data lineage jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-16, data lineage appears in 997 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-16
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Frequently asked questions about data lineage
+Is data lineage in demand in 2026?
Yes. data lineage appears in 997 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (23% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data lineage?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, the job titles most likely to require data lineage are Data Engineer (23% of postings list data lineage), Data Architect (6% of postings list data lineage), Product Manager (4% of postings list data lineage).
+What skills are commonly paired with data lineage?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-16), data lineage most often appears alongside data governance, SQL, Python, data quality, data modeling.
+Where is data lineage most in demand?
As of 2026-08-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data lineage are New York City, San Francisco, London, Toronto, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data lineage — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require data lineage
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 232 | 23.3% |
| Data Architect | 60 | 6.0% |
| Product Manager | 45 | 4.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 44 | 4.4% |
| Software Engineer | 42 | 4.2% |
| Data Analyst | 38 | 3.8% |
| Business Analyst | 28 | 2.8% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 20 | 2.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 17 | 1.7% |
| Solution Architect | 11 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for data lineage
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 48 | 4.8% |
| San Francisco | 34 | 3.4% |
| London | 29 | 2.9% |
| Toronto | 24 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 16 | 1.6% |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 1.4% |
| Seattle | 13 | 1.3% |
| Jersey City | 11 | 1.1% |
| Madrid | 11 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with data lineage
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16. 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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