Career switch, measured
From Database Administrator to Software Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 55% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Python, CI/CD, Git; the main skills to add are Java, C++, Kubernetes, TypeScript.
55%
skill overlap
11,679
open Software Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDatabase AdministratorSoftware Engineer
- AWS47%36%
- Python31%41%
- CI/CD25%28%
- Git16%18%
- Azure37%15%
- Agile20%16%
- Google Cloud22%14%
- Postgres30%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Software Engineer postings, rarely in Database Administrator ones.
SkillDatabase AdministratorSoftware Engineer
- Java10%30%
- C++–25%
- Kubernetes7%23%
- TypeScript–15%
- Research6%15%
- JavaScript–14%
- C#–14%
- Docker–14%
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