Most In-Demand Data Engineering Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Data Engineering roles right now are sql, python, cloud — ranked across 143598 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sql | 7,856 | +7,856 |
| 2 | python | 7,820 | +7,820 |
| 3 | cloud | 7,345 | +7,345 |
| 4 | data-engineering | 6,757 | +6,757 |
| 5 | analytics | 6,295 | +6,295 |
| 6 | ai | 5,950 | +5,950 |
| 7 | data-pipelines | 5,849 | +5,849 |
| 8 | etl | 5,270 | +5,270 |
| 9 | aws | 5,029 | +5,029 |
| 10 | data-quality | 4,910 | +4,910 |
| 11 | azure | 4,363 | +4,363 |
| 12 | ci-cd | 4,185 | +4,185 |
| 13 | spark | 4,117 | +4,117 |
| 14 | databricks | 3,861 | +3,861 |
| 15 | machine-learning | 3,668 | +3,668 |
| 16 | data-modeling | 3,643 | +3,643 |
| 17 | data-governance | 3,456 | +3,456 |
| 18 | snowflake | 3,394 | +3,394 |
| 19 | elt | 3,212 | +3,212 |
| 20 | data-warehousing | 3,192 | +3,192 |
| 21 | automation | 3,037 | +3,037 |
| 22 | airflow | 3,010 | +3,010 |
| 23 | agile | 2,848 | +2,848 |
| 24 | gcp | 2,796 | +2,796 |
| 25 | api | 2,767 | +2,767 |
| 26 | kafka | 2,461 | +2,461 |
| 27 | dbt | 2,403 | +2,403 |
| 28 | devops | 2,316 | +2,316 |
| 29 | data-science | 2,133 | +2,133 |
| 30 | pyspark | 2,059 | +2,059 |
| 31 | git | 1,965 | +1,965 |
| 32 | observability | 1,964 | +1,964 |
| 33 | terraform | 1,895 | +1,895 |
| 34 | java | 1,888 | +1,888 |
| 35 | infrastructure-as-code | 1,727 | +1,727 |
| 36 | lakehouse | 1,726 | +1,726 |
| 37 | kubernetes | 1,672 | +1,672 |
| 38 | powerbi | 1,669 | +1,669 |
| 39 | bigquery | 1,603 | +1,603 |
| 40 | data-lake | 1,487 | +1,487 |