MogiData Engineer Job Postings Surge in Sweden
Australia saw the largest percentage increase in data engineer job postings over the last 28 days.
By Theo Laurent, Mogi Research · Oct 16, 2026
Job postings for Data Engineers saw a 61 percent rise across all countries in the past 28 days. The total number of new job postings increased from one thousand six hundred thirty-four to two thousand six hundred thirty-eight.
Sweden added job postings for Data Engineers with a one hundred thirty-eight percent increase. This change may reflect a growing need for data expertise in the country. France also saw a significant rise, with one hundred twenty-three percent more postings.
Australia experienced the largest increase, with two hundred seventy-seven percent more Data Engineer job postings. The United States saw a one hundred five percent rise in postings for this role. These changes could be due to increased investment in data infrastructure or a greater demand for data analysis.
The numbers
Which countries had the largest increase in data engineer jobs last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 31 | 13 | +138% |
| Australia | 49 | 13 | +277% |
| France | 98 | 44 | +123% |
| Portugal | 27 | 11 | +145% |
| United States | 1,043 | 509 | +105% |
Top roles: Data Engineer (31)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-16 with the 28 days before them. Covers all countries, 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 Theo Laurent of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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