data cataloging jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-14, data cataloging appears in 219 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data cataloging, with demand share up 3.9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-14
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Frequently asked questions about data cataloging
+Is data cataloging in demand in 2026?
Yes. data cataloging appears in 219 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data cataloging (19.2% of all postings mentioning data cataloging).
+What jobs require data cataloging?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning data cataloging are Data Solutions Architect (8.7% of that role’s postings mention data cataloging), Data Analytics Lead (8.3% of that role’s postings mention data cataloging), BI Engineer (6.2% of that role’s postings mention data cataloging).
+What skills are commonly paired with data cataloging?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-14), data cataloging most often appears alongside data governance, data lineage, SQL, data quality, data modeling.
+Where is data cataloging most in demand?
As of 2026-10-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data cataloging are New York City, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Hamburg, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new data cataloging content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning data cataloging alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new data cataloging content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after data cataloging?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring data cataloging — last 90 days
Career paths around data cataloging
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before data cataloging
Skills after data cataloging
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: ci/cd | 2 |
| Before: oracle | 2 |
| Before: Power BI | 2 |
| Before: sql | 2 |
| Before: Redshift | 2 |
| Before: Jira | 2 |
| Before: snowflake | 2 |
| Before: data quality workflows | 1 |
| After: Apache Kafka | 1 |
| After: AWS Glue | 1 |
| After: Apache Airflow | 1 |
| After: Great Expectations | 1 |
| After: S3 | 1 |
| After: dbt | 1 |
| After: AWS Redshift | 1 |
| After: infrastructure-as-code | 1 |
Roles most likely to require data cataloging
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Data Solutions Architect | 2 | 8.7% |
| Data Analytics Lead | 3 | 8.3% |
| BI Engineer | 3 | 6.2% |
| Cloud Data Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
| Enterprise Solution Architect | 1 | 4.3% |
| SQL Database Administrator | 1 | 4.0% |
| Analytics Engineering Manager | 1 | 3.6% |
| Data Product Manager | 3 | 3.3% |
| Data Architect | 20 | 3.2% |
| Database Architect | 1 | 3.1% |
Roles with the most data cataloging postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 42 | 19.2% |
| Data Architect | 20 | 9.1% |
| Data Analyst | 11 | 5.0% |
| Analytics Engineer | 8 | 3.7% |
| Product Manager | 8 | 3.7% |
| Software Engineer | 8 | 3.7% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 5 | 2.3% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 1.8% |
| Solution Architect | 4 | 1.8% |
| BI Engineer | 3 | 1.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring data cataloging
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Collibra | 6 |
| Audax Group | 5 |
| ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG | 5 |
| Xanadu | 4 |
| Bah | 4 |
| INSPYR Solutions | 3 |
| MyFitnessPal | 3 |
| Applied Systems | 3 |
| Nexthink | 3 |
| Roche | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for data cataloging
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 11 | 5.0% |
| Boston | 9 | 4.1% |
| Toronto | 8 | 3.7% |
| Chicago | 5 | 2.3% |
| Hamburg | 5 | 2.3% |
| Madrid | 5 | 2.3% |
| Brussels | 4 | 1.8% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.4% |
| Florida City | 3 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with data cataloging
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. 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 cataloging by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data cataloging postings by all data cataloging 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,614 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-16 to 2026-09-14 and 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-12 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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