data architecture jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data architecture appears in 1,828 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data architecture, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is data architecture in demand in 2026?
Yes. data architecture appears in 1,828 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 58% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data architecture (13.5% of all postings mentioning data architecture).
+What jobs require data architecture?
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 architecture are Enterprise Data Architect (50.0% of that role’s postings mention data architecture), Solution Engineer (27.8% of that role’s postings mention data architecture), Data Architect (27.5% of that role’s postings mention data architecture).
+What skills are commonly paired with data architecture?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data architecture most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data governance, data modeling, data pipelines.
+Where is data architecture most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data architecture are New York City, London, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Washington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data architecture — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data architecture
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Data Architect | 10 | 50.0% |
| Solution Engineer | 68 | 27.8% |
| Data Architect | 160 | 27.5% |
| Technical Solution Architect | 4 | 20.0% |
| Data Engineering Director | 14 | 19.7% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 36 | 15.8% |
| Field CTO | 6 | 15.8% |
| Analytics Engineering Director | 3 | 15.0% |
| Enterprise Architect | 65 | 14.4% |
| Data Solutions Architect | 3 | 14.3% |
Roles with the most data architecture postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 247 | 13.5% |
| Data Architect | 160 | 8.8% |
| Solution Engineer | 68 | 3.7% |
| Enterprise Architect | 65 | 3.6% |
| Product Manager | 64 | 3.5% |
| Software Engineer | 51 | 2.8% |
| Data Scientist | 45 | 2.5% |
| Solutions Architect | 44 | 2.4% |
| Solution Architect | 38 | 2.1% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 36 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for data architecture
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 63 | 3.4% |
| London | 62 | 3.4% |
| San Francisco | 35 | 1.9% |
| Bengaluru | 29 | 1.6% |
| Washington | 22 | 1.2% |
| Hyderabad | 21 | 1.1% |
| Toronto | 19 | 1.0% |
| Atlanta | 18 | 1.0% |
| Boston | 18 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with data architecture
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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 architecture by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data architecture postings by all data architecture 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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