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database architect

Learned from 9 real résumés for this role.

Across 9 real U.S. résumés for a database architect, the most distinctive skills are Db2 Udb, Cloudera Hadoop and Db2 Luw — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Db2 Udb
33% have it · 5405.3× vs average
Cloudera Hadoop
33% have it · 5405.3× vs average
Db2 Luw
33% have it · 3243.2× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

db2 udb
5405.3×
33% · N=3
cloudera hadoop
5405.3×
33% · N=3
db2 luw
3243.2×
33% · N=3
partitioned tables
3243.2×
33% · N=3
database normalization
1801.8×
33% · N=3
database capacity planning
900.9×
33% · N=3
netezza
720.7×
33% · N=3
linked servers
705.0×
33% · N=3
database architecture
441.3×
67% · N=6
database modeling
540.5×
33% · N=3
informix
484.1×
33% · N=3
hp
450.4×
33% · N=3
sql server agent
400.4×
33% · N=3
indexing
225.2×
33% · N=3
mainframe
163.8×
33% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

database administrator24% · N=12senior database administrator12% · N=6advisory it architect (information)6% · N=3senior database administrator (oracle)6% · N=3senior system analyst6% · N=3senior database administrator and database architect6% · N=3it application dba lead6% · N=3lead architect6% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

database administrator1% · N=15senior database administrator4% · N=12application architect25% · N=3senior database architect25% · N=3senior dba9% · N=3senior20% · N=3lead dba25% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Database Architect need?

In 9 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Db2 Udb (33% have it), Cloudera Hadoop (33% have it), Db2 Luw (33% have it), Partitioned Tables (33% have it), Database Normalization (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Database Architect roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Database Administrator (24% of moves, N=12), Senior Database Administrator (12% of moves, N=6), Advisory It Architect (Information) (6% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Database Architect?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Database Administrator (1% of arrivals, N=15), Senior Database Administrator (4% of arrivals, N=12), Application Architect (25% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Database Architect salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 9 of them are Database Architect résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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