Data analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Data analysis appears in 8,791 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Data analysis, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Data analysis in demand in 2026?
Yes. Data analysis appears in 8,791 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Data analysis (18.3% of all postings mentioning Data analysis).
+What jobs require Data analysis?
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 analysis are Safeguards Enforcement Analyst (92.6% of that role’s postings mention Data analysis), Production Software Engineer (90.0% of that role’s postings mention Data analysis), Spacecraft Operations Engineer (59.3% of that role’s postings mention Data analysis).
+What skills are commonly paired with Data analysis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Data analysis most often appears alongside Python, SQL, data visualization, Product Management, machine learning.
+Where is Data analysis most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Data analysis are New York City, San Francisco, London, Singapore, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Data analysis — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Data analysis
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Safeguards Enforcement Analyst | 25 | 92.6% |
| Production Software Engineer | 18 | 90.0% |
| Spacecraft Operations Engineer | 16 | 59.3% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 29 | 36.2% |
| Analytics Intern | 10 | 35.7% |
| Business Consultant | 8 | 34.8% |
| Radar Systems Engineer | 16 | 33.3% |
| Data Analytics Intern | 15 | 33.3% |
| Mechanical Test Engineer | 9 | 31.0% |
| Growth Product Manager | 18 | 30.5% |
Roles with the most Data analysis postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 1,608 | 18.3% |
| Data Analyst | 530 | 6.0% |
| Business Analyst | 456 | 5.2% |
| Data Scientist | 448 | 5.1% |
| Program Manager | 287 | 3.3% |
| Software Engineer | 245 | 2.8% |
| Systems Engineer | 204 | 2.3% |
| Product Owner | 110 | 1.3% |
| Test Engineer | 96 | 1.1% |
| Research Scientist | 92 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Data analysis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 463 | 5.3% |
| San Francisco | 261 | 3.0% |
| London | 226 | 2.6% |
| Singapore | 121 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 120 | 1.4% |
| Chicago | 98 | 1.1% |
| Seattle | 87 | 1.0% |
| Bengaluru | 83 | 0.9% |
| Boston | 83 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Data analysis
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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 analysis by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Data analysis postings by all Data analysis 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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