Data Engineer Job Postings Rise
Postings for Data Engineers increased three percent in the last four weeks.
By Patrick Doyle, Mogi Research · Nov 4, 2026
Job postings for Data Engineers saw a rise of three percent, from one thousand eight hundred four to one thousand eight hundred fifty-seven in the last four weeks. This change occurred as overall job postings fell six percent.
The increase in Data Engineer postings may be due to a growing need for professionals who can manage and analyze complex datasets. It could also reflect a strategic focus by employers on roles that support data-driven decision making.
Among employers adding Data Engineer job postings, Genpact posted fifty-seven, Booz Allen Hamilton posted thirty-four, and Accenture posted thirty-two. Virginia posted sixty, California posted fifty-three, and Texas posted forty-seven.
The numbers
What are the most in-demand roles across all countries in the last 4 weeks?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 1,857 | 1,804 | +3% |
| Software Engineer | 8,313 | 9,919 | -16% |
| Product Manager | 3,332 | 3,431 | -3% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 1,902 | 2,383 | -20% |
| DevOps Engineer | 1,590 | 1,642 | -3% |
Top employers: Genpact (57), Booz Allen Hamilton (34), Accenture (32)
Top states: Virginia (60), California (53), Texas (47)
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 2026-11-04 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 Patrick Doyle of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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