Azure Data Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-06-12, Skillenai has indexed 52 job postings with the title “Azure Data Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PySpark, with demand up 158% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-12
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Frequently asked questions about Azure Data Engineer jobs
+How many Azure Data Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 52 job postings with the title “Azure Data Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, with demand up 158% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Azure Data Engineer jobs require?
Across Azure Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, the skills mentioned most often are PySpark, Python, ETL, Azure Synapse Analytics, SQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Azure Data Engineer?
As of 2026-06-12, Azure Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Gurugram, London, Buenos Aires, Asunción, Bethesda.
+Is Azure Data Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 52 Azure Data Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, with demand up 158% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Azure Data Engineer postings is PySpark, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Azure Data Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Azure Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PySpark | 36 | 69.2% |
| Python | 35 | 67.3% |
| ETL | 31 | 59.6% |
| Azure Synapse Analytics | 23 | 44.2% |
| SQL | 19 | 36.5% |
| Azure | 17 | 32.7% |
| CI/CD | 15 | 28.8% |
| Azure Databricks | 11 | 21.2% |
| Azure Data Factory | 11 | 21.2% |
| ELT | 10 | 19.2% |
| Databricks | 10 | 19.2% |
| Azure DevOps | 9 | 17.3% |
| data modeling | 8 | 15.4% |
| Unity Catalog | 8 | 15.4% |
| Azure Data Factory (ADF) | 7 | 13.5% |
Top metros hiring Azure Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gurugram | 3 | 5.8% |
| London | 3 | 5.8% |
| Buenos Aires | 2 | 3.8% |
| Asunción | 1 | 1.9% |
| Bethesda | 1 | 1.9% |
| Brasília | 1 | 1.9% |
| Chennai | 1 | 1.9% |
| Ciudad Juárez | 1 | 1.9% |
| Comayagua | 1 | 1.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, matching postings whose canonical role is “Azure Data Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Azure Data Engineer
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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