Data Engineer Job Postings Surge in US
Job postings for Data Engineers in the US saw a significant increase over a 28-day period.
By Samuel Adeyemi, Mogi Research · Oct 11, 2026
Job postings for Data Engineers in the US saw a surge of one hundred eleven percent over the 28 days ending October eleven, two thousand twenty six. This growth is part of a wider increase in job postings for roles, with the total number of new job postings across all roles rising sixty seven percent in the same period. Data Analysts also saw a large increase of one hundred twenty three percent, and Full Stack Engineers increased ninety four percent.
This rise in Data Engineer job postings may be driven by several factors. Employers may be increasing their focus on data infrastructure and analytics capabilities. It is likely that companies are seeking to build out teams that can manage and interpret growing datasets.
Specific employers are contributing to this growth. JPMorgan Chase added one hundred nine job postings for Data Engineers, followed by Capital One with forty eight and Booz Allen Hamilton with twenty six. Virginia saw the largest increase in these postings, with one hundred seven, followed by Texas with ninety eight and Ohio with fifty nine.
The numbers
Which role family had the biggest job posting growth in the US over 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 1,137 | 538 | +111% |
| Data Analyst | 764 | 342 | +123% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 1,681 | 866 | +94% |
| Frontend Engineer | 178 | 104 | +71% |
| Product Owner | 532 | 319 | +67% |
Top employers: JPMorgan Chase (109), Capital One (48), Booz Allen Hamilton (26)
Top states: Virginia (107), Texas (98), Ohio (59)
Data Engineer jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-11 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Samuel Adeyemi of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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