Data Engineering Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-22, Skillenai has indexed 229 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SQL, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-22
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+How many Data Engineering Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 229 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Data Engineering Manager jobs require?
Across Data Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, the skills mentioned most often are SQL, Python, Databricks, data modeling, ETL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Engineering Manager?
As of 2026-09-22, Data Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Atlanta, New York City, London, San Francisco, Bengaluru.
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Skillenai indexes 229 Data Engineering Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Data Engineering Manager postings is SQL, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Data Engineering Manager postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Data Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 108 | 47.2% |
| Python | 104 | 45.4% |
| Databricks | 67 | 29.3% |
| data modeling | 66 | 28.8% |
| ETL | 60 | 26.2% |
| data pipelines | 60 | 26.2% |
| data governance | 57 | 24.9% |
| Snowflake | 56 | 24.5% |
| DBT | 54 | 23.6% |
| Data engineering | 54 | 23.6% |
| AWS | 52 | 22.7% |
| ELT | 47 | 20.5% |
| CI/CD | 46 | 20.1% |
| data quality | 46 | 20.1% |
| Airflow | 43 | 18.8% |
Top metros hiring Data Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 9 | 3.9% |
| New York City | 9 | 3.9% |
| London | 8 | 3.5% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 3.5% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 3.1% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2.6% |
| Montevideo | 5 | 2.2% |
| Chicago | 4 | 1.7% |
| Denver | 4 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Engineering Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Data Engineering Manager
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- 2026-09-22
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