Career switch, measured
From Data Engineer to Database Administrator
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 79% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, AWS, Databricks, Azure; the main skills to add are Postgres, Troubleshooting, Regulatory compliance, Linux.
79%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillData EngineerDatabase Administrator
- SQL66%55%
- AWS54%47%
- Databricks30%23%
- Azure28%37%
- Snowflake27%20%
- Python70%31%
- CI/CD35%25%
- Google Cloud20%22%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Database Administrator postings, rarely in Data Engineer ones.
SkillData EngineerDatabase Administrator
- Postgres8%30%
- Troubleshooting13%30%
- Regulatory compliance8%17%
- Linux–13%
- Security operations–13%
- MongoDB–11%
- Cybersecurity–9%
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