Data Scientist Job Postings Rise 32 Percent
Analytics Engineer roles saw the largest increase in job postings over the last 28 days.
By Layla Hassan, Mogi Research · Oct 25, 2026
Job postings for Data Scientists increased by thirty two percent in the last twenty eight days. This rise is based on one thousand three hundred ninety five postings now compared to one thousand fifty four postings before.
Analytics Engineer job postings saw a surge, rising seventy five percent. Product Owner roles saw a rise of forty six percent in job postings, while Data Engineer and Data Analyst roles also experienced increases.
This change in job postings may be due to increased demand for data related skills. It could also reflect a shift in how companies are categorizing roles or the effectiveness of data collection methods for these positions.
The numbers
What are the fastest growing role families in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 1,395 | 1,054 | +32% |
| Analytics Engineer | 281 | 161 | +75% |
| Product Owner | 986 | 677 | +46% |
| Data Engineer | 2,264 | 1,676 | +35% |
| Data Analyst | 1,225 | 921 | +33% |
Top employers: Howmet Aerospace (53), Booz Allen Hamilton (45), JPMorgan Chase (34)
Top states: Virginia (69), California (60), Michigan (58)
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 2026-10-25 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 Layla Hassan of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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