Azure Data Factory jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Azure Data Factory appears in 808 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning Azure Data Factory, with demand share down 3.3% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
808
Demand vs prior month
down 3.3% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 42.7% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about Azure Data Factory

+Is Azure Data Factory in demand in 2026?

Yes. Azure Data Factory appears in 808 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Azure Data Factory (42.7% of all postings mentioning Azure Data Factory).

+What jobs require Azure Data Factory?

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 Azure Data Factory are Azure Data Engineer (45.9% of that role’s postings mention Azure Data Factory), Data Solutions Architect (20.0% of that role’s postings mention Azure Data Factory), Senior Data Engineer (16.7% of that role’s postings mention Azure Data Factory).

+What skills are commonly paired with Azure Data Factory?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Azure Data Factory most often appears alongside SQL, Python, ETL, Databricks, Power BI.

+Where is Azure Data Factory most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Azure Data Factory are Bengaluru, Pune, London, Toronto, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Azure Data Factory content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after Azure Data Factory?

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 Azure Data Factory — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around Azure Data Factory

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Azure Data Factory

Before Azure Data Factorypython → Azure Data Factory: 170 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Azure Data Factory: 131 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → Azure Data Factory: 118 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → Azure Data Factory: 103 observed employer moves with this skill pairPySpark → Azure Data Factory: 89 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS Glue → Azure Data Factory: 71 observed employer moves with this skill pairsnowflake → Azure Data Factory: 67 observed employer moves with this skill pairKafka → Azure Data Factory: 67 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure DataFactorypython: 170 movespython170 movessql: 131 movessql131 movesPower BI: 118 movesPower BI118 movesTableau: 103 movesTableau103 movesPySpark: 89 movesPySpark89 movesAWS Glue: 71 movesAWS Glue71 movessnowflake: 67 movessnowflake67 movesKafka: 67 movesKafka67 moves

Skills after Azure Data Factory

After Azure Data FactoryAzure Data Factory → python: 73 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → AWS Glue: 62 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → Redshift: 61 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → sql: 59 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → snowflake: 59 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → Power BI: 58 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → S3: 55 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Data Factory → PySpark: 53 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure DataFactorypython: 73 movespython73 movesAWS Glue: 62 movesAWS Glue62 movesRedshift: 61 movesRedshift61 movessql: 59 movessql59 movessnowflake: 59 movessnowflake59 movesPower BI: 58 movesPower BI58 movesS3: 55 movesS355 movesPySpark: 53 movesPySpark53 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: python170
Before: sql131
Before: Power BI118
Before: Tableau103
Before: PySpark89
Before: AWS Glue71
Before: snowflake67
Before: Kafka67
After: python73
After: AWS Glue62
After: Redshift61
After: sql59
After: snowflake59
After: Power BI58
After: S355
After: PySpark53

Roles most likely to require Azure Data Factory

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Azure Data Engineer1745.9%
Data Solutions Architect420.0%
Senior Data Engineer616.7%
Power BI Developer1315.1%
Business Intelligence Consultant314.3%
Data Engineering Intern410.8%
Data Engineering Lead79.7%
Cloud Data Engineer58.9%
Cybersecurity Intern58.9%
AI/ML Scientist28.7%

Roles with the most Azure Data Factory postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Engineer34542.7%
Data Architect354.3%
Data Analyst293.6%
Software Engineer243.0%
Azure Data Engineer172.1%
Power BI Developer131.6%
Analytics Engineer111.4%
Data Engineering Manager91.1%
DevOps Engineer81.0%
Solution Architect81.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Azure Data Factory

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Azure Data Factory
CompanyPostings · 90 days
PwC28
Bosch17
WPP16
Capco14
Inetum14
Nigel Frank13
Talan12
Manulife11
Snowflake10
Encora9

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 Azure Data Factory

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru253.1%
Pune232.8%
London212.6%
Toronto182.2%
Hyderabad141.7%
Chennai111.4%
Warsaw111.4%
Madrid101.2%
Chicago91.1%

Skills commonly paired with Azure Data Factory

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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 Azure Data Factory by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Azure Data Factory postings by all Azure Data Factory 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: 0.3% to 0.3%. 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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