data quality jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, data quality appears in 3,416 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about data quality
+Is data quality in demand in 2026?
Yes. data quality appears in 3,416 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (19% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data quality?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require data quality are Data Engineer (19% of postings list data quality), Lead Data Engineer (6% of postings list data quality), Data Analyst (5% of postings list data quality).
+What skills are commonly paired with data quality?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), data quality most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data modeling, ETL, data pipelines.
+Where is data quality most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data quality are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new data quality content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring data quality — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require data quality
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 641 | 18.8% |
| Lead Data Engineer | 206 | 6.0% |
| Data Analyst | 169 | 4.9% |
| Software Engineer | 152 | 4.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 137 | 4.0% |
| Data Scientist | 132 | 3.9% |
| Product Manager | 94 | 2.8% |
| Data Architect | 65 | 1.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 38 | 1.1% |
| Senior Data Engineer | 32 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for data quality
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 215 | 27.4% |
| San Francisco | 186 | 23.7% |
| London | 115 | 14.6% |
| Bengaluru | 75 | 9.6% |
| Toronto | 51 | 6.5% |
| Seattle | 38 | 4.8% |
| Paris | 36 | 4.6% |
| Austin | 35 | 4.5% |
| Barcelona | 34 | 4.3% |
Skills commonly paired with data quality
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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