MogiData Engineer Job Postings Rise 71% in US
Job postings for Data Engineers saw a significant increase in the US over the last four weeks.
By Victor Lindahl, Mogi Research · Oct 20, 2026
Job postings for Data Engineers in the US increased by seventy-one percent, from five hundred fifty-four to nine hundred fifty over the past four weeks. This rise follows a seventeen percent overall increase in new job postings across all roles during the same period, with eleven thousand seven hundred thirty-seven postings before and thirteen thousand seven hundred sixty-two now.
The surge in Data Engineer postings may reflect a growing demand for professionals skilled in managing and processing large datasets. Analytics Engineer postings also saw a substantial rise, increasing by fifty-seven percent. Data Analyst roles experienced a thirty-five percent rise.
Several factors could be contributing to this shift. Increased investment in data infrastructure and the growing importance of data-driven decision-making across industries are likely drivers. Top states for these postings included Virginia, Texas, and California, with JPMorgan Chase and Capital One among the top employers.
The numbers
What is the biggest growth area for backend engineers in the US over the last 4 weeks?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 950 | 554 | +71% |
| Analytics Engineer | 119 | 76 | +57% |
| Data Analyst | 561 | 416 | +35% |
| Data Scientist | 729 | 553 | +32% |
| Product Owner | 406 | 312 | +30% |
Top employers: JPMorgan Chase (78), Capital One (44), Booz Allen Hamilton (28)
Top states: Virginia (99), Texas (75), California (57)
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 2026-10-20 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 Victor Lindahl of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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