Cloud Data Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 56 job postings with the title “Cloud Data Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+How many Cloud Data Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 56 job postings with the title “Cloud Data Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Cloud Data Engineer jobs require?
Across Cloud Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, CI/CD, ETL, Databricks.
+Which cities are hiring the most Cloud Data Engineer?
As of 2026-09-30, Cloud Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bengaluru, Pune, Assago, Baltimore, Budapest.
+Is Cloud Data Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 56 Cloud Data Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Cloud Data Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Cloud Data Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Cloud Data Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Cloud Data Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
22 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Cloud Data Engineer
Roles after Cloud Data Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Data Engineer | 47 |
| Before: Cloud Data Engineer (different employer) | 22 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 7 |
| Before: Azure Data Engineer | 6 |
| Before: Big Data Engineer | 5 |
| Before: Cloud Engineer | 4 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 3 |
| Before: Engineering Manager | 2 |
| After: Cloud Data Engineer (different employer) | 22 |
| After: Data Engineer | 20 |
| After: Big Data Engineer | 4 |
| After: Azure Data Engineer | 3 |
| After: Data Analyst | 3 |
| After: Data Architect | 2 |
| After: Data Scientist | 2 |
| After: Software Engineer | 2 |
Skills most often required for Cloud Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 38 | 67.9% |
| SQL | 29 | 51.8% |
| CI/CD | 21 | 37.5% |
| ETL | 20 | 35.7% |
| Databricks | 15 | 26.8% |
| AWS | 14 | 25.0% |
| Terraform | 14 | 25.0% |
| AWS Glue | 13 | 23.2% |
| Amazon S3 | 12 | 21.4% |
| Java | 12 | 21.4% |
| data pipelines | 11 | 19.6% |
| Apache Spark | 11 | 19.6% |
| ELT | 10 | 17.9% |
| AWS Lambda | 9 | 16.1% |
| data modeling | 9 | 16.1% |
Top companies posting Cloud Data Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Barclays | 5 |
| Cigna | 3 |
| Devoteam | 3 |
| Mastercard | 2 |
| Fearless | 2 |
| PwC | 2 |
| Continental | 2 |
| LMI | 2 |
| Sopra Steria | 2 |
| Synechron | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Cloud Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 5 | 8.9% |
| Pune | 5 | 8.9% |
| Assago | 2 | 3.6% |
| Baltimore | 2 | 3.6% |
| Budapest | 2 | 3.6% |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 3.6% |
| Lisbon | 2 | 3.6% |
| Ro | 2 | 3.6% |
| San Diego | 2 | 3.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Cloud Data Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Cloud Data Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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