fraud detection jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-28, fraud detection appears in 622 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Scientist has the most postings mentioning fraud detection, with demand share up 4.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-28

Postings · last 90 days
622
Demand vs prior month
up 4.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 14.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about fraud detection

+Is fraud detection in demand in 2026?

Yes. fraud detection appears in 622 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28. Data Scientist accounts for the most postings mentioning fraud detection (14.6% of all postings mentioning fraud detection).

+What jobs require fraud detection?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning fraud detection are Fraud Data Analyst (45.0% of that role’s postings mention fraud detection), Data Scientist Intern (8.0% of that role’s postings mention fraud detection), Machine Learning Engineering Manager (6.6% of that role’s postings mention fraud detection).

+What skills are commonly paired with fraud detection?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-28), fraud detection most often appears alongside SQL, machine learning, Python, Data analysis, anomaly detection.

+Where is fraud detection most in demand?

As of 2026-10-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring fraud detection are San Francisco, New York City, London, Toronto, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new fraud detection content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning fraud detection alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new fraud detection content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after fraud detection?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring fraud detection — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around fraud detection

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before fraud detection

Before fraud detectionpython → fraud detection: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → fraud detection: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → fraud detection: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → fraud detection: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairspark → fraud detection: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → fraud detection: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQL Server → fraud detection: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairci/cd → fraud detection: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairfrauddetectionpython: 18 movespython18 movesPower BI: 13 movesPower BI13 movesTableau: 13 movesTableau13 movessql: 12 movessql12 movesspark: 7 movesspark7 movesdocker: 7 movesdocker7 movesSQL Server: 7 movesSQL Server7 movesci/cd: 6 movesci/cd6 moves

Skills after fraud detection

After fraud detectionfraud detection → sql: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → ci/cd: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → python: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → ETL: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → Tableau: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → Azure Data Factory: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → HIPAA: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairfraud detection → PySpark: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairfrauddetectionsql: 8 movessql8 movesci/cd: 7 movesci/cd7 movespython: 7 movespython7 movesETL: 7 movesETL7 movesTableau: 7 movesTableau7 movesAzure Data Factory: 6 movesAzure Data Factory6 movesHIPAA: 6 movesHIPAA6 movesPySpark: 5 movesPySpark5 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: python18
Before: Power BI13
Before: Tableau13
Before: sql12
Before: spark7
Before: docker7
Before: SQL Server7
Before: ci/cd6
After: sql8
After: ci/cd7
After: python7
After: ETL7
After: Tableau7
After: Azure Data Factory6
After: HIPAA6
After: PySpark5

Roles most likely to require fraud detection

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Fraud Data Analyst945.0%
Data Scientist Intern78.0%
Machine Learning Engineering Manager46.6%
Deployment Engineer25.1%
Threat Analyst15.0%
Risk Analyst34.8%
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)14.8%
Data Analytics Director14.5%
Java Engineer24.4%
Back-end Developer14.3%

Roles with the most fraud detection postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Scientist9114.6%
Product Manager8313.3%
Software Engineer548.7%
Machine Learning Engineer294.7%
Data Analyst284.5%
Engineering Manager162.6%
Security Engineer132.1%
VP Engineering111.8%
Fraud Analyst91.4%
Fraud Data Analyst91.4%

Top companies posting jobs requiring fraud detection

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring fraud detection
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Stripe30
Shift Technology25
Sezzle16
Twilio14
Tide12
Mastercard11
Barclays10
Wise9
Adyen8
Tripledotstudios8

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for fraud detection

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco345.5%
New York City304.8%
London233.7%
Toronto193.1%
Bengaluru142.3%
Seattle132.1%
Singapore121.9%
Amsterdam101.6%
Paris101.6%

Skills commonly paired with fraud detection

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28. 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 fraud detection by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s fraud detection postings by all fraud detection 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.3% to 0.3%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,482 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
ef47b08d434d2ea0
data_as_of
2026-10-28
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index