Career switch, measured
From Database Administrator to Data Architect
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 73% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, Databricks, AWS, Snowflake; the main skills to add are Data analysis, Spark, Process improvement, Sales.
73%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDatabase AdministratorData Architect
- SQL55%38%
- Databricks23%31%
- AWS47%34%
- Snowflake20%34%
- Azure37%25%
- Stakeholder management37%47%
- CI/CD25%22%
- Python31%22%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Architect postings, rarely in Database Administrator ones.
SkillDatabase AdministratorData Architect
- Data analysis8%25%
- Spark8%22%
- Process improvement–19%
- Sales6%19%
- dbt7%16%
- Kafka–16%
- ERP systems7%16%
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