data dictionaries jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-29, data dictionaries appears in 232 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Analyst has the most postings mentioning data dictionaries, with demand share down 6.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
232
Demand vs prior month
down 6.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 14.2% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

Which roles want data dictionaries?

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Frequently asked questions about data dictionaries

+Is data dictionaries in demand in 2026?

Yes. data dictionaries appears in 232 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Data Analyst accounts for the most postings mentioning data dictionaries (14.2% of all postings mentioning data dictionaries).

+What jobs require data dictionaries?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning data dictionaries are Data Governance Manager (11.1% of that role’s postings mention data dictionaries), Data Business Analyst (10.0% of that role’s postings mention data dictionaries), Data Modeler (6.9% of that role’s postings mention data dictionaries).

+What skills are commonly paired with data dictionaries?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), data dictionaries most often appears alongside SQL, data governance, data modeling, data lineage, Power BI.

+Where is data dictionaries most in demand?

As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data dictionaries are New York City, Long Island City, Toronto, London, Alexandria, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new data dictionaries content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning data dictionaries alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new data dictionaries content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after data dictionaries?

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 dictionaries — last 90 days

Career paths around data dictionaries

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before data dictionaries

Before data dictionariesPower BI → data dictionaries: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → data dictionaries: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → data dictionaries: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → data dictionaries: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairdashboards → data dictionaries: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairETL pipelines → data dictionaries: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairreports → data dictionaries: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → data dictionaries: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatadictionariesPower BI: 11 movesPower BI11 movessql: 11 movessql11 movespython: 8 movespython8 movesTableau: 6 movesTableau6 movesdashboards: 6 movesdashboards6 movesETL pipelines: 3 movesETL pipelines3 movesreports: 3 movesreports3 movesExcel: 3 movesExcel3 moves

Skills after data dictionaries

After data dictionariesdata dictionaries → Azure Data Factory: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → Redshift: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → sql: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → Jira: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → databricks: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → Data Extraction: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → PySpark: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata dictionaries → Tableau: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdatadictionariesAzure Data Factory: 8 movesAzure Data Factory8 movesRedshift: 4 movesRedshift4 movessql: 4 movessql4 movesJira: 4 movesJira4 movesdatabricks: 4 movesdatabricks4 movesData Extraction: 4 movesData Extraction4 movesPySpark: 3 movesPySpark3 movesTableau: 3 movesTableau3 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Power BI11
Before: sql11
Before: python8
Before: Tableau6
Before: dashboards6
Before: ETL pipelines3
Before: reports3
Before: Excel3
After: Azure Data Factory8
After: Redshift4
After: sql4
After: Jira4
After: databricks4
After: Data Extraction4
After: PySpark3
After: Tableau3

Roles most likely to require data dictionaries

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Data Governance Manager311.1%
Data Business Analyst210.0%
Data Modeler26.9%
People Analytics Analyst15.0%
Data Solutions Architect14.5%
Master Data Analyst14.3%
Business Analyst Intern14.0%
Business Intelligence Intern14.0%
People Analytics Manager13.8%
Data Consultant13.7%

Roles with the most data dictionaries postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Analyst3314.2%
Data Engineer229.5%
Data Architect208.6%
Business Analyst166.9%
Data Scientist125.2%
Product Manager73.0%
Business Intelligence Analyst41.7%
Analytics Engineer31.3%
Data Governance Analyst31.3%
Data Governance Manager31.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring data dictionaries

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring data dictionaries
CompanyPostings · 90 days
City of New York14
Barclays9
CACI8
Uvmhealth5
INSPYR Solutions4
Peraton3
Marvell2
Wf2
Precision AQ2
WPP2

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 dictionaries

NamePostingsShare
New York City177.3%
Long Island City83.4%
Toronto83.4%
London52.2%
Alexandria41.7%
Chicago41.7%
Pune41.7%
Reston41.7%
Bengaluru31.3%

Skills commonly paired with data dictionaries

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. 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 dictionaries by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data dictionaries postings by all data dictionaries 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 2,481 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (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.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
ebe799089c09fe81
data_as_of
2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index