data ingestion jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-18, data ingestion appears in 1,599 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-18
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Frequently asked questions about data ingestion
+Is data ingestion in demand in 2026?
Yes. data ingestion appears in 1,599 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand down 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (18% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data ingestion?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, the job titles most likely to require data ingestion are Data Engineer (18% of postings list data ingestion), Software Engineer (15% of postings list data ingestion), Product Manager (5% of postings list data ingestion).
+What skills are commonly paired with data ingestion?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-18), data ingestion most often appears alongside Python, SQL, data modeling, data pipelines, Data transformation.
+Where is data ingestion most in demand?
As of 2026-08-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data ingestion are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data ingestion — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require data ingestion
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 286 | 17.9% |
| Software Engineer | 238 | 14.9% |
| Product Manager | 80 | 5.0% |
| BI Developer | 63 | 3.9% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 50 | 3.1% |
| Data Analyst | 39 | 2.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 36 | 2.3% |
| Data Architect | 31 | 1.9% |
| Data Scientist | 30 | 1.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 30 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for data ingestion
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 100 | 6.3% |
| San Francisco | 60 | 3.8% |
| London | 53 | 3.3% |
| Bengaluru | 27 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 24 | 1.5% |
| Los Angeles | 20 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 17 | 1.1% |
| Salt Lake City | 16 | 1.0% |
| Kansas City | 15 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with data ingestion
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18. 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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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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