Database Administrator: skills and learning path
Database administrators keep production databases fast, backed up and secure. The work centres on SQL, one or two database engines (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and Linux.
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What Database Administrator job posts ask for
The share of job posts that ask for each skill, rounded. Core skills are asked for in at least 15% of posts.
- 85%
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SQL Core75%
- 25%
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AWS Core15%
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Python Also useful10%
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NoSQL databases Also useful10%
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ETL and data warehousing Also useful10%
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IT support Also useful10%
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Microsoft Azure Also useful10%
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SAP and ERP Also useful5%
Learning path
The core skills in order, with a free course and practice on jobpe for each. Check your resume above to see only the skills you're missing.
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SQL
Core skill · in about 75% of job posts -
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Database administration
Core skill · in about 85% of job posts -
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Linux and shell scripting
Core skill · in about 25% of job posts -
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AWS
Core skill · in about 15% of job posts
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