data transformations jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, data transformations appears in 360 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning data transformations, with demand share down 1.8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about data transformations
+Is data transformations in demand in 2026?
Yes. data transformations appears in 360 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning data transformations (19.4% of all postings mentioning data transformations).
+What jobs require data transformations?
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 transformations are Generative AI Specialist (36.2% of that role’s postings mention data transformations), Deployment Engineer (30.0% of that role’s postings mention data transformations), Software Development Test Engineer (16.7% of that role’s postings mention data transformations).
+What skills are commonly paired with data transformations?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), data transformations most often appears alongside SQL, Python, data modeling, data pipelines, DBT.
+Where is data transformations most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data transformations are New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Madrid, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new data transformations content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after data transformations?
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 transformations — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around data transformations
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before data transformations
Skills after data transformations
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: python | 7 |
| Before: sql | 7 |
| Before: Tableau | 5 |
| Before: Git | 3 |
| Before: stored procedures | 3 |
| Before: snowflake | 3 |
| Before: Kafka | 3 |
| Before: spark | 2 |
| After: python | 6 |
| After: Tableau | 4 |
| After: spark | 3 |
| After: sql | 3 |
| After: airflow | 3 |
| After: R | 3 |
| After: Azure Data Factory | 3 |
| After: snowflake | 3 |
Roles most likely to require data transformations
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Generative AI Specialist | 21 | 36.2% |
| Deployment Engineer | 12 | 30.0% |
| Software Development Test Engineer | 5 | 16.7% |
| Technology Consultant | 4 | 13.8% |
| Integration Developer | 2 | 9.5% |
| Senior Data Engineer | 2 | 5.6% |
| Business Intelligence Engineer | 4 | 5.3% |
| Master Data Analyst | 1 | 5.0% |
| Data & Analytics Engineer | 1 | 4.8% |
| AI Lead | 1 | 4.5% |
Roles with the most data transformations postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 70 | 19.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 26 | 7.2% |
| Data Analyst | 22 | 6.1% |
| Generative AI Specialist | 21 | 5.8% |
| Data Scientist | 14 | 3.9% |
| Software Engineer | 14 | 3.9% |
| Deployment Engineer | 12 | 3.3% |
| Business Analyst | 6 | 1.7% |
| Data Architect | 5 | 1.4% |
| Software Development Test Engineer | 5 | 1.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring data transformations
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Celonis | 21 |
| Innodata | 21 |
| WPP | 6 |
| Ebury | 5 |
| Tekion | 5 |
| Devoteam | 5 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 5 |
| CoStar Group | 4 |
| Axon | 4 |
| NielsenIQ | 4 |
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 transformations
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 21 | 5.8% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 3.6% |
| Boston | 10 | 2.8% |
| Madrid | 10 | 2.8% |
| London | 9 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 1.9% |
| Munich | 5 | 1.4% |
| Arlington | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with data transformations
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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 transformations by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s data transformations postings by all data transformations 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: 0.1% to 0.1%. 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 2,595 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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