data modeling jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, data modeling appears in 8,615 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data modeling, with demand down 53% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about data modeling
+Is data modeling in demand in 2026?
Yes. data modeling appears in 8,615 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 53% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data modeling (17.0% of all postings mentioning data modeling).
+What jobs require data modeling?
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 modeling are Analytics Engineering Director (60.0% of that role’s postings mention data modeling), Analytics Engineer (48.0% of that role’s postings mention data modeling), Analytics Engineering Manager (47.8% of that role’s postings mention data modeling).
+What skills are commonly paired with data modeling?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), data modeling most often appears alongside SQL, Python, ETL, data governance, data pipelines.
+Where is data modeling most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data modeling are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data modeling — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require data modeling
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics Engineering Director | 12 | 60.0% |
| Analytics Engineer | 354 | 48.0% |
| Analytics Engineering Manager | 11 | 47.8% |
| Business Intelligence Engineer | 34 | 45.9% |
| Enterprise Data Architect | 9 | 45.0% |
| BI Engineer | 20 | 43.5% |
| Data Modeler | 11 | 42.3% |
| Power BI Developer | 35 | 42.2% |
| Data Architect | 232 | 39.9% |
| Finance Data Analyst | 10 | 38.5% |
Roles with the most data modeling postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 1,463 | 17.0% |
| Software Engineer | 944 | 11.0% |
| Data Analyst | 596 | 6.9% |
| Analytics Engineer | 354 | 4.1% |
| Data Scientist | 324 | 3.8% |
| Data Architect | 232 | 2.7% |
| Product Manager | 195 | 2.3% |
| Business Analyst | 142 | 1.6% |
| Backend Engineer | 114 | 1.3% |
| Solutions Architect | 93 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for data modeling
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 416 | 4.8% |
| San Francisco | 309 | 3.6% |
| Bengaluru | 202 | 2.3% |
| London | 189 | 2.2% |
| Boston | 124 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 123 | 1.4% |
| Hyderabad | 87 | 1.0% |
| Chicago | 76 | 0.9% |
| Pune | 75 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with data modeling
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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 modeling by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data modeling postings by all data modeling 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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