SQL jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, SQL appears in 36,340 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning SQL, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is SQL in demand in 2026?
Yes. SQL appears in 36,340 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning SQL (13.7% of all postings mentioning SQL).
+What jobs require SQL?
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 SQL are Safeguards Enforcement Analyst (100.0% of that role’s postings mention SQL), Growth Analyst (93.8% of that role’s postings mention SQL), Actuarial Analyst (90.0% of that role’s postings mention SQL).
+What skills are commonly paired with SQL?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), SQL most often appears alongside Python, AWS, Tableau, Java, data modeling.
+Where is SQL most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SQL are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SQL — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require SQL
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Safeguards Enforcement Analyst | 27 | 100.0% |
| Growth Analyst | 30 | 93.8% |
| Actuarial Analyst | 18 | 90.0% |
| Production Software Engineer | 18 | 90.0% |
| Marketing Analyst | 56 | 84.8% |
| Product Analyst | 196 | 84.1% |
| Mobile Application Developer | 39 | 83.0% |
| BI Analyst | 29 | 82.9% |
| Credit Risk Manager | 19 | 82.6% |
| Business Operations Analyst | 26 | 81.2% |
Roles with the most SQL postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 4,966 | 13.7% |
| Data Engineer | 3,298 | 9.1% |
| Data Scientist | 2,467 | 6.8% |
| Data Analyst | 2,050 | 5.6% |
| Business Analyst | 852 | 2.3% |
| Product Manager | 847 | 2.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 590 | 1.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 441 | 1.2% |
| Backend Engineer | 420 | 1.2% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 326 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for SQL
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 1,395 | 3.8% |
| San Francisco | 915 | 2.5% |
| London | 848 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 815 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 545 | 1.5% |
| Pune | 469 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 411 | 1.1% |
| Hyderabad | 392 | 1.1% |
| Berlin | 371 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with SQL
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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 SQL by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s SQL postings by all SQL 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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