Hive jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-15, Hive appears in 734 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-15
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+Is Hive in demand in 2026?
Yes. Hive appears in 734 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (18% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Hive?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, the job titles most likely to require Hive are Data Engineer (18% of postings list Hive), Software Engineer (10% of postings list Hive), Data Scientist (8% of postings list Hive).
+What skills are commonly paired with Hive?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-15), Hive most often appears alongside Spark, Python, SQL, Hadoop, Java.
+Where is Hive most in demand?
As of 2026-08-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Hive are Bengaluru, Chicago, San Jose, Austin, Richardson, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Hive — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Hive
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 133 | 18.1% |
| Software Engineer | 77 | 10.5% |
| Data Scientist | 58 | 7.9% |
| Big Data Engineer | 46 | 6.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 31 | 4.2% |
| Big Data Technology Lead | 24 | 3.3% |
| Data Analyst | 23 | 3.1% |
| Technology Lead | 22 | 3.0% |
| Technology Architect | 15 | 2.0% |
| Technical Test Lead | 13 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Hive
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 38 | 5.2% |
| Chicago | 24 | 3.3% |
| San Jose | 21 | 2.9% |
| Austin | 17 | 2.3% |
| Richardson | 17 | 2.3% |
| New York City | 16 | 2.2% |
| Phoenix | 15 | 2.0% |
| Gurugram | 13 | 1.8% |
| Seattle | 12 | 1.6% |
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 2026-08-15. 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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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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