Databricks jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Databricks appears in 5,830 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning Databricks, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Databricks in demand in 2026?
Yes. Databricks appears in 5,830 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Databricks (23.3% of all postings mentioning Databricks).
+What jobs require Databricks?
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 Databricks are Analytics Engineering Director (40.0% of that role’s postings mention Databricks), Senior Data Engineer (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Databricks), Enterprise Data Architect (30.0% of that role’s postings mention Databricks).
+What skills are commonly paired with Databricks?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Databricks most often appears alongside Python, SQL, Snowflake, AWS, Azure.
+Where is Databricks most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Databricks are New York City, Bengaluru, San Francisco, London, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Databricks — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Databricks
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics Engineering Director | 8 | 40.0% |
| Senior Data Engineer | 12 | 33.3% |
| Enterprise Data Architect | 6 | 30.0% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 66 | 28.9% |
| Data Solutions Architect | 6 | 28.6% |
| Cloud Data Engineer | 15 | 27.3% |
| Data Platform Architect | 10 | 26.3% |
| Lead Data Engineer | 19 | 26.0% |
| Data Product Owner | 8 | 25.0% |
| Data Developer | 5 | 25.0% |
Roles with the most Databricks postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 1,356 | 23.3% |
| Software Engineer | 422 | 7.2% |
| Data Scientist | 400 | 6.9% |
| Data Analyst | 216 | 3.7% |
| Data Architect | 136 | 2.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 107 | 1.8% |
| Analytics Engineer | 98 | 1.7% |
| Solutions Architect | 96 | 1.6% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 80 | 1.4% |
| AI Engineer | 74 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Databricks
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 154 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 142 | 2.4% |
| San Francisco | 112 | 1.9% |
| London | 105 | 1.8% |
| Hyderabad | 101 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 98 | 1.7% |
| Pune | 85 | 1.5% |
| Atlanta | 58 | 1.0% |
| San Jose | 50 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Databricks
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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 Databricks by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Databricks postings by all Databricks 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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