data analytics jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data analytics appears in 2,888 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning data analytics, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is data analytics in demand in 2026?
Yes. data analytics appears in 2,888 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning data analytics (11.7% of all postings mentioning data analytics).
+What jobs require data analytics?
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 analytics are Adjunct Faculty (54.2% of that role’s postings mention data analytics), Lecturer (37.5% of that role’s postings mention data analytics), Commercial Analytics Manager (21.7% of that role’s postings mention data analytics).
+What skills are commonly paired with data analytics?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data analytics most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data visualization, machine learning, Tableau.
+Where is data analytics most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data analytics are New York City, London, Singapore, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data analytics — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data analytics
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Adjunct Faculty | 13 | 54.2% |
| Lecturer | 9 | 37.5% |
| Commercial Analytics Manager | 5 | 21.7% |
| Data Analytics Intern | 9 | 20.0% |
| Product Operations Manager | 5 | 20.0% |
| Solutions Engineer | 6 | 19.4% |
| Data Analytics Consultant | 7 | 18.9% |
| Data Analyst Intern | 12 | 18.2% |
| Prompt Engineer | 10 | 18.2% |
| Value Engineer | 8 | 16.7% |
Roles with the most data analytics postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 339 | 11.7% |
| Data Analyst | 179 | 6.2% |
| Data Scientist | 144 | 5.0% |
| Business Analyst | 88 | 3.0% |
| Program Manager | 75 | 2.6% |
| Software Engineer | 65 | 2.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 42 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineer | 38 | 1.3% |
| Solution Engineer | 34 | 1.2% |
| Analytics Manager | 31 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for data analytics
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 128 | 4.4% |
| London | 75 | 2.6% |
| Singapore | 69 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 47 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 44 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 43 | 1.5% |
| Chicago | 40 | 1.4% |
| Boston | 37 | 1.3% |
| San Francisco | 35 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with data analytics
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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 analytics by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data analytics postings by all data analytics 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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