MogiData Scientist Postings Rise 77 Percent
Job postings for Data Scientists saw a 77 percent increase over the last 28 days.
By Daniel Okafor, Mogi Research · Oct 12, 2026
Postings for Data Scientist roles rose by seventy seven percent in the last twenty eight days. This increase brought the total number of posted positions to one thousand seven hundred and twenty five, up from nine hundred and seventy six.
Analytics Engineer postings saw the largest percentage increase, surging ninety three percent. Data Engineer postings rose eighty two percent, matching the rise seen in Product Owner roles. Full Stack Engineer postings rose seventy three percent.
The total number of new job postings across all roles increased by sixty five percent. This change saw new_jobs_now reach thirty five thousand two hundred and ninety two, from twenty one thousand three hundred and ninety two.
These figures represent a small base, and changes could appear as noise. For example, a small number of additional postings could significantly alter the percentage change. Top employers posting for Data Scientists included JPMorgan Chase, Howmet Aerospace, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Virginia, Michigan, and California were the top states for these postings.
The numbers
What role family saw the biggest growth in postings over the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 1,725 | 976 | +77% |
| Analytics Engineer | 297 | 154 | +93% |
| Data Engineer | 2,895 | 1,588 | +82% |
| Product Owner | 1,173 | 643 | +82% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 3,737 | 2,159 | +73% |
Top employers: JPMorgan Chase (86), Howmet Aerospace (53), Booz Allen Hamilton (46)
Top states: Virginia (102), Michigan (65), California (47)
Data Scientist jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-12 with the 28 days before them. Covers all countries, 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 Daniel Okafor of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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