Data documentation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-15, Data documentation appears in 230 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Analyst roles, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15

Postings · last 90 days
230
Demand vs prior month
down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 19% require it
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Data documentation

+Is Data documentation in demand in 2026?

Yes. Data documentation appears in 230 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Analyst roles (19% of Data Analyst postings list it).

+What jobs require Data documentation?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require Data documentation are Data Analyst (19% of postings list Data documentation), Analytics Engineer (18% of postings list Data documentation), Data Engineer (10% of postings list Data documentation).

+What skills are commonly paired with Data documentation?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), Data documentation most often appears alongside SQL, data modeling, data governance, Python, DBT.

+Where is Data documentation most in demand?

As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Data documentation are New York City, Boston, Singapore, Atlanta, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring Data documentation — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require Data documentation

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Data Analyst4318.7%
Analytics Engineer4218.3%
Data Engineer2310.0%
Data Scientist167.0%
Business Analyst52.2%
Data Analytics Engineer52.2%
Data Product Manager41.7%
Analytical Test Engineer31.3%
Analytics Engineering Manager31.3%
Business Intelligence Analyst31.3%

Top metros hiring for Data documentation

NamePostingsShare
New York City177.4%
Boston62.6%
Singapore52.2%
Atlanta41.7%
London41.7%
San Francisco41.7%
Stockholm41.7%
Uk41.7%
Berlin31.3%

Skills commonly paired with Data documentation

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. 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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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index