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

As of 2026-09-30, data extraction appears in 714 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Analyst has the most postings mentioning data extraction, with demand share down 1.3% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
714
Demand vs prior month
down 1.3% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 14.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about data extraction

+Is data extraction in demand in 2026?

Yes. data extraction appears in 714 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Data Analyst accounts for the most postings mentioning data extraction (14.0% of all postings mentioning data extraction).

+What jobs require data extraction?

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 extraction are Analytics Developer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention data extraction), People Analytics Analyst (11.1% of that role’s postings mention data extraction), Data & Analytics Engineer (9.5% of that role’s postings mention data extraction).

+What skills are commonly paired with data extraction?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), data extraction most often appears alongside SQL, Python, Data transformation, data visualization, Tableau.

+Where is data extraction most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data extraction are New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, Bengaluru, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after data extraction?

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 extraction — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around data extraction

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before data extraction

Before data extractionsql → data extraction: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → data extraction: 21 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → data extraction: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → data extraction: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → data extraction: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata analysis → data extraction: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairforecasting → data extraction: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairpandas → data extraction: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdataextractionsql: 27 movessql27 movespython: 21 movespython21 movesTableau: 17 movesTableau17 movesPower BI: 11 movesPower BI11 movesExcel: 10 movesExcel10 movesdata analysis: 9 movesdata analysis9 movesforecasting: 7 movesforecasting7 movespandas: 5 movespandas5 moves

Skills after data extraction

After data extractiondata extraction → python: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → Tableau: 21 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → sql: 21 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → data pipelines: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → dashboards: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → Power BI: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → snowflake: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata extraction → AWS: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairdataextractionpython: 27 movespython27 movesTableau: 21 movesTableau21 movessql: 21 movessql21 movesdata pipelines: 11 movesdata pipelines11 movesdashboards: 11 movesdashboards11 movesPower BI: 11 movesPower BI11 movessnowflake: 10 movessnowflake10 movesAWS: 10 movesAWS10 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: sql27
Before: python21
Before: Tableau17
Before: Power BI11
Before: Excel10
Before: data analysis9
Before: forecasting7
Before: pandas5
After: python27
After: Tableau21
After: sql21
After: data pipelines11
After: dashboards11
After: Power BI11
After: snowflake10
After: AWS10

Roles most likely to require data extraction

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Analytics Developer314.3%
People Analytics Analyst311.1%
Data & Analytics Engineer29.5%
Operations Data Analyst27.1%
Decision Scientist37.0%
Data Science Analyst25.9%
Financial Data Analyst25.3%
Business Analyst Intern15.0%
Actuarial Analyst14.8%
Data Science Intern24.5%

Roles with the most data extraction postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Analyst10014.0%
Data Scientist628.7%
Data Engineer365.0%
Business Analyst324.5%
Software Engineer294.1%
Product Manager162.2%
Business Intelligence Analyst121.7%
Machine Learning Engineer91.3%
Program Manager91.3%
Systems Engineer71.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring data extraction

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring data extraction
CompanyPostings · 90 days
WPP10
Barclays10
TransUnion8
CLERA8
Spgi7
Cisco7
PwC6
Capco6
Xntltd6
Google5

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 extraction

NamePostingsShare
New York City324.5%
San Francisco192.7%
Toronto172.4%
Bengaluru152.1%
London142.0%
Gurugram91.3%
Hyderabad91.3%
Chicago81.1%
Seoul81.1%

Skills commonly paired with data extraction

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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 extraction by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data extraction postings by all data extraction 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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data_as_of
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window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index