Top skills for Database Administrator jobs
Based on 190 active Database Administrator postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Database Administrator postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Design59%
- Automation50%
- PostgreSQL48%
- Database Administration45%
- Scripting42%
- Database Security41%
- Computer Science33%
- MySQL32%
- Encryption32%
- Oracle31%
- Patching30%
- Database Systems28%
- Linux27%
- Microsoft SQL Server27%
- DevOps23%
- CI/CD20%
- Failover20%
- Innovation20%
- Database Technologies20%
- Data Modeling19%
- Analytics18%
- Database Design16%
- Database Management16%
- Database Operations16%
- Partitioning16%
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