# Tools & technology — database administrator Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 15-1242.00. | Software | Category | Hot technology | |---|---|---| | IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software | yes | | SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes | | The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes | | Docker | Application server software | yes | | GitHub | Application server software | yes | | Kubernetes | Application server software | yes | | Red Hat OpenShift | Application server software | yes | | Spring Boot | Application server software | yes | | Apache Spark | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | | Microsoft Power BI | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | | Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software | yes | | Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation | Cloud-based management software | yes | | Splunk Enterprise | Cloud-based management software | yes | | Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | | Chef | Configuration management software | yes | | IBM Terraform | Configuration management software | yes | | Puppet | Configuration management software | yes | | Atlassian JIRA | Content workflow software | yes | | Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software | yes | | Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software | yes | | Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | | Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software | yes | | Elasticsearch | Data base management system software | yes | | MongoDB | Data base management system software | yes | | NoSQL | Data base management system software | yes | | Oracle PL/SQL | Data base management system software | yes | | Teradata Database | Data base management system software | yes | | Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS | Data base reporting software | yes | | Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Apache Hive | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | IBM DB2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | MySQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | | Google Analytics | Data mining software | yes | | Snowflake | Data mining software | yes | | Apache Kafka | Development environment software | yes | | Apache Maven | Development environment software | yes | | C | Development environment software | yes | | Eclipse IDE | Development environment software | yes | | Go | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | yes | | Oracle SQL Developer | Development environment software | yes | | Ruby | Development environment software | yes | | Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | | Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | | Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes | | Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS | Enterprise application integration software | yes | | Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | | SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | | Ansible software | Expert system software | yes | | Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software | yes | | Git | File versioning software | yes | | ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes | | Epic Systems | Medical software | yes | | Informatica software | Metadata management software | yes | | C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | jQuery | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | R | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Scala | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Swift | Object or component oriented development software | yes | | Hibernate ORM | Object oriented data base management software | yes | | PostgreSQL | Object oriented data base management software | yes | | Transact-SQL | Object oriented data base management software | yes | | Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | | Apple macOS | Operating system software | yes | | Bash | Operating system software | yes | | Linux | Operating system software | yes | | Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | | Microsoft Windows Server | Operating system software | yes | | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Operating system software | yes | | Shell script | Operating system software | yes | | UNIX | Operating system software | yes | | UNIX Shell | Operating system software | yes | | Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | | Apache Airflow | Procedure management software | yes | | Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | | JUnit | Program testing software | yes | | Selenium | Program testing software | yes | | Atlassian Confluence | Project management software | yes | | Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | | Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software | yes | | Marketo Marketing Automation | Sales and marketing software | yes | | Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | | Cisco Webex | Video conferencing software | yes | | AJAX | Web platform development software | yes | | Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software | yes | | Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software | yes | | Django | Web platform development software | yes | | Google Angular | Web platform development software | yes | | Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | yes | | JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes | | JavaScript Object Notation JSON | Web platform development software | yes | | Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | Web platform development software | yes | | Microsoft ASP.NET | Web platform development software | yes | | Node.js | 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software | | | HP DataProtector | Backup or archival software | | | IBM ADSTAR | Backup or archival software | | | Oracle Data Guard | Backup or archival software | | | Storage management software | Backup or archival software | | | Systems and data disaster recovery software | Backup or archival software | | | Veritas NetBackup | Backup or archival software | | | IBM Cognos Impromptu | Business intelligence and data analysis software | | | Micosoft SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS | Business intelligence and data analysis software | | | MicroStrategy | Business intelligence and data analysis software | | | Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition | Business intelligence and data analysis software | | | Qlik Tech QlikView | Business intelligence and data analysis software | | | IBM WebSphere | Cloud-based management software | | | Microsoft Azure Data Factory | Cloud-based management software | | | SolarWinds | Cloud-based protection or security software | | | Cluster server software | Clustering software | | | Oracle Real Application Cluster RAC | Clustering software | | | VMware | Clustering software | | | IBM Domino | Communications server software | | | Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software | | | Deployment software | Configuration management software | | | Perforce Helix software | Configuration management software | | | Red Hat Ansible Engine | Configuration management software | | | Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | Customer relationship management CRM software | | | Oracle Eloqua | Customer relationship management CRM software | | | ADO.NET | Data base management system software | | | Amazon Data Pipeline | Data base management system software | | | Apache Pig | Data base management system software | | | Apache Solr | Data base management system software | | | Apache Sqoop | Data base management system software | | | BMC Software Change Manager | Data base management system software | | | CA IDMS | Data base management system software | | | Catalog navigation software | Data base management system software | | | Concurrency control software | Data base management system software | | | Couchbase Server | Data base management system software | | | Data definition language DDL | Data base management system software | | | Data manipulation language DML | Data base management system software | | | Data transformation services DTS software | Data base management system software | | | Database design software | Data base management system software | | | Embarcadero Technologies DBArtisan | Data base management system software | | | Greenplum Database | Data base management system software | | | IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility ISPF | Data base management system software | | | Index tuning software | Data base management system software | | | Informatica Big Data | Data base management system software | | | MapR Converged Data Platform | Data base management system software | | | MariaDB | Data base 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Restructured extended executor REXX | Development environment software | | | IBM Notes | Electronic mail software | | | Microsoft Exchange | Electronic mail software | | | Atlassian Bamboo | Enterprise application integration software | | | BMC Software Control-M | Enterprise application integration software | | | IBM InfoSphere DataStage | Enterprise application integration software | | | Oracle Fusion Middleware | Enterprise application integration software | | | Ab Initio | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Ellucian Banner ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Informatica Corporation PowerCenter | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Microsoft Dynamics GP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | NetSuite ERP | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Oracle Fusion Applications | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Oracle Hyperion | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | SAP Business Objects | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | | | IBM Power Systems software | Enterprise system management software | | | Apache Mahout | Expert system software | | | Delphi Technology | Financial analysis software | | | Oracle E-Business Suite Financials | Financial analysis software | | | Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system | | | Salesforce Visualforce | Graphical user interface development software | | | Human resource management software HRMS | Human resources software | | | Oracle Learning Management | Human resources software | | | Oracle Taleo | Human resources software | | | Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software | | | Data validation software | Information retrieval or search software | | | LexisNexis | Information retrieval or search software | | | CA Easytrieve Report Generator | Manufacturing execution system MES software | | | Data dictionary software | Metadata management software | | | Data mapping software | Metadata management software | | | Data modeling software | Metadata management software | | | IBM Rational Data Architect | Metadata management software | | | Pentaho Kettle | Metadata management software | | | Quest Erwin Data Modeler | Metadata management software | | | Nearpod | Multi-media educational software | | | LogMeIn GoToWebinar | Network conferencing software | | | Nagios | Network monitoring software | | | Wireshark | Network monitoring software | | | Zabbix | Network monitoring software | | | Virtual private networking VPN software | Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software | | | Database security software | Network security or virtual private network VPN management software | | | Advanced business application programming ABAP | Object or component oriented development software | | | Apache Groovy | Object or component oriented development software | | | Jupyter Notebook | Object or component oriented development software | | | Microsoft ActiveX | Object or component oriented development software | | | Microsoft Visual Basic.NET | Object or component oriented development software | | | Microsoft Visual C# .NET | Object or component oriented development software | | | SAP PowerBuilder | Object or component oriented development software | | | IBM Informix | Object oriented data base management software | | | Object database management system ODBMS | Object oriented data base management software | | | DOS shell script | Operating system software | | | Hewlett Packard HP-UX | Operating system software | | | Job control language JCL | Operating system software | | | KornShell | Operating system software | | | Oracle Solaris | Operating system software | | | Ubuntu | Operating system software | | | Apache HTTP Server | Portal server software | | | Visual Paradigm DB Visual ARCHITECT | Process mapping and design software | | | Computer Associates Log Analyzer | Program testing software | | | Database testing software | Program testing software | | | Hewlett Packard LoadRunner | Program testing software | | | Database capacity planning software | Requirements analysis and system architecture software | | | Unified modeling language UML | Requirements analysis and system architecture software | | | Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 | Storage networking software | | | Storage area network SAN software | Storage networking software | | | Encryption software | Transaction security and virus protection software | | | McAfee | Transaction security and virus protection software | | | NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software | Transaction security and virus protection software | | | Customer information control system CICS | Transaction server software | | | Google Meet | Video conferencing software | | | LogMeIn GoToMeeting | Video conferencing software | | | Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software | | | Apache Struts | Web platform development software | | | Backbone.js | Web platform development software | | | Drupal | Web platform development software | | | Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML | Web platform development software | | | Enterprise JavaBeans | Web platform development software | | | Ext JS | Web platform development software | | | Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML | Web platform development software | | | LAMP Stack | Web platform development software | | | Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC | Web platform development software | | | Oracle Application Express APEX | Web platform development software | | | Oracle Designer | Web platform development software | | | Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP | Web platform development software | | | Ruby on Rails | Web platform development software | | ## 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. ### Tools - Oracle — **36 %** - Microsoft SQL Server — **23 %** - SQL Server — **23 %** - PostgreSQL — **21 %**