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Git jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
2,066 open data & AI postings at 980 companies mention Git, or 15.7% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
15.7%share of data & AI postings
980companies hiring
$172Kmedian pay, US (n=574)
—week over week (needs more history)
Git pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 6 |
| Entry / junior | — | 3 |
| Mid (II) | $141K | 17 |
| Senior | $174K | 187 |
| Staff / lead | $196K | 71 |
| Principal | $189K | 24 |
| Manager | $192K | 29 |
| Director+ | $217K | 18 |
| Level not stated | $155K | 219 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Git
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 704 | 18.6% |
| Data Engineer | 481 | 27.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 235 | 11.9% |
| Data Scientist | 162 | 10.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 144 | 38.9% |
| Data Analyst | 117 | 10.4% |
| Data & AI leadership | 85 | 8.0% |
| Data Architect | 37 | 9.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 37 | 12.2% |
| AI Research Scientist | 30 | 6.9% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 20 | 13.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 14 | 6.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Git patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.