data collection jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data collection appears in 754 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Scientist has the most postings mentioning data collection, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is data collection in demand in 2026?
Yes. data collection appears in 754 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Scientist accounts for the most postings mentioning data collection (5.8% of all postings mentioning data collection).
+What jobs require data collection?
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 collection are Data Analytics Analyst (10.0% of that role’s postings mention data collection), Research Program Manager (8.7% of that role’s postings mention data collection), Flight Test Engineer (7.5% of that role’s postings mention data collection).
+What skills are commonly paired with data collection?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data collection most often appears alongside Data analysis, Python, machine learning, SQL, data visualization.
+Where is data collection most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data collection are San Francisco, New York City, Mountain View, London, Sunnyvale, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data collection — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data collection
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics Analyst | 2 | 10.0% |
| Research Program Manager | 2 | 8.7% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 6 | 7.5% |
| Analytics Intern | 2 | 7.1% |
| Analytics Director | 6 | 5.6% |
| Test Engineering Manager | 1 | 5.0% |
| Researcher | 3 | 4.8% |
| Quantitative Risk Analyst | 1 | 4.8% |
| Space Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.7% |
| Simulation Software Engineer | 1 | 4.5% |
Roles with the most data collection postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 44 | 5.8% |
| Data Analyst | 41 | 5.4% |
| Product Manager | 34 | 4.5% |
| Program Manager | 32 | 4.2% |
| Software Engineer | 30 | 4.0% |
| Systems Engineer | 28 | 3.7% |
| Research Scientist | 19 | 2.5% |
| Business Analyst | 18 | 2.4% |
| Test Engineer | 15 | 2.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 12 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for data collection
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 34 | 4.5% |
| New York City | 19 | 2.5% |
| Mountain View | 18 | 2.4% |
| London | 15 | 2.0% |
| Sunnyvale | 13 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 11 | 1.5% |
| Paris | 10 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 10 | 1.3% |
| Tucson | 9 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with data collection
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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 collection by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data collection postings by all data collection 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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