Data Mining jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Data Mining appears in 1,022 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Scientist has the most postings mentioning Data Mining, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Data Mining in demand in 2026?
Yes. Data Mining appears in 1,022 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Scientist accounts for the most postings mentioning Data Mining (26.6% of all postings mentioning Data Mining).
+What jobs require Data Mining?
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 Mining are Software Developer Intern (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Data Mining), Data Scientist Intern (21.4% of that role’s postings mention Data Mining), Growth Analyst (18.8% of that role’s postings mention Data Mining).
+What skills are commonly paired with Data Mining?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Data Mining most often appears alongside Python, SQL, machine learning, data visualization, R.
+Where is Data Mining most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Data Mining are New York City, Mountain View, Bengaluru, Bangkok, Atlanta, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Data Mining — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Data Mining
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer Intern | 12 | 33.3% |
| Data Scientist Intern | 18 | 21.4% |
| Growth Analyst | 6 | 18.8% |
| Technology Consultant | 4 | 14.8% |
| Data Science Analyst | 5 | 14.3% |
| Deep Learning Engineer | 4 | 12.1% |
| Marketing Analyst | 7 | 10.6% |
| Applied Value Engineer | 4 | 10.0% |
| Data Analytics Analyst | 2 | 10.0% |
| Growth Manager | 2 | 10.0% |
Roles with the most Data Mining postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 272 | 26.6% |
| Data Analyst | 104 | 10.2% |
| Data Engineer | 38 | 3.7% |
| Software Engineer | 37 | 3.6% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 36 | 3.5% |
| Data Scientist Intern | 18 | 1.8% |
| AI Engineer | 16 | 1.6% |
| Business Analyst | 16 | 1.6% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 16 | 1.6% |
| Applied Scientist | 13 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Data Mining
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 31 | 3.0% |
| Mountain View | 28 | 2.7% |
| Bengaluru | 24 | 2.3% |
| Bangkok | 23 | 2.3% |
| Atlanta | 22 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 22 | 2.2% |
| Chicago | 20 | 2.0% |
| Singapore | 18 | 1.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 18 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with Data Mining
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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 Mining by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Data Mining postings by all Data Mining 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).
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