database systems
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Snowflake17
MongoDB8
ClickHouse8
Stripe6
Whoop4
OCLC3
Sixt3
Cisco3
CACI2
Databricks2

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for Database systems

NamePostingsShare
Boston85.0%
Berlin74.3%
Dublin63.7%
Seattle53.1%
New York City42.5%
Warsaw42.5%
Bellevue31.9%
Los Angeles31.9%
McLean31.9%

Skills commonly paired with Database systems

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-08. 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 systems by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Database systems postings by all Database systems 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,617 identified employers and covers 70% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-09 to 2026-09-07 and 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index