data lineage jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data lineage appears in 1,640 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data lineage, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
Which roles want data lineage?
Upload your resume and Skillenai will show which roles your data lineage experience fits, which skills you already cover, and what is missing.
Prepare to discuss data lineage in your interview
We’re building mock interviews informed by job postings and career profiles, to help you explain how you’ve used data lineage.
Frequently asked questions about data lineage
+Is data lineage in demand in 2026?
Yes. data lineage appears in 1,640 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data lineage (20.7% of all postings mentioning data lineage).
+What jobs require data lineage?
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 lineage are Data Modeler (34.6% of that role’s postings mention data lineage), Data Product Owner (28.1% of that role’s postings mention data lineage), Software Development Test Engineer (22.6% of that role’s postings mention data lineage).
+What skills are commonly paired with data lineage?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data lineage most often appears alongside data governance, SQL, data quality, Python, data modeling.
+Where is data lineage most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data lineage are New York City, London, San Francisco, Toronto, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new data lineage content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning data lineage alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new data lineage content from your Skillenai account.
Weekly job postings requiring data lineage — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data lineage
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Data Modeler | 9 | 34.6% |
| Data Product Owner | 9 | 28.1% |
| Software Development Test Engineer | 7 | 22.6% |
| Enterprise Data Architect | 4 | 20.0% |
| Data Architect | 108 | 18.6% |
| Data Engineering Director | 10 | 14.1% |
| Software Engineering Team Lead | 3 | 13.6% |
| Data Product Manager | 12 | 13.5% |
| Domain Architect | 5 | 12.8% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 29 | 12.7% |
Roles with the most data lineage postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 339 | 20.7% |
| Data Architect | 108 | 6.6% |
| Data Analyst | 86 | 5.2% |
| Product Manager | 69 | 4.2% |
| Software Engineer | 58 | 3.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 52 | 3.2% |
| Business Analyst | 41 | 2.5% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 29 | 1.8% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 24 | 1.5% |
| Data Scientist | 21 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for data lineage
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 59 | 3.6% |
| London | 44 | 2.7% |
| San Francisco | 38 | 2.3% |
| Toronto | 31 | 1.9% |
| Hyderabad | 25 | 1.5% |
| Pune | 25 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 24 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 23 | 1.4% |
| Chicago | 20 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with data lineage
Get a daily email digest of new data lineage content
Skillenai indexes news articles, blog posts, and research papers that mention data lineage. Click below and we'll open a pre-filled daily digest — change the cadence to hourly or weekly if you prefer, then save. Free account required (~30 seconds).
Explore related pages
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 lineage by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data lineage postings by all data lineage 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).
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- d16957bdceaba497
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 90
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.
Skillenai for recruiters →