What is Database administration?

Keeping databases fast, backed up and secure. 410 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.

How many Database administration jobs are open right now?

There are 410 open Database administration jobs at 169 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 42 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most Database administration jobs?

Right now the most openings are at Jenni Kayne (41), MongoDB (24), ClickHouse (16), Supabase (11) and Betsson Group (11). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote Database administration jobs?

94 of the 410 open Database administration jobs (23%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do Database administration jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $192K, based on 151 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $148K and $238K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.

Is it hard to get a Database administration job?

9 of the 410 open Database administration jobs (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 265 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 169 companies are hiring and 42 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.

How is AI changing Database administration jobs?

68 of the 410 open Database administration jobs (17%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 410 such roles today at 169 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.

What skills do Database administration jobs ask for?

Most often Database administration (100%), SQL (50%), Python (50%), AWS (46%), PostgreSQL (34%) of the 410 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.

Which job titles come up most in Database administration jobs?

Senior Software Engineer (44), Sales Associate (17), Staff Software Engineer (16), Software Engineer (10), Support Engineer (8): the most common titles among the 410 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.

Are Database administration jobs in demand in 2026?

410 Database administration jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 169 companies, 0.3% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 42 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $192K. 94 (23%) can be done remotely.

How do I apply for Database administration jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Database administration: keeping databases fast, backed up and secure. Jenni Kayne, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Supabase and Betsson Group have the most open roles mentioning Database administration right now.

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410 open roles · 42 posted in the last 7 days · 23% remote · 169 companies hiring · $192K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

Job titles in Database administration roles

Software engineer118 · 29%Senior software engineer70 · 17%Staff and principal engineer41 · 10%Database administrator40 · 10%Backend engineer39 · 10%Cloud engineer37 · 9%Data engineer33 · 8%

Bars show the share of these 410 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest Database administration jobs

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Who is hiring for Database administration roles

Where Database administration roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What Database administration roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$150K	61
Senior	$192K	53
Lead and above	$255K	33

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Jobs you can get with Database administration

Kind of work	Open jobs asking for Database administration	Median advertised pay
Software engineer	118	$222K
Senior software engineer	70	$195K
Database administrator	40	$180K
Backend engineer	39	$205K
Cloud engineer	37	$226K
Data engineer	33	$232K
DevOps engineer	27	$261K
Technical support engineer	26	–

Skills asked together with Database administration

SQL (50%), Python (50%), AWS (46%), PostgreSQL (34%), Kubernetes (32%), CI/CD (29%), GCP (27%), Azure (26%) of the 410 open postings that name Database administration.

Companies hiring for Database administration

Database administration salaries

Questions about Database administration jobs

What is Database administration?: Keeping databases fast, backed up and secure. 410 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many Database administration jobs are open right now?: There are 410 open Database administration jobs at 169 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 42 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most Database administration jobs?: Right now the most openings are at Jenni Kayne (41), MongoDB (24), ClickHouse (16), Supabase (11) and Betsson Group (11). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Database administration jobs?: 94 of the 410 open Database administration jobs (23%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do Database administration jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $192K, based on 151 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $148K and $238K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a Database administration job?: 9 of the 410 open Database administration jobs (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 265 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 169 companies are hiring and 42 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing Database administration jobs?: 68 of the 410 open Database administration jobs (17%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 410 such roles today at 169 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Database administration jobs ask for?: Most often Database administration (100%), SQL (50%), Python (50%), AWS (46%), PostgreSQL (34%) of the 410 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Database administration jobs?: Senior Software Engineer (44), Sales Associate (17), Staff Software Engineer (16), Software Engineer (10), Support Engineer (8): the most common titles among the 410 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Database administration jobs in demand in 2026?: 410 Database administration jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 169 companies, 0.3% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 42 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $192K. 94 (23%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Database administration jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.