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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)

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 %