Looker jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-26, Looker appears in 282 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Analyst roles, with demand up 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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Frequently asked questions about Looker
+Is Looker in demand in 2026?
Yes. Looker appears in 282 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, with demand up 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Analyst roles (15% of Data Analyst postings list it).
+What jobs require Looker?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require Looker are Data Analyst (15% of postings list Looker), Data Scientist (8% of postings list Looker), Analytics Engineer (6% of postings list Looker).
+What skills are commonly paired with Looker?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), Looker most often appears alongside SQL, Tableau, Python, dbt, Snowflake.
+Where is Looker most in demand?
As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Looker are New York City, San Francisco, London, Barcelona, Madrid, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Looker content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Looker — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Looker
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 43 | 15.2% |
| Data Scientist | 22 | 7.8% |
| Analytics Engineer | 18 | 6.4% |
| Data Engineer | 16 | 5.7% |
| Product Analyst | 10 | 3.5% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 7 | 2.5% |
| Business Analyst | 6 | 2.1% |
| Data Analytics Manager | 4 | 1.4% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 4 | 1.4% |
| Cloud Data Engineer | 3 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Looker
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 28 | 9.9% |
| San Francisco | 17 | 6.0% |
| London | 15 | 5.3% |
| Barcelona | 9 | 3.2% |
| Madrid | 9 | 3.2% |
| Los Angeles | 7 | 2.5% |
| Toronto | 6 | 2.1% |
| Little Canada | 5 | 1.8% |
| Mount Vernon | 5 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with Looker
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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