Database Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 28 job postings with the title “Database Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SQL.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Database Architect jobs
+How many Database Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 28 job postings with the title “Database Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Database Architect jobs require?
Across Database Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are SQL, PostgreSQL, data modeling, indexing, Performance tuning.
+Which cities are hiring the most Database Architect?
As of 2026-09-30, Database Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, St. Paul, Woodlawn, Arlington, Ashburn.
+Is Database Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 28 Database Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Database Architect postings is SQL, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Database Architect?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Database Architect postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Database Architect
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
29 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Database Architect
Roles after Database Architect
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Database Administrator | 36 |
| Before: Database Architect (different employer) | 29 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 12 |
| Before: Database Engineer | 7 |
| Before: Database Developer | 5 |
| Before: Data Architect | 4 |
| Before: Software Developer | 4 |
| Before: Database Migration Engineer | 2 |
| After: Database Architect (different employer) | 29 |
| After: Database Administrator | 25 |
| After: Software Engineer | 10 |
| After: Database Developer | 8 |
| After: Data Architect | 8 |
| After: Data Analyst | 3 |
| After: Cloud Architect | 3 |
Skills most often required for Database Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 9 | 32.1% |
| PostgreSQL | 8 | 28.6% |
| data modeling | 7 | 25.0% |
| indexing | 6 | 21.4% |
| Performance tuning | 6 | 21.4% |
| MySQL | 5 | 17.9% |
| Database architecture | 5 | 17.9% |
| SQL Server | 5 | 17.9% |
| Python | 4 | 14.3% |
| database administration | 4 | 14.3% |
| caching | 4 | 14.3% |
| IAM | 4 | 14.3% |
| Encryption | 4 | 14.3% |
| Amazon RDS | 3 | 10.7% |
| Aurora | 3 | 10.7% |
Top companies posting Database Architect jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| 360 IT Professionals | 2 |
| HeartFlow | 2 |
| Nex.inc | 2 |
| Centurion CG | 2 |
| CACI | 1 |
| Teradata | 1 |
| HO-CHUNK GAMING | 1 |
| Radiant Digital | 1 |
| Xebiacee | 1 |
| Fermilab | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Database Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 2 | 7.1% |
| St. Paul | 2 | 7.1% |
| Woodlawn | 2 | 7.1% |
| Arlington | 1 | 3.6% |
| Ashburn | 1 | 3.6% |
| Batavia | 1 | 3.6% |
| Berkeley | 1 | 3.6% |
| Jakarta | 1 | 3.6% |
| Lansing | 1 | 3.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Database Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Database Architect
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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