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

As of 2026-10-01, Databricks appears in 5,919 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning Databricks, with demand share up 5.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01

Postings · last 90 days
5,919
Demand vs prior month
up 5.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 23.7% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Databricks

+Is Databricks in demand in 2026?

Yes. Databricks appears in 5,919 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Databricks (23.7% of all postings mentioning Databricks).

+What jobs require Databricks?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Databricks are Analytics Engineering Director (38.1% of that role’s postings mention Databricks), Senior Data Engineer (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Databricks), Enterprise Data Architect (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Databricks).

+What skills are commonly paired with Databricks?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-01), Databricks most often appears alongside Python, SQL, Snowflake, AWS, Azure.

+Where is Databricks most in demand?

As of 2026-10-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Databricks are New York City, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, San Francisco, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after Databricks?

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 Databricks — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around Databricks

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Databricks

Before Databrickspython → Databricks: 178 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Databricks: 143 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → Databricks: 114 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → Databricks: 113 observed employer moves with this skill pairPySpark → Databricks: 89 observed employer moves with this skill pairsnowflake → Databricks: 82 observed employer moves with this skill pairKafka → Databricks: 79 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → Databricks: 65 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabrickspython: 178 movespython178 movessql: 143 movessql143 movesPower BI: 114 movesPower BI114 movesTableau: 113 movesTableau113 movesPySpark: 89 movesPySpark89 movessnowflake: 82 movessnowflake82 movesKafka: 79 movesKafka79 movesAWS: 65 movesAWS65 moves

Skills after Databricks

After DatabricksDatabricks → python: 77 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → snowflake: 67 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → AWS Glue: 55 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → sql: 54 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → Redshift: 50 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → PySpark: 48 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → Tableau: 47 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabricks → terraform: 45 observed employer moves with this skill pairDatabrickspython: 77 movespython77 movessnowflake: 67 movessnowflake67 movesAWS Glue: 55 movesAWS Glue55 movessql: 54 movessql54 movesRedshift: 50 movesRedshift50 movesPySpark: 48 movesPySpark48 movesTableau: 47 movesTableau47 movesterraform: 45 movesterraform45 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: python178
Before: sql143
Before: Power BI114
Before: Tableau113
Before: PySpark89
Before: snowflake82
Before: Kafka79
Before: AWS65
After: python77
After: snowflake67
After: AWS Glue55
After: sql54
After: Redshift50
After: PySpark48
After: Tableau47
After: terraform45

Roles most likely to require Databricks

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Analytics Engineering Director838.1%
Senior Data Engineer1233.3%
Enterprise Data Architect733.3%
Data Engineering Manager6427.8%
Cloud Data Engineer1527.8%
Data Platform Architect1027.0%
Machine Learning Platform Engineer626.1%
Lead Data Engineer1925.3%
Data Product Owner825.0%
Data Solutions Architect525.0%

Roles with the most Databricks postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Engineer1,40223.7%
Software Engineer4247.2%
Data Scientist4157.0%
Data Analyst2173.7%
Data Architect1372.3%
Machine Learning Engineer1091.8%
Analytics Engineer971.6%
Solutions Architect921.6%
Forward Deployed Engineer781.3%
AI Engineer751.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Databricks

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Databricks
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Mastercard102
General Motors81
JPMorgan Chase & Co.71
Sopra Steria67
Capital One64
Barclays60
Databricks59
Stripe50
State Street49
Capco49

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 Databricks

NamePostingsShare
New York City1592.7%
Bengaluru1462.5%
Hyderabad1091.8%
San Francisco1091.8%
London1041.8%
Toronto1001.7%
Pune901.5%
Atlanta571.0%
Dublin550.9%

Skills commonly paired with Databricks

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. 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 Databricks by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Databricks postings by all Databricks 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: 2.4% to 2.6%. 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 2,593 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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