metadata management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, metadata management appears in 712 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning metadata management, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is metadata management in demand in 2026?
Yes. metadata management appears in 712 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning metadata management (19.1% of all postings mentioning metadata management).
+What jobs require metadata management?
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 metadata management are Data Modeler (30.8% of that role’s postings mention metadata management), Data Product Owner (21.9% of that role’s postings mention metadata management), Enterprise Data Architect (15.0% of that role’s postings mention metadata management).
+What skills are commonly paired with metadata management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), metadata management most often appears alongside data governance, SQL, data lineage, data modeling, Python.
+Where is metadata management most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring metadata management are New York City, London, Hyderabad, San Francisco, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring metadata management — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require metadata management
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Data Modeler | 8 | 30.8% |
| Data Product Owner | 7 | 21.9% |
| Enterprise Data Architect | 3 | 15.0% |
| Data Architect | 69 | 11.9% |
| Machine Learning Systems Engineer | 3 | 11.1% |
| Analytics Engineering Director | 2 | 10.0% |
| Software Engineering Team Lead | 2 | 9.1% |
| Data Engineering Lead | 5 | 6.9% |
| Data Product Manager | 6 | 6.7% |
| BI Engineer | 3 | 6.5% |
Roles with the most metadata management postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 136 | 19.1% |
| Data Architect | 69 | 9.7% |
| Data Analyst | 32 | 4.5% |
| Software Engineer | 29 | 4.1% |
| Product Manager | 26 | 3.7% |
| Solution Architect | 14 | 2.0% |
| Data Scientist | 12 | 1.7% |
| Analytics Engineer | 10 | 1.4% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 9 | 1.3% |
| Data Governance Lead | 9 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for metadata management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 16 | 2.2% |
| London | 15 | 2.1% |
| Hyderabad | 14 | 2.0% |
| San Francisco | 14 | 2.0% |
| Bengaluru | 11 | 1.5% |
| Singapore | 11 | 1.5% |
| Charlotte | 10 | 1.4% |
| Pune | 10 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 10 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with metadata management
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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 metadata management by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s metadata management postings by all metadata management 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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