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Unity Catalog jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
144 open data & AI postings at 91 companies mention Unity Catalog, or 1.1% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
1.1%share of data & AI postings
91companies hiring
$170Kmedian pay, US (n=44)
—week over week (needs more history)
Unity Catalog pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $165K | 12 |
| Staff / lead | — | 9 |
| Principal | — | 3 |
| Manager | — | 6 |
| Director+ | — | 2 |
| Level not stated | $143K | 12 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Unity Catalog
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 75 | 4.2% |
| Data Architect | 18 | 4.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 17 | 0.9% |
| AI Engineer | 11 | 0.3% |
| Data & AI leadership | 8 | 0.8% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 0.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 4 | 1.8% |
| Data Analyst | 3 | 0.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 3 | 0.8% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Unity Catalog patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.