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

As of 2026-09-30, database management appears in 313 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning database management, with demand share up 10.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
313
Demand vs prior month
up 10.4% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 10.2% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about database management

+Is database management in demand in 2026?

Yes. database management appears in 313 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning database management (10.2% of all postings mentioning database management).

+What jobs require database management?

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 database management are Credit Risk Manager (13.6% of that role’s postings mention database management), Computer Scientist (12.0% of that role’s postings mention database management), Quality Assurance Intern (11.1% of that role’s postings mention database management).

+What skills are commonly paired with database management?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), database management most often appears alongside Python, SQL, data visualization, Power BI, Tableau.

+Where is database management most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring database management are Washington, Chicago, Madrid, Manila, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new database management content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after database management?

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 management — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around database management

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before database management

Before database managementpython → database management: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → database management: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → database management: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → database management: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → database management: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → database management: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → database management: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairMYSQL → database management: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabasemanagementpython: 7 movespython7 movesTableau: 6 movesTableau6 movesExcel: 5 movesExcel5 movesJavaScript: 5 movesJavaScript5 movesHTML: 5 movesHTML5 movessql: 4 movessql4 movesCSS: 4 movesCSS4 movesMYSQL: 3 movesMYSQL3 moves

Skills after database management

After database managementdatabase management → python: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → JavaScript: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → Tableau: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → C#: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → HTML: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → Microservices: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabase management → Java: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatabasemanagementpython: 7 movespython7 movesJavaScript: 6 movesJavaScript6 movesTableau: 5 movesTableau5 movesC#: 4 movesC#4 movesHTML: 4 movesHTML4 movesMicroservices: 3 movesMicroservices3 movestesting: 3 movestesting3 movesJava: 3 movesJava3 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: python7
Before: Tableau6
Before: Excel5
Before: JavaScript5
Before: HTML5
Before: sql4
Before: CSS4
Before: MYSQL3
After: python7
After: JavaScript6
After: Tableau5
After: C#4
After: HTML4
After: Microservices3
After: testing3
After: Java3

Roles most likely to require database management

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Credit Risk Manager313.6%
Computer Scientist312.0%
Quality Assurance Intern411.1%
Business Intelligence Intern310.3%
Clinical Data Analyst29.1%
DevOps Architect27.7%
Finance Data Analyst27.4%
Analytics Intern27.1%
Principal Consultant15.0%
Business Systems Engineer24.5%

Roles with the most database management postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer3210.2%
Data Analyst227.0%
Data Engineer185.8%
Program Manager165.1%
Database Administrator144.5%
Data Scientist103.2%
Backend Engineer41.3%
Quality Assurance Intern41.3%
Business Intelligence Intern31.0%
Computer Scientist31.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring database management

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring database management
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Accenture9
ProSidian Consulting8
MSD8
Artefact6
Allianz5
Www.experis.com4
Stripe3
Thales3
City of New York3
SGS3

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 management

NamePostingsShare
Washington103.2%
Chicago72.2%
Madrid51.6%
Manila51.6%
Seattle51.6%
New York City41.3%
Bengaluru31.0%
Huntsville31.0%
Hyderabad31.0%

Skills commonly paired with database management

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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 database management by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s database management postings by all database management 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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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index