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sql server dba

Learned from 24 real résumés for this role.

Across 24 real U.S. résumés for a sql server dba, the most distinctive skills are Sql Litespeed, Always On Availability Group and Sql Safe — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Sql Litespeed
13% have it · 2027.0× vs average
Always On Availability Group
13% have it · 1351.3× vs average
Sql Safe
13% have it · 1351.3× 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.

sql litespeed
2027.0×
13% · N=3
always on availability group
1351.3×
13% · N=3
sql safe
1351.3×
13% · N=3
bulk insert
810.8×
13% · N=3
internet access
760.1×
13% · N=3
sql azure
640.1×
13% · N=3
database modeling
405.4×
25% · N=6
transformations
434.4×
13% · N=3
sql server log shipping
434.4×
13% · N=3
powershell automation
405.4×
13% · N=3
change requests
392.3×
13% · N=3
fax
380.1×
13% · N=3
idera
380.1×
13% · N=3
database consistency checks
368.5×
13% · N=3
salesforce integration
368.5×
13% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

sql server database administrator35% · N=39database administrator11% · N=12senior sql database administrator11% · N=12sql database administrator11% · N=12data migration assistant5% · N=6dba5% · N=6sql server database administrator (dba)3% · N=3mysql support dba3% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

database administrator2% · N=27sql database administrator13% · N=18sql server database administrator9% · N=9oracle database administrator1% · N=6dba5% · N=6senior sql dba20% · N=3customer service rep17% · N=3sql dba6% · N=3

Common questions

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

What skills does a Sql Server Dba need?

In 24 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Sql Litespeed (13% have it), Always On Availability Group (13% have it), Sql Safe (13% have it), Bulk Insert (13% have it), Internet Access (13% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Sql Server Dba roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Sql Server Database Administrator (35% of moves, N=39), Database Administrator (11% of moves, N=12), Senior Sql Database Administrator (11% of moves, N=12).

What roles lead into Sql Server Dba?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Database Administrator (2% of arrivals, N=27), Sql Database Administrator (13% of arrivals, N=18), Sql Server Database Administrator (9% of arrivals, N=9).

Does this page show Sql Server Dba 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. 24 of them are Sql Server Dba 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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