Data Engineering Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-26, Skillenai has indexed 18 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SQL.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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+How many Data Engineering Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 18 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26.
+What skills do Data Engineering Manager jobs require?
Across Data Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the skills mentioned most often are SQL, Python, data pipelines, Airflow, data modeling.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Engineering Manager?
As of 2026-08-26, Data Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Mount Vernon, Bengaluru, Beverly Hills, Chicago, San Francisco.
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Weekly Data Engineering Manager postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Data Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 10 | 55.6% |
| Python | 8 | 44.4% |
| data pipelines | 7 | 38.9% |
| Airflow | 7 | 38.9% |
| data modeling | 6 | 33.3% |
| Databricks | 6 | 33.3% |
| data quality | 5 | 27.8% |
| Agile | 5 | 27.8% |
| AWS | 5 | 27.8% |
| data governance | 5 | 27.8% |
| ETL | 4 | 22.2% |
| PySpark | 4 | 22.2% |
| Spark | 3 | 16.7% |
| Docker | 3 | 16.7% |
| Code review | 3 | 16.7% |
Top metros hiring Data Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 3 | 16.7% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 5.6% |
| Beverly Hills | 1 | 5.6% |
| Chicago | 1 | 5.6% |
| San Francisco | 1 | 5.6% |
| Seattle | 1 | 5.6% |
| Singapore | 1 | 5.6% |
| Stratford | 1 | 5.6% |
| Sydney | 1 | 5.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Engineering Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Data Engineering Manager
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- 2026-08-26
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