Which roles ask for Data Lineage at tech companies · 55 roles · 90 days to Oct 16, 2026
Updated
55 roles counted that list Data Lineage, one per company, title and level; 86 postings in the window.
In short
Data Lineage: listed in 55 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026. It was required in 37 and preferred in 18. The largest group is data engineer roles: 27 of 55 (49%).
- Required
- 37 of 55 (67%)
- Of the roles that list Data Lineage
- Preferred
- 18 of 55 (33%)
- Of the roles that list Data Lineage
- Largest group
- 27 of 55 (49%)
- Data engineer
Roles that ask for Data Lineage
Roles listing Data Lineage, by title family. Where the role has a page, the count is also out of that role's roles whose requirements we read.
| Role | Roles | Of the role's roles we read |
|---|---|---|
| Data engineer | 27 | 27 of 364 (7%) |
| Software engineer | 11 | 11 of 2,466 (0%) |
| Data analyst | 7 | 7 of 215 (3%) |
| Data architect | 6 | 6 of 50 (12%) |
| AI engineer | 1 | 1 of 218 (0%) |
| Data scientist | 1 | 1 of 416 (0%) |
| Security engineer | 1 | 1 of 391 (0%) |
| Software architect | 1 | 1 of 87 (1%) |
Companies that ask for it most
- Defense Unicorns2 roles
- Formlabs2 roles
- Greystar2 roles
- ICF2 roles
- futureproof2 roles
- AmeriLife1 role
- Empower1 role
- Smartsheet1 role
- Synthlane Technologies Private Limited1 role
- Tango1 role
Asked alongside
Out of the 55 Data Lineage roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| SQL | 39 of 55 (71%) |
| Python | 34 of 55 (62%) |
| Data Quality | 30 of 55 (55%) |
| Data Modeling | 28 of 55 (51%) |
| Data Warehousing | 22 of 55 (40%) |
| Data Governance | 21 of 55 (38%) |
| CI/CD | 19 of 55 (35%) |
| Databricks | 17 of 55 (31%) |
| Data Pipelines | 15 of 55 (27%) |
| Git | 15 of 55 (27%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Data Governance | 13 of 55 (24%) |
| Data Catalogs | 8 of 55 (15%) |
| Data Quality | 8 of 55 (15%) |
| Identity and Access Management | 8 of 55 (15%) |
| Power BI | 8 of 55 (15%) |
| AWS | 7 of 55 (13%) |
| Airflow | 7 of 55 (13%) |
| Infrastructure as Code | 7 of 55 (13%) |
| AI | 6 of 55 (11%) |
| Data Infrastructure | 6 of 55 (11%) |
Experience
Asked most often: 5–7 years, 19 of 51 (37%).
Of the 51 roles that state years
- Under 1 year
- 0 of 51 (0%)
- 1 year
- 1 of 51 (2%)
- 2 years
- 1 of 51 (2%)
- 3–4 years
- 12 of 51 (24%)
- 5–7 years
- 19 of 51 (37%)
- 8–9 years
- 10 of 51 (20%)
- 10+ years
- 8 of 51 (16%)
Degree
8 of 55 (15%) require a degree, and 16 more accept experience instead.
Of the 55 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 8 of 55 (15%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 16 of 55 (29%)
- Preferred
- 4 of 55 (7%)
- Not mentioned
- 27 of 55 (49%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 55 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 27 of 55 (49%)
- Remote roles
- 40 of 55 (73%)
How we count: 55 roles from 50 employers in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Skills are counted out of the roles whose requirements we read. Roles are not filtered by country. Methodology