data jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, data appears in 127 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about data
+Is data in demand in 2026?
Yes. data appears in 127 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 61% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (9% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require data are Software Engineer (9% of postings list data), Product Manager (9% of postings list data), Enterprise Account Executive (7% of postings list data).
+What skills are commonly paired with data?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), data most often appears alongside AI, machine learning, cloud, Python, SaaS.
+Where is data most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data are New York City, Paris, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require data
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 12 | 9.4% |
| Product Manager | 11 | 8.7% |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 9 | 7.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 5 | 3.9% |
| Account Executive | 4 | 3.1% |
| Research Engineer | 4 | 3.1% |
| Product Partnerships Lead | 3 | 2.4% |
| AI Enablement Lead | 2 | 1.6% |
| Enterprise Architect | 2 | 1.6% |
| IT Consultant | 2 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for data
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 15 | 28.3% |
| Paris | 8 | 15.1% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 13.2% |
| London | 5 | 9.4% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 7.5% |
| Cambridge | 4 | 7.5% |
| Sunnyvale | 4 | 7.5% |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 5.7% |
| Chicago | 3 | 5.7% |
Skills commonly paired with data
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 3918280555316e64
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- window_days
- 90
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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