# Competences — data centre operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9729c0f3-c9bc-482e-ac59-a82ec3b67ba3).

## Essential

- **administer ICT system** (skill/competence)
- **analyse ICT system** (skill/competence)
- **balance database resources** (skill/competence)
- **database management systems** (knowledge)
- **develop contingency plans for emergencies** (skill/competence)
- **keep up with the latest information systems solutions** (skill/competence)
- **maintain database performance** (skill/competence)
- **maintain database security** (skill/competence)
- **maintain ICT server** (skill/competence)
- **manage database** (skill/competence)
- **migrate existing data** (skill/competence)
- **monitor system performance** (skill/competence)
- **query languages** (knowledge)
- **resource description framework query language** (knowledge)

## Optional

- business ICT systems (knowledge)
- CA Datacom/DB (knowledge)
- control of expenses (skill/competence)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- data models (knowledge)
- data storage (knowledge)
- database development tools (knowledge)
- DB2 (knowledge)
- develop automated migration methods (skill/competence)
- Filemaker (database management systems) (knowledge)
- IBM Informix (knowledge)
- implement a firewall (skill/competence)
- implement a virtual private network (skill/competence)
- implement anti-virus software (skill/competence)
- information confidentiality (knowledge)
- integrate system components (skill/competence)
- LDAP (knowledge)
- LINQ (knowledge)
- MDX (knowledge)
- Microsoft Access (knowledge)
- MySQL (knowledge)
- N1QL (knowledge)
- ObjectStore (knowledge)
- OpenEdge Database (knowledge)
- PostgreSQL (knowledge)
- SPARQL (knowledge)
- SQL Server (knowledge)
- Teradata Database (knowledge)
- unstructured data (knowledge)
- use back-up and recovery tools (skill/competence)
- use databases (skill/competence)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- use ICT ticketing system (skill/competence)
- World Wide Web Consortium standards (knowledge)
- XQuery (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 23 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- data center operations — **30 %**
- hardware installation — **22 %**
- structured cabling — **22 %**
- troubleshooting — **22 %**
- decommissioning — **17 %**

### Responsibilities

- hardware installation — **17 %**

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