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Data mesh / data products jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
998 open data & AI postings at 537 companies mention Data mesh / data products, or 7.6% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
7.6%share of data & AI postings
537companies hiring
$185Kmedian pay, US (n=336)
—week over week (needs more history)
Data mesh / data products pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 4 |
| Senior | $179K | 129 |
| Staff / lead | $205K | 47 |
| Principal | $214K | 22 |
| Manager | $195K | 23 |
| Director+ | $230K | 33 |
| Level not stated | $147K | 77 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Data mesh / data products
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 362 | 20.4% |
| Data Scientist | 137 | 8.9% |
| Analytics Engineer | 117 | 31.6% |
| Data & AI leadership | 110 | 10.3% |
| Data Analyst | 76 | 6.7% |
| Data Architect | 65 | 16.4% |
| AI Engineer | 54 | 1.4% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 43 | 2.2% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 16 | 7.2% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 16 | 10.7% |
| AI Research Scientist | 2 | 0.5% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Data mesh / data products patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.