Hive jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Hive appears in 508 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Hive
+Is Hive in demand in 2026?
Yes. Hive appears in 508 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (20% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Hive?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Hive are Data Engineer (20% of postings list Hive), Data Scientist (13% of postings list Hive), Software Engineer (11% of postings list Hive).
+What skills are commonly paired with Hive?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), Hive most often appears alongside Python, SQL, Spark, Hadoop, Java.
+Where is Hive most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Hive are Bengaluru, New York City, San Jose, McLean, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Hive content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Hive — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Hive
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 99 | 19.5% |
| Data Scientist | 68 | 13.4% |
| Software Engineer | 55 | 10.8% |
| Data Analyst | 22 | 4.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 14 | 2.8% |
| Data Science Manager | 14 | 2.8% |
| Game Data Analyst | 10 | 2.0% |
| Lead Data Engineer | 10 | 2.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 8 | 1.6% |
| Big Data Engineer | 6 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Hive
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 47 | 33.1% |
| New York City | 19 | 13.4% |
| San Jose | 12 | 8.5% |
| McLean | 11 | 7.7% |
| Pune | 11 | 7.7% |
| Seattle | 11 | 7.7% |
| Singapore | 11 | 7.7% |
| London | 10 | 7.0% |
| São Paulo | 10 | 7.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Hive
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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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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