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Data Analyst Career Market Report 2026

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2,515 active jobs. 1,104 companies. Median salary $91K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,515
Active Job Openings
1,104
Companies Hiring
$91K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

Data Analyst remains one of the highest-volume analytical roles with strong entry-level pathways.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $91K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $73K to $160K.

Remote roles pay 11% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

SQL is the most-demanded skill at 65%

SQL demand rose +15.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Prosidianconsulting leads hiring with 34 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$57K, +57%)

Salary increase: +$57K · Sample: Lead → Staff

AI automation risk: low (score 30/100)

Score: 30/100 · AI/LLM demand: 81% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior111$82K$100K$150K
Mid-Level53$62K$80K$125K
Junior43$68K$81K$187K
Staff13$140K$157K$187K
Lead10$31K$100K$155K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$57K (57%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States170$95KUSD
Remote48$105KUSD
United Kingdom3$125KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.5%
Remote15.0%
Hybrid3.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

SQL
65%
Data Analysis
50%
Python
47%
AI/LLM
34%
R
14%
Snowflake
12%
Data Pipeline
12%
dbt
12%
BigQuery
10%
Project Management
8%
Quality Assurance
8%
A/B Testing
7%

Skills on the Rise

SQL ↑+15.0ppData Analysis ↑+12.1ppPython ↑+8.4ppAI/LLM ↑+7.3ppA/B Testing ↑+6.7pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-35.7ppExcel ↓-24.8ppAttention to Detail ↓-14.8ppAgile ↓-6.8ppSupply Chain ↓-5.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Prosidianconsulting341.4%
Usm331.3%
Integratedresources251.0%
Deliveryhero180.7%
Galileo180.7%
Capitalone180.7%
Jobgether150.6%
Collabera140.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States665
Remote153
India123
France80
United Kingdom73
Philippines51
Spain47
Canada45

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree51.5%989
Master's Degree16.0%308
Bachelor's Degree12.9%247
MBA0.7%13
PhD / Doctorate0.6%12

Certifications

MBA (2%)CPA (1%)

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