Data Engineer resume keywords (2026)

The skills employers name most often in live Data Engineer job postings are SQL (44%), Python (43%), ETL (23%), AWS (20%), Data Engineering (17%): the share of 2,906 current postings that list each one (October 12, 2026). Paste your CV below to see which of the top 20 it already covers — it is checked in your browser and never uploaded.

Top skills in Data Engineer postings

Share of live postings with a skills list that name each skill.

  1. SQL 44%
  2. Python 43%
  3. ETL 23%
  4. AWS 20%
  5. Data Engineering 17%
  6. Databricks 14%
  7. Azure 12%
  8. Snowflake 12%
  9. Data Pipelines 11%
  10. Java 10%
  11. Data Modeling 9%
  12. dbt 8%
  13. Pyspark 8%
  14. Go 8%
  15. Spark 8%
  16. GCP 8%
  17. Airflow 7%
  18. Data Governance 7%
  19. CI/CD 6%
  20. Power BI 6%
  21. Cloud 6%
  22. Data Architecture 5%
  23. AI 5%
  24. Bigquery 5%
  25. Scala 5%
  26. Data Integration 5%
  27. Data Quality 5%
  28. Kafka 4%
  29. Apache Spark 4%
  30. Data Warehousing 4%
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FAQ

What keywords should a Data Engineer resume include?

The skills Data Engineer postings ask for most often right now: SQL (44%), Python (43%), ETL (23%), AWS (20%), Data Engineering (17%), Databricks (14%), Azure (12%), Snowflake (12%), Data Pipelines (11%), Java (10%). Put the ones you really have in your skills section and show them in your experience bullets.

Which skills are most in demand for Data Engineer jobs?

SQL leads at 44% of postings, followed by Python (43%), ETL (23%), AWS (20%), Data Engineering (17%), Databricks (14%). The ranking comes from 2,906 live postings with a skills list.

Does an ATS really filter resumes by keywords?

Many applicant tracking systems let recruiters search and rank applicants by the words in their resume, so a skill you have but never name is easy to miss. Use the employer's own wording ("PostgreSQL", not just "databases") — and only list skills you can talk about in an interview.

How is this list made?

From the skills listed in Data Engineer job postings that are open today, collected from public career pages, ATS feeds and job boards. Each share is the percentage of postings with a skills list that name the skill. Updated daily.

Is my CV uploaded or stored?

No. The check runs in your browser: the text you paste is compared with the keyword list on this page and never sent anywhere.