data integration jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, data integration appears in 2,294 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data integration, with demand share up 3.8% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
2,294
Demand vs prior month
up 3.8% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 15.1% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about data integration

+Is data integration in demand in 2026?

Yes. data integration appears in 2,294 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data integration (15.1% of all postings mentioning data integration).

+What jobs require data integration?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning data integration are Customer Value Architect (30.0% of that role’s postings mention data integration), Enterprise Data Architect (30.0% of that role’s postings mention data integration), Commercial Analytics Manager (27.3% of that role’s postings mention data integration).

+What skills are commonly paired with data integration?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), data integration most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data modeling, ETL, data governance.

+Where is data integration most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data integration are New York City, London, Bengaluru, Chicago, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new data integration content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after data integration?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring data integration — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around data integration

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before data integration

Before data integrationsql → data integration: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → data integration: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairETL → data integration: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → data integration: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → data integration: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → data integration: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdashboards → data integration: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairR → data integration: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdataintegrationsql: 12 movessql12 movespython: 11 movespython11 movesETL: 9 movesETL9 movesTableau: 9 movesTableau9 movesPower BI: 7 movesPower BI7 movesAzure Data Factory: 5 movesAzure Data Factory5 movesdashboards: 4 movesdashboards4 movesR: 4 movesR4 moves

Skills after data integration

After data integrationdata integration → Power BI: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → python: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → sql: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → snowflake: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → Tableau: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → data validation: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → machine learning: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata integration → Redshift: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdataintegrationPower BI: 8 movesPower BI8 movespython: 6 movespython6 movessql: 6 movessql6 movessnowflake: 6 movessnowflake6 movesTableau: 6 movesTableau6 movesdata validation: 5 movesdata validation5 movesmachine learning: 5 movesmachine learning5 movesRedshift: 5 movesRedshift5 moves
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.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: sql12
Before: python11
Before: ETL9
Before: Tableau9
Before: Power BI7
Before: Azure Data Factory5
Before: dashboards4
Before: R4
After: Power BI8
After: python6
After: sql6
After: snowflake6
After: Tableau6
After: data validation5
After: machine learning5
After: Redshift5

Roles most likely to require data integration

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Customer Value Architect630.0%
Enterprise Data Architect630.0%
Commercial Analytics Manager627.3%
Solutions Engineer825.8%
Deployment Architect625.0%
ETL Developer1121.6%
Data Architect11719.8%
Product Management Director417.4%
Data Engineering Director1216.9%
Success Architect716.7%

Roles with the most data integration postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Engineer34615.1%
Data Analyst1215.3%
Data Architect1175.1%
Data Scientist944.1%
Software Engineer893.9%
Product Manager883.8%
Business Analyst542.4%
Solution Architect522.3%
Solutions Architect341.5%
Forward Deployed Engineer221.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring data integration

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring data integration
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Accenture49
PwC25
WPP24
Capco22
Salesforce20
Barclays19
AbbVie18
Celonis16
Airkit14
Www.experis.com14

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 for data integration

NamePostingsShare
New York City602.6%
London462.0%
Bengaluru391.7%
Chicago361.6%
Hyderabad361.6%
Pune301.3%
Toronto301.3%
Arlington271.2%
Washington271.2%

Skills commonly paired with data integration

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning data integration by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data integration postings by all data integration postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.9% to 0.9%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,596 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
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window_days
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index