Companies Leaderboard
Data-driven ranking of companies hiring for data roles in Q1 2026. Track hiring momentum based on job postings, headcount growth, and market signals.
Job Postings
Current open positions for data roles
Weight: 30%Headcount Growth
Data team expansion in Q1 2026
Weight: 40%Hiring Momentum
Recent acquisitions, funding & signals
Weight: 30%Key Insights for Q1 2026
Merger & Acquisition Activity
Fivetran and dbt Labs merged in a major consolidation, creating a powerhouse approaching $600M ARR. IBM acquired Confluent, signaling industry consolidation.
Data Engineering Dominates
60-70% of data budgets allocated to data engineering activities. Data engineering teams grow faster than analytics teams in scaling organizations.
414% Growth Projection
Tech job growth projected from 6.09M in 2025 to 7.03M in 2035, with data scientists and analysts seeing 414% growth.
AI Drives Hiring
Microsoft, Google, and Meta aggressively hiring for AI and cloud initiatives. 89% of tech companies plan to increase headcount in 2025-2026.
Methodology
Our leaderboard uses a proprietary scoring algorithm that combines three key hiring signals:
- Job Postings (30%) - Volume of current open positions for data scientists, data engineers, ML engineers, data analysts, and BI engineers
- Headcount Growth (40%) - Quarter-over-quarter expansion of data teams and related technical roles
- Hiring Momentum (30%) - Recent funding rounds, acquisitions, product launches, and market signals indicating hiring intent
Data compiled from company career pages, job boards, industry reports, and verified hiring trends for Q1 2026.