data stewardship jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, data stewardship appears in 191 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Analyst roles, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about data stewardship
+Is data stewardship in demand in 2026?
Yes. data stewardship appears in 191 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Analyst roles (6% of Data Analyst postings list it).
+What jobs require data stewardship?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require data stewardship are Data Analyst (6% of postings list data stewardship), Product Manager (5% of postings list data stewardship), Data Architect (4% of postings list data stewardship).
+What skills are commonly paired with data stewardship?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), data stewardship most often appears alongside data governance, data quality, data lineage, SQL, metadata management.
+Where is data stewardship most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data stewardship are London, Austin, New York City, Alpharetta, Atlanta, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data stewardship — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require data stewardship
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 11 | 5.8% |
| Product Manager | 10 | 5.2% |
| Data Architect | 8 | 4.2% |
| Solution Architect | 6 | 3.1% |
| Data & AI Governance Manager | 5 | 2.6% |
| Data Governance Analyst | 5 | 2.6% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 2.1% |
| Data Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
| Data Engineering Director | 3 | 1.6% |
| Data Governance Lead | 3 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for data stewardship
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 5 | 2.6% |
| Austin | 4 | 2.1% |
| New York City | 4 | 2.1% |
| Alpharetta | 3 | 1.6% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 1.6% |
| Boston | 3 | 1.6% |
| Charlotte | 3 | 1.6% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 1.6% |
| Smyrna | 3 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with data stewardship
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. 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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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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