upgrade_status job fails due to unmet database requirements

Migrated issue

Reported by: feyp

Related to !268 (merged)

Problem/Motivation

On current main, the upgrade_status job fails due to unmet database requirements:

In install.core.inc line 989:
                                                                               
  Resolve all issues below to continue the installation. For help configuring  
   your database server, see the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/docs/install  
  ing-drupal">installation handbook</a>, or contact your hosting provider.<ul  
  ><li>The database server version <em class="placeholder">3.40.1</em> is les  
  s than the minimum required version <em class="placeholder">3.45</em>.</li>  
  </ul>

Examples:

1. Job 1: https://git.drupalcode.org/project/language_switcher_menu/-/jobs/3007170
2. Job 2: https://git.drupalcode.org/project/patchinfo/-/jobs/3009059
3. CI config for job 1: https://git.drupalcode.org/project/language_switcher_menu/-/blob/6f6d52d8b7b947ebe0c998c0c8e6e60e3a5f66ef/.gitlab-ci.yml

This issue was rasied following this Slack conversation.

Steps to reproduce

Opt into upgrade_status on current main, which is now running 11.x not 10.4

Proposed resolution

Possibly use the -ubuntu variant of the 8.3 PHP image to run the job.

Remaining tasks

Evaluate proposed resolution and create MR.

User interface changes

None.

API changes

None.

Data model changes

Job uses different variant of PHP image.

Related issue: Issue #3447792