data lineage jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-25, data lineage appears in 84 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand up 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-25
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Frequently asked questions about data lineage
+Is data lineage in demand in 2026?
Yes. data lineage appears in 84 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, with demand up 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (21% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require data lineage?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, the job titles most likely to require data lineage are Data Engineer (21% of postings list data lineage), Data Architect (10% of postings list data lineage), Software Engineer (8% of postings list data lineage).
+What skills are commonly paired with data lineage?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-25), data lineage most often appears alongside data governance, data modeling, SQL, data quality, Python.
+Where is data lineage most in demand?
As of 2026-08-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring data lineage are New York City, San Francisco, Boston, London, Arlington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring data lineage — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require data lineage
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 18 | 21.4% |
| Data Architect | 8 | 9.5% |
| Software Engineer | 7 | 8.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 4 | 4.8% |
| Product Manager | 4 | 4.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | 3.6% |
| Business Data Analyst | 2 | 2.4% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 2 | 2.4% |
| Data Governance Lead | 2 | 2.4% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 2 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for data lineage
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 9 | 10.7% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 8.3% |
| Boston | 3 | 3.6% |
| London | 3 | 3.6% |
| Arlington | 2 | 2.4% |
| Madrid | 2 | 2.4% |
| Melbourne | 2 | 2.4% |
| Pune | 2 | 2.4% |
| Santa Clara | 2 | 2.4% |
Skills commonly paired with data lineage
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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