partitioning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, partitioning appears in 337 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about partitioning
+Is partitioning in demand in 2026?
Yes. partitioning appears in 337 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (26% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require partitioning?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require partitioning are Data Engineer (26% of postings list partitioning), Software Engineer (16% of postings list partitioning), Backend Engineer (6% of postings list partitioning).
+What skills are commonly paired with partitioning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), partitioning most often appears alongside SQL, Python, indexing, data modeling, query optimization.
+Where is partitioning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring partitioning are San Francisco, New York City, Amsterdam, London, Bengaluru, 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 | 88 | 26.1% |
| Software Engineer | 55 | 16.3% |
| Backend Engineer | 22 | 6.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 14 | 4.2% |
| Database Administrator | 13 | 3.9% |
| Platform Engineer | 7 | 2.1% |
| Database Reliability Engineer | 6 | 1.8% |
| Solutions Architect | 4 | 1.2% |
| Data Architect | 3 | 0.9% |
| Database Architect | 3 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for partitioning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 9 | 2.7% |
| New York City | 8 | 2.4% |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 2.1% |
| London | 7 | 2.1% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 6 | 1.8% |
| Austin | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1.5% |
| Atlanta | 4 | 1.2% |
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 2026-09-17. 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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