data literacy jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-15, data literacy appears in 120 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15
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+Is data literacy in demand in 2026?
Yes. data literacy appears in 120 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand up 8% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (13% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require data literacy?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require data literacy are Product Manager (13% of postings list data literacy), Product Associate (5% of postings list data literacy), Business Analyst (3% of postings list data literacy).
+What skills are commonly paired with data literacy?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), data literacy most often appears alongside data governance, SQL, data quality, data visualization, Tableau.
+Where is data literacy most in demand?
As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data literacy are New York City, Columbus, Hyderabad, Kyiv, Asheville, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data literacy — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require data literacy
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 16 | 13.3% |
| Product Associate | 6 | 5.0% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 3.3% |
| BI Developer | 3 | 2.5% |
| Business and Data Analyst | 3 | 2.5% |
| Data Scientist | 3 | 2.5% |
| ML Product Manager | 3 | 2.5% |
| People Analytics Manager | 3 | 2.5% |
| Product Director | 3 | 2.5% |
| Analytics Lead | 2 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for data literacy
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 7 | 5.8% |
| Columbus | 4 | 3.3% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 2.5% |
| Kyiv | 3 | 2.5% |
| Asheville | 2 | 1.7% |
| Atlanta | 2 | 1.7% |
| Jersey City | 2 | 1.7% |
| Puurs | 2 | 1.7% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with data literacy
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. 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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