data acquisition jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data acquisition appears in 519 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Test Engineer has the most postings mentioning data acquisition, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is data acquisition in demand in 2026?
Yes. data acquisition appears in 519 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks. Test Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data acquisition (10.4% of all postings mentioning data acquisition).
+What jobs require data acquisition?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning data acquisition are Automation and Controls Engineer (31.4% of that role’s postings mention data acquisition), Integration & Test Engineer (29.6% of that role’s postings mention data acquisition), Environmental Test Engineer (24.0% of that role’s postings mention data acquisition).
+What skills are commonly paired with data acquisition?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data acquisition most often appears alongside Python, MATLAB, Data analysis, test automation, LabVIEW.
+Where is data acquisition most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data acquisition are El Segundo, Long Beach, Costa Mesa, Lexington, Irvine, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data acquisition — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data acquisition
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Automation and Controls Engineer | 11 | 31.4% |
| Integration & Test Engineer | 8 | 29.6% |
| Environmental Test Engineer | 6 | 24.0% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 12 | 20.3% |
| Propulsion Test Engineer | 4 | 18.2% |
| Product Test Engineer | 5 | 17.9% |
| Mechanical Test Engineer | 5 | 17.2% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 14 | 16.3% |
| Avionics Test Engineer | 3 | 12.5% |
| Hardware Test Engineer | 9 | 11.7% |
Roles with the most data acquisition postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Test Engineer | 54 | 10.4% |
| Software Engineer | 23 | 4.4% |
| Data Scientist | 20 | 3.9% |
| Data Engineer | 17 | 3.3% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 14 | 2.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 13 | 2.5% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 12 | 2.3% |
| Automation Engineer | 11 | 2.1% |
| Automation and Controls Engineer | 11 | 2.1% |
| Product Manager | 10 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for data acquisition
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 29 | 5.6% |
| Long Beach | 27 | 5.2% |
| Costa Mesa | 19 | 3.7% |
| Lexington | 18 | 3.5% |
| Irvine | 16 | 3.1% |
| Los Angeles | 13 | 2.5% |
| McGregor | 9 | 1.7% |
| Singapore | 9 | 1.7% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with data acquisition
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning data acquisition by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data acquisition postings by all data acquisition postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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