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Azure Synapse jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
115 open data & AI postings at 73 companies mention Azure Synapse, or 0.9% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
0.9%share of data & AI postings
73companies hiring
$155Kmedian pay, US (n=31)
—week over week (needs more history)
Azure Synapse pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 1 |
| Senior | — | 6 |
| Staff / lead | — | 2 |
| Principal | — | 2 |
| Manager | — | 1 |
| Director+ | — | 4 |
| Level not stated | $148K | 15 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Azure Synapse
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 60 | 3.4% |
| Data Architect | 21 | 5.3% |
| Data & AI leadership | 12 | 1.1% |
| Data Analyst | 6 | 0.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 5 | 3.3% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 0.1% |
| Data Scientist | 2 | 0.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 2 | 0.5% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 2 | 0.7% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 1 | 0.5% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Azure Synapse patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.