ELT jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, ELT appears in 1,567 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about ELT
+Is ELT in demand in 2026?
Yes. ELT appears in 1,567 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (35% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require ELT?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require ELT are Data Engineer (35% of postings list ELT), Analytics Engineer (7% of postings list ELT), Software Engineer (6% of postings list ELT).
+What skills are commonly paired with ELT?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), ELT most often appears alongside ETL, SQL, Python, data modeling, data pipelines.
+Where is ELT most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring ELT are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new ELT content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring ELT — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require ELT
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 550 | 35.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 114 | 7.3% |
| Software Engineer | 91 | 5.8% |
| Senior Data Engineer | 39 | 2.5% |
| Data Architect | 37 | 2.4% |
| Staff Data Engineer | 32 | 2.0% |
| Data Analyst | 24 | 1.5% |
| Lead Data Engineer | 19 | 1.2% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 18 | 1.1% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 15 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for ELT
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 77 | 23.5% |
| San Francisco | 60 | 18.3% |
| London | 50 | 15.3% |
| Bengaluru | 31 | 9.5% |
| Toronto | 26 | 8.0% |
| Pune | 23 | 7.0% |
| Barcelona | 21 | 6.4% |
| Gurugram | 20 | 6.1% |
| Singapore | 19 | 5.8% |
Skills commonly paired with ELT
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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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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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