Data Engineer job postings rise in United Kingdom, Australia, and France
Job postings for Data Engineers saw varied changes across countries in the last 28 days.
By Yusuf Demir, Mogi Research · Oct 26, 2026
Job postings for Data Engineers increased by twenty-two percent overall in the last 28 days, with new_jobs_now totalling two thousand one hundred and fifteen. The United Kingdom saw a sixty-one percent rise in postings for this role. This increase may be due to growing demand for data analysis capabilities. It could also reflect a seasonal hiring push by companies.
Australia experienced a significant surge of one hundred and seventy-three percent in Data Engineer job postings. France also saw strong growth, with an eighty-three percent rise. These changes may indicate a particular focus on data roles in these countries. They could also be influenced by specific project needs within their tech sectors.
Other countries also showed notable increases in Data Engineer postings. The Netherlands had an eighty-five percent rise, and Sweden saw a sixty-seven percent increase. These figures suggest a broad interest in the Data Engineer role across different regions. The exact reasons for these shifts are varied and may include technological advancements and evolving business strategies.
The numbers
Which countries had the most job growth for data engineers in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 116 | 72 | +61% |
| Australia | 41 | 15 | +173% |
| France | 84 | 46 | +83% |
| Netherlands | 24 | 13 | +85% |
| Sweden | 25 | 15 | +67% |
Top roles: Data Engineer (116)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-26 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 Yusuf Demir of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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