data quality checks jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-20, data quality checks appears in 351 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand up 6% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-20
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Frequently asked questions about data quality checks
+Is data quality checks in demand in 2026?
Yes. data quality checks appears in 351 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, with demand up 6% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (28% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data quality checks?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, the job titles most likely to require data quality checks are Data Engineer (28% of postings list data quality checks), Data Analyst (11% of postings list data quality checks), Analytics Engineer (9% of postings list data quality checks).
+What skills are commonly paired with data quality checks?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-20), data quality checks most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data modeling, data pipelines, DBT.
+Where is data quality checks most in demand?
As of 2026-08-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data quality checks are London, New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Barcelona, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data quality checks — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require data quality checks
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 98 | 27.9% |
| Data Analyst | 39 | 11.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 33 | 9.4% |
| Software Engineer | 12 | 3.4% |
| Data Scientist | 11 | 3.1% |
| AI Data Engineer | 4 | 1.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 | 1.1% |
| QA Engineer | 4 | 1.1% |
| Solutions Architect | 4 | 1.1% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 3 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for data quality checks
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 17 | 4.8% |
| New York City | 15 | 4.3% |
| San Francisco | 9 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 2.0% |
| Barcelona | 6 | 1.7% |
| Madrid | 6 | 1.7% |
| San Jose | 5 | 1.4% |
| Berlin | 4 | 1.1% |
| Malaga | 4 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with data quality checks
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20. 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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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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