Measured from live jobs
Data Architect skills employers ask for
From 32 open Data Architect job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Data Architect postings that mention each skill.
- Leadership56%
- Stakeholder managementdistinctive47%
- Communication38%
- SQLdistinctive38%
- Snowflakedistinctive34%
- AWSdistinctive34%
- Databricksdistinctive31%
- Regulatory compliance31%
- Training and coaching25%
- Azuredistinctive25%
- Data analysisdistinctive25%
- Pythondistinctive22%
- Sparkdistinctive22%
- CI/CDdistinctive22%
- Process improvementdistinctive19%
“Distinctive” means Data Architect postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Data Architect skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Data Engineer74% overlapShared: Databricks, Snowflake, SQL, AWSHow to switch
- Database Administrator73% overlapShared: SQL, Databricks, AWS, SnowflakeHow to switch
- Cloud Engineer62% overlapShared: AWS, Azure, Stakeholder management, DatabricksHow to switch
- Data Analyst48% overlapShared: SQL, Stakeholder management, Data analysis, Power BIHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Data Architect need?
- In 32 current Data Architect job postings, the skills asked for most often are Leadership (56%), Stakeholder management (47%), Communication (38%), SQL (38%), Snowflake (34%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Data Architect move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Data Engineer, Database Administrator, Cloud Engineer, Data Analyst. Data Engineer shares skills such as Databricks, Snowflake, SQL.
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