Database Designers and Administrators: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Database Designers and Administrators is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2521) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.

  • Data administrator
  • Database administrator
  • Database analyst
  • Database architect
8European countries report a shortage (EURES 2025)
6countries report a surplus
1,415open job ads right now in Germany and Sweden
2521ISCO-08 occupation code
Short answerIn the 2025 EURES report on labour shortages, 8 European countries reported a shortage of database designers and administrators: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Romania. 6 reported a surplus: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Spain.

Latest database designers and administrators job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

Germany

152 open ads
  • Database administrator
    German title: Datenbankadministrator
    DIS AG Germany · Heidelberg, Neckar · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Database administrator
    German title: Datenbankadministrator
    DIS AG Germany · Forsthaus Heide b. Lampertheim, Hess · Posted 2026-10-16
  • Database administrator
    German title: Datenbankadministrator
    Diesel Technic SE · Posted 2026-10-15
  • Database administrator
    German title: Datenbankadministrator
    DIS AG Germany · Walldorf, Baden · Posted 2026-10-14
  • Database administrator
    German title: Datenbankadministrator
    Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-12
  • Database administrator
    German title: Datenbankadministrator
    Neumüller Personalberatung Regina Neumüller e.K. · Röthenbach an der Pegnitz · Posted 2026-10-09

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

Sweden

1,263 open ads

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where database designers and administrators are needed in Europe

CountryEURES 2025Average gross pay, all professionals (2022)1-bed rent in the capital
BelgiumShortage€5,370 a month *Brussels: €1,150
BulgariaShortage€1,367 a monthSofia: €650
CyprusShortage€2,809 a monthNicosia: €750
CzechiaShortage€2,276 a monthPrague: €1,250
GreeceShortage€1,904 a month *Athens: €1,150
ItalyShortage€3,172 a month *Rome: €1,300
NetherlandsShortage€4,726 a monthNot yet verified
RomaniaShortage€1,991 a month *Not yet verified
AustriaSurplus€4,602 a month *Vienna: €1,250
DenmarkSurplus€5,925 a month *Copenhagen: €1,800
FinlandSurplus€4,673 a month *Helsinki: €1,150
GermanySurplus€5,270 a monthBerlin: €1,350
LatviaSurplus€2,136 a monthRiga: €870
SpainSurplus€3,085 a monthMadrid: €1,300

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for database designers and administrators alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

What database designers and administrators do

Database designers and administrators design, develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of databases.

Typical tasks

  • Designing and developing database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and naming conventions for information systems projects
  • Designing, constructing, modifying, integrating, implementing and testing database management systems
  • Conducting research and providing advice on the selection, application and implementation of database management tools
  • Developing and implementing data administration policy, documentation, standards and models
  • Developing policies and procedures for database access and usage and for the backup and recovery of data
  • Performing the operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls

Finding database designers and administrators jobs in Europe

  • EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Database analyst".
  • Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
  • If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.

Cost of living where the jobs are

Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:

About this data

  • Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
  • Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
  • Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
  • Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.

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