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

As of 2026-09-30, backup and recovery appears in 282 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Database Administrator has the most postings mentioning backup and recovery, with demand share up 18.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
282
Demand vs prior month
up 18.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 23.8% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about backup and recovery

+Is backup and recovery in demand in 2026?

Yes. backup and recovery appears in 282 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Database Administrator accounts for the most postings mentioning backup and recovery (23.8% of all postings mentioning backup and recovery).

+What jobs require backup and recovery?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, 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 (13.0% of that role’s postings mention backup and recovery), Database Administrator (11.0% 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 2026-09-30), backup and recovery most often appears alongside disaster recovery, Python, SQL, AWS, Performance tuning.

+Where is backup and recovery most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring backup and recovery are Washington, Hyderabad, São Paulo, Milan, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after backup and recovery?

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 backup and recovery — last 90 days

Career paths around backup and recovery

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before backup and recovery

Before backup and recoverysql → backup and recovery: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairC → backup and recovery: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairreplication → backup and recovery: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata replication → backup and recovery: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairO365 → backup and recovery: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairprocedures → backup and recovery: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairIT Services → backup and recovery: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairstandards → backup and recovery: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup andrecoverysql: 2 movessql2 movesC: 2 movesC2 movesreplication: 2 movesreplication2 movesdata replication: 1 movesdata replication1 movesO365: 1 movesO3651 movesprocedures: 1 movesprocedures1 movesIT Services: 1 movesIT Services1 movesstandards: 1 movesstandards1 moves

Skills after backup and recovery

After backup and recoverybackup and recovery → C: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → data warehouse: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → TSQL: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → bastion hosts: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → Slack integration: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → data replication techniques: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → OpenShift: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup and recovery → Visual Basic: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairbackup andrecoveryC: 2 movesC2 movesdata warehouse: 2 movesdata warehouse2 movesTSQL: 1 movesTSQL1 movesbastion hosts: 1 movesbastion hosts1 movesSlack integration: 1 movesSlack integration1 movesdata replication techniques: 1 movesdata replicationtechniques1 movesOpenShift: 1 movesOpenShift1 movesVisual Basic: 1 movesVisual Basic1 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: sql2
Before: C2
Before: replication2
Before: data replication1
Before: O3651
Before: procedures1
Before: IT Services1
Before: standards1
After: C2
After: data warehouse2
After: TSQL1
After: bastion hosts1
After: Slack integration1
After: data replication techniques1
After: OpenShift1
After: Visual Basic1

Roles most likely to require backup and recovery

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Oracle Database Administrator721.9%
Database Developer313.0%
Database Administrator6711.0%
Sales Systems Engineer310.7%
Database Engineer910.0%
Database Administrator (DBA)26.9%
Security Solution Architect14.8%
ETL Developer23.9%
Technical Services Engineer13.2%
IT Cybersecurity Specialist13.0%

Roles with the most backup and recovery postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Database Administrator6723.8%
Solutions Architect3311.7%
Infrastructure Engineer113.9%
Database Engineer93.2%
Systems Engineer93.2%
Oracle Database Administrator72.5%
Data Engineer62.1%
Site Reliability Engineer62.1%
DevOps Engineer51.8%
Platform Engineer51.8%

Top companies posting jobs requiring backup and recovery

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring backup and recovery
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Databricks30
General Dynamics Information Technology6
Defense Unicorns5
Kyndryl5
Veeam5
Allianz4
Elsevier4
DXC Technology4
Securiti4
Exadelinc3

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 backup and recovery

NamePostingsShare
Washington93.2%
Hyderabad72.5%
São Paulo72.5%
Milan62.1%
Bengaluru51.8%
Tokyo51.8%
Atlanta41.4%
Alexandria31.1%
Amsterdam31.1%

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 2026-09-30. 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). 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 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (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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data_as_of
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window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index