MogiIllinois Data Engineer Postings Surge 176%
The state saw a significant increase in new job postings for Data Engineers over the last 28 days.
By Mei-Ling Chen, Mogi Research · Oct 15, 2026
New job postings for Data Engineers in Illinois surged by one hundred seventy six percent in the 28 days leading up to October 15, 2026. In this period, fifty eight new postings were added, compared to twenty one in the preceding 28 days.
This change may reflect increased hiring demand for the role in the state. It could also be that more employers are posting openings online. The data crawl may have captured more job sources in Illinois during this period.
In the same 28 day period, Virginia saw a one hundred ninety one percent rise in Data Engineer postings, and Texas experienced a one hundred sixty six percent increase. JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, and Allergan were among the employers posting these roles in Illinois.
The numbers
Which states have the most new data engineer postings in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 58 | 21 | +176% |
| Virginia | 99 | 34 | +191% |
| Texas | 85 | 32 | +166% |
| New York | 55 | 17 | +224% |
| Ohio | 52 | 19 | +174% |
Top roles: Data Engineer (58)
Top employers: JPMorgan Chase (16), Capital One (6), Allergan (4)
Illinois jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-15 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, Data Engineer. 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 Mei-Ling Chen of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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