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Shell / Bash jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
272 open data & AI postings at 159 companies mention Shell / Bash, or 2.1% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.1%share of data & AI postings
159companies hiring
$170Kmedian pay, US (n=75)
—week over week (needs more history)
Shell / Bash pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | $188K | 26 |
| Staff / lead | $192K | 10 |
| Principal | — | 1 |
| Manager | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | $153K | 34 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Shell / Bash
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 109 | 2.9% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 83 | 27.3% |
| Data Engineer | 39 | 2.2% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 20 | 1.0% |
| Data Scientist | 7 | 0.5% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 0.4% |
| AI Research Scientist | 3 | 0.7% |
| Analytics Engineer | 3 | 0.8% |
| Data Architect | 3 | 0.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 1 | 0.1% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Shell / Bash patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.