# Competences — database administrator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8c57af09-719c-42b3-be40-6ed4946236cc).

## Essential

- **administer ICT system** (skill/competence)
- **apply company policies** (skill/competence)
- **balance database resources** (skill/competence)
- **create data models** (skill/competence)
- **data models** (knowledge)
- **data quality assessment** (knowledge)
- **data storage** (knowledge)
- **database development tools** (knowledge)
- **database management systems** (knowledge)
- **define database physical structure** (skill/competence)
- **design database backup specifications** (skill/competence)
- **design database scheme** (skill/competence)
- **distributed computing** (knowledge)
- **domain name service** (knowledge)
- **information structure** (knowledge)
- **interpret technical texts** (skill/competence)
- **maintain database performance** (skill/competence)
- **maintain database security** (skill/competence)
- **manage database** (skill/competence)
- **operate relational database management system** (skill/competence)
- **perform backups** (skill/competence)
- **perform ICT troubleshooting** (skill/competence)
- **query languages** (knowledge)
- **resource description framework query language** (knowledge)
- **system backup best practice** (knowledge)
- **use an application-specific interface** (skill/competence)
- **use databases** (skill/competence)
- **use scripting programming** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- business intelligence (knowledge)
- data engineering (knowledge)
- DB2 (knowledge)
- design database in the cloud (skill/competence)
- estimate duration of work (skill/competence)
- execute ICT audits (skill/competence)
- Filemaker (database management systems) (knowledge)
- IBM Informix (knowledge)
- implement a firewall (skill/competence)
- implement anti-virus software (skill/competence)
- implement ICT security policies (skill/competence)
- LDAP (knowledge)
- LINQ (knowledge)
- manage cloud data and storage (skill/competence)
- MarkLogic (knowledge)
- MDX (knowledge)
- Microsoft Access (knowledge)
- MySQL (knowledge)
- N1QL (knowledge)
- ObjectStore (knowledge)
- online analytical processing (knowledge)
- OpenEdge Database (knowledge)
- Oracle Relational Database (knowledge)
- PostgreSQL (knowledge)
- protect personal data and privacy (skill/competence)
- provide ICT support (skill/competence)
- provide technical training (skill/competence)
- quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
- remove computer virus or malware from a computer (skill/competence)
- SPARQL (knowledge)
- SQL Server (knowledge)
- support ICT system users (skill/competence)
- Teradata Database (knowledge)
- TripleStore (knowledge)
- use automatic programming (skill/competence)
- use back-up and recovery tools (skill/competence)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)
- XQuery (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 56 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- database administration — **66 %**
- performance tuning — **48 %**
- data modeling — **39 %**
- backup and recovery — **29 %**
- disaster recovery — **29 %**
- database design — **21 %**

### Responsibilities

- database administration — **27 %**

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