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real-time data jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, real-time data appears in 86 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning real-time data.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
86
Top role · 25.6% of skill postings
Software Engineer
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about real-time data

+Is real-time data in demand in 2026?

Yes. real-time data appears in 86 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning real-time data (25.6% of all postings mentioning real-time data).

+What jobs require real-time data?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning real-time data are Tech Lead Manager (4.5% of that role’s postings mention real-time data), Application Engineer (4.3% of that role’s postings mention real-time data), Data Platform Architect (2.7% of that role’s postings mention real-time data).

+What skills are commonly paired with real-time data?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), real-time data most often appears alongside Python, Distributed systems, TypeScript, SQL, React.

+Where is real-time data most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring real-time data are New York City, London, Pune, Chicago, San Mateo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new real-time data content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning real-time data alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new real-time data content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after real-time data?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring real-time data — last 90 days

Career paths around real-time data

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before real-time data

Before real-time datapython → real-time data: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → real-time data: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural overhaul → real-time data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairRabbitMQ → real-time data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairprocedures → real-time data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairWindows Server Administration → real-time data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairETL pipelines → real-time data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomated checks → real-time data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-timedatapython: 2 movespython2 movesPower BI: 2 movesPower BI2 movesarchitectural overhaul: 1 movesarchitecturaloverhaul1 movesRabbitMQ: 1 movesRabbitMQ1 movesprocedures: 1 movesprocedures1 movesWindows Server Administration: 1 movesWindows ServerAdministration1 movesETL pipelines: 1 movesETL pipelines1 movesautomated checks: 1 movesautomated checks1 moves

Skills after real-time data

After real-time datareal-time data → python: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → ETL processes: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → machine learning: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → Agile Team: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → a/b testing: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → predictive analytics: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → IBM Cloud: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-time data → API tests: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreal-timedatapython: 2 movespython2 movesETL processes: 2 movesETL processes2 movesmachine learning: 2 movesmachine learning2 movesAgile Team: 1 movesAgile Team1 movesa/b testing: 1 movesa/b testing1 movespredictive analytics: 1 movespredictiveanalytics1 movesIBM Cloud: 1 movesIBM Cloud1 movesAPI tests: 1 movesAPI tests1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: python2
Before: Power BI2
Before: architectural overhaul1
Before: RabbitMQ1
Before: procedures1
Before: Windows Server Administration1
Before: ETL pipelines1
Before: automated checks1
After: python2
After: ETL processes2
After: machine learning2
After: Agile Team1
After: a/b testing1
After: predictive analytics1
After: IBM Cloud1
After: API tests1

Roles most likely to require real-time data

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Tech Lead Manager14.5%
Application Engineer34.3%
Data Platform Architect12.7%
Value Engineer12.3%
Analytics Analyst12.0%
Forward Deployed Software Engineer12.0%
Computer Vision Engineer11.1%
Business Data Analyst11.0%
Product Analyst20.8%
Fullstack Software Engineer10.7%

Roles with the most real-time data postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer2225.6%
Product Manager1315.1%
Data Engineer910.5%
Frontend Engineer55.8%
Application Engineer33.5%
Data Architect22.3%
Product Analyst22.3%
Technical Product Manager22.3%
Analytics Analyst11.2%
Analytics Executive11.2%

Top companies posting jobs requiring real-time data

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring real-time data
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Capital One7
Webflow4
Bah3
Samsara3
Verkada2
WPP2
Elastic2
HavocAI2
Viam2
Xero2

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for real-time data

NamePostingsShare
New York City67.0%
London44.7%
Pune33.5%
Chicago22.3%
San Mateo22.3%
Sunnyvale22.3%
Amsterdam11.2%
Ann Arbor11.2%
Austin11.2%

Skills commonly paired with real-time data

Python (30)Distributed systems (20)TypeScript (20)SQL (18)React (16)data pipelines (13)AWS (12)JavaScript (12)machine learning (11)APIs (11)

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning real-time data by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s real-time data postings by all real-time data postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index