Data Engineer Job Postings Rise 35%
Analytics Engineer postings saw the largest percentage increase in the last 28 days.
By Daniel Okafor, Mogi Research · Oct 25, 2026
Job postings for Data Engineers rose by thirty five percent in the last twenty eight days. This increase saw postings go from one thousand six hundred seventy six to two thousand two hundred sixty four. The total number of new job postings across all roles was twenty seven thousand three hundred forty six, a fifteen percent rise from twenty three thousand seven hundred eighty two before this period.
Analytics Engineer postings saw a seventy five percent rise, going from one hundred sixty one to two hundred eighty one. Product Owner postings rose by forty six percent, from six hundred seventy seven to nine hundred eighty six. These figures represent a small base, and such changes could appear as noise if the total number of postings remains low.
The rise in Data Engineer postings may be influenced by several factors. Employers like Genpact, JPMorgan Chase, and Accenture posted a significant number of these roles. Demand in states such as Virginia, Texas, and California could also be a contributing factor to the overall increase.
The numbers
What are the fastest growing role families in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 2,264 | 1,676 | +35% |
| Analytics Engineer | 281 | 161 | +75% |
| Product Owner | 986 | 677 | +46% |
| Data Analyst | 1,225 | 921 | +33% |
| Data Scientist | 1,395 | 1,054 | +32% |
Top employers: Genpact (74), JPMorgan Chase (50), Accenture (46)
Top states: Virginia (89), Texas (68), California (51)
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 2026-10-25 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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