partitioning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, partitioning appears in 282 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about partitioning
+Is partitioning in demand in 2026?
Yes. partitioning appears in 282 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (21% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require partitioning?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require partitioning are Data Engineer (21% of postings list partitioning), Software Engineer (16% of postings list partitioning), Backend Engineer (5% of postings list partitioning).
+What skills are commonly paired with partitioning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), partitioning most often appears alongside SQL, Python, indexing, data modeling, Query optimization.
+Where is partitioning most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring partitioning are San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, New York City, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring partitioning — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require partitioning
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 58 | 20.6% |
| Software Engineer | 44 | 15.6% |
| Backend Engineer | 14 | 5.0% |
| Database Administrator | 14 | 5.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | 3.2% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 7 | 2.5% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 6 | 2.1% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 6 | 2.1% |
| Database Engineer | 5 | 1.8% |
| Head of Data Management | 5 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for partitioning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 29 | 34.5% |
| Bengaluru | 11 | 13.1% |
| London | 11 | 13.1% |
| New York City | 9 | 10.7% |
| Toronto | 6 | 7.1% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 6.0% |
| Riyadh | 5 | 6.0% |
| Amsterdam | 4 | 4.8% |
| Austin | 4 | 4.8% |
Skills commonly paired with partitioning
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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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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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