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Data contracts jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
272 open data & AI postings at 182 companies mention Data contracts, or 2.1% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.1%share of data & AI postings
182companies hiring
$195Kmedian pay, US (n=118)
—week over week (needs more history)
Data contracts pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 1 |
| Senior | $185K | 37 |
| Staff / lead | $210K | 19 |
| Principal | $223K | 14 |
| Manager | — | 9 |
| Director+ | $219K | 16 |
| Level not stated | $182K | 22 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Data contracts
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 120 | 6.7% |
| AI Engineer | 35 | 0.9% |
| Data & AI leadership | 34 | 3.2% |
| Analytics Engineer | 30 | 8.1% |
| Data Architect | 27 | 6.8% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 15 | 0.8% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 0.3% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 0.4% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 1 | 0.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Data contracts patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.