Modeled career paths · Database administration

Where does a Database Engineering Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Database Engineering Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Higher-growth opportunity
VP Developer Experience+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via DevRel Lead. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+82% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 15% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
DevRel Lead+4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Database Engineering Manager go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Network Operations Manager-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Database Engineering Manager go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-17% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Database Engineering Manager go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.

Where does a Database Engineering Manager go next? · Startline