Data and analytics job postings down 68% from peak, but data engineers above pre-pandemic levels
Zachly · x · 2026-10-31
Citing a jobs chart, the author notes data and analytics postings are down 68% from their February 2022 peak and 34% below pre-pandemic levels (software development at 78.1, IT infrastructure at 69.8, data and analytics at 64.2, all-job index at 104.2).
But the category is broad — analysts, data scientists, business analysts, and data engineers — and data engineers are only 2-3% of it, so the decline doesn't mean data engineering is shrinking. Other data show data engineer roles are currently above pre-pandemic levels, though far below the 2022 hiring frenzy. His newsletter digs into whether roles are rebounding despite big tech layoffs.
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