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

As of 2026-05-08, databases appears in 1,265 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-08

Postings · last 90 days
1,265
Demand vs prior month
down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about databases

+Is databases in demand in 2026?

Yes. databases appears in 1,265 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-08, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills are commonly paired with databases?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-08), databases most often appears alongside Python, Java, Distributed systems, AWS, APIs.

+Where is databases most in demand?

As of 2026-05-08, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring databases are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Berlin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring databases — last 90 days

Top metros hiring for databases

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco12035.6%
New York City7221.4%
London3711.0%
Bengaluru267.7%
Berlin195.6%
Toronto175.0%
Paris164.7%
Palo Alto154.5%
Tel Aviv154.5%

Skills commonly paired with databases

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-08. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index