data lakes jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, data lakes appears in 409 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about data lakes
+Is data lakes in demand in 2026?
Yes. data lakes appears in 409 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (20% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data lakes?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require data lakes are Data Engineer (20% of postings list data lakes), Software Engineer (10% of postings list data lakes), Data Architect (5% of postings list data lakes).
+What skills are commonly paired with data lakes?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), data lakes most often appears alongside Python, SQL, data warehouses, ETL, data pipelines.
+Where is data lakes most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data lakes are London, New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new data lakes content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring data lakes — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require data lakes
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 84 | 20.5% |
| Software Engineer | 40 | 9.8% |
| Data Architect | 22 | 5.4% |
| Staff Data Engineer | 16 | 3.9% |
| Data and Analytics Consultant | 12 | 2.9% |
| Product Manager | 10 | 2.4% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 9 | 2.2% |
| Solutions Architect | 9 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 8 | 2.0% |
| Customer Engineer | 6 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for data lakes
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 21 | 21.9% |
| New York City | 18 | 18.8% |
| San Francisco | 17 | 17.7% |
| Bengaluru | 12 | 12.5% |
| Boston | 6 | 6.3% |
| Lehi | 6 | 6.3% |
| Little Canada | 6 | 6.3% |
| Arlington | 5 | 5.2% |
| Los Angeles | 5 | 5.2% |
Skills commonly paired with data lakes
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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