data governance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data governance appears in 5,865 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data governance, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is data governance in demand in 2026?
Yes. data governance appears in 5,865 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data governance (14.9% of all postings mentioning data governance).
+What jobs require data governance?
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 governance are Data Product Owner (62.5% of that role’s postings mention data governance), Enterprise Data Architect (60.0% of that role’s postings mention data governance), Data Product Manager (47.2% of that role’s postings mention data governance).
+What skills are commonly paired with data governance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data governance most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data quality, data modeling, ETL.
+Where is data governance most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data governance are New York City, London, San Francisco, Toronto, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data governance — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data governance
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Data Product Owner | 20 | 62.5% |
| Enterprise Data Architect | 12 | 60.0% |
| Data Product Manager | 42 | 47.2% |
| Data Modeler | 12 | 46.2% |
| Data Architect | 252 | 43.3% |
| Data Engineering Director | 29 | 40.8% |
| Analytics Engineering Director | 8 | 40.0% |
| AI Governance Lead | 8 | 36.4% |
| Data Business Analyst | 8 | 33.3% |
| People Analytics Manager | 9 | 31.0% |
Roles with the most data governance postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 873 | 14.9% |
| Data Analyst | 331 | 5.6% |
| Product Manager | 255 | 4.3% |
| Data Architect | 252 | 4.3% |
| Software Engineer | 158 | 2.7% |
| Data Scientist | 132 | 2.3% |
| Solutions Architect | 130 | 2.2% |
| Analytics Engineer | 128 | 2.2% |
| Business Analyst | 104 | 1.8% |
| Solution Architect | 60 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for data governance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 201 | 3.4% |
| London | 166 | 2.8% |
| San Francisco | 133 | 2.3% |
| Toronto | 91 | 1.6% |
| Bengaluru | 79 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 79 | 1.3% |
| Boston | 73 | 1.2% |
| Pune | 57 | 1.0% |
| Singapore | 56 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with data governance
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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 governance by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data governance postings by all data governance 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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