SQL

Required in 100% of top job postings. Stable demand across multiple role categories.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Demand Over Time

↓ 7pp over period

Demand for SQL has fallen from 22% of postings in March 2026 to 15% in April 2026, weighted across all roles. Based on 12 weekly snapshots from real job postings.

5%24%43%61%80%Mar 20Mar 30Apr 15Apr 18

Roles That Demand SQL

Analytics Engineer100%

5 postings analyzed

Marketing Analyst100%

4 postings analyzed

Data Analyst100%

6 postings analyzed

Trade Surveillance Analyst100%

1 postings analyzed

Fraud Operations Manager100%

5 postings analyzed

Economist100%

2 postings analyzed

Data Analytics People Manager100%

6 postings analyzed

Analytics Engineering Manager100%

12 postings analyzed

VP Of Marketing Analytics100%

10 postings analyzed

Healthcare Data Analyst100%

6 postings analyzed

Data Engineering Manager100%

10 postings analyzed

Director of Analytics100%

10 postings analyzed

Product Analyst100%

1 postings analyzed

Quality Management Analyst100%

4 postings analyzed

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Often Paired With

Snowflake100%Regression Analysis100%R100%Fivetran100%ETL / ELT100%Power BI100%Data Governance100%NLP100%Tableau100%Segmentation100%

% = share of postings where both skills appear together

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