What C-level Data Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 32 open C-level Data Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, sql, analytics.
Updated November 1, 2026
32 open C-level Data Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 32 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 56% |
| sql | 56% |
| analytics | 50% |
| cloud | 47% |
| data-quality | 47% |
| data-governance | 44% |
| etl | 41% |
| ai | 38% |
| azure | 38% |
| data-engineering | 31% |
| data-pipelines | 28% |
| automation | 25% |
| machine-learning | 25% |
| snowflake | 25% |
| data-warehousing | 22% |
| databricks | 19% |
| data-modeling | 19% |
| java | 19% |
| observability | 19% |
| powerbi | 19% |
| api | 16% |
| aws | 16% |
| ci-cd | 16% |
| dagster | 16% |
| dbt | 16% |
| elt | 16% |
| gcp | 16% |
| git | 16% |
| oracle | 16% |
| tableau | 16% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 32 open C-level Data Engineering jobs →
Across all Data Engineering levels
Most Data Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- sql 2,722
- python 2,553
- cloud 2,200
- data-engineering 2,118
- ai 1,881
- analytics 1,694
- data-pipelines 1,573
- etl 1,540
- azure 1,491
- data-quality 1,393
- ci-cd 1,367
- databricks 1,356