Side by side

Data Analyst vs Data Engineer

Pay is effectively the same — the medians sit within 3.3% apart. There is 2.2× more demand for Data Engineer. Listings for Data Engineer move faster — median age 55 days against 81.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureData AnalystData EngineerGap
Open postings12,66428,245-15,581
Posted this week6092,126
Median salary$136,000$140,500$-4.5k
25th percentile$108k$111k
75th percentile$169k$174k
Salary disclosed5.6%5.4%
Remote share3.0%6.8%-3.8pp
Median age of posting81d55d
Open over 60 days38.8%49.3%
Visa sponsorship19.8%24.3%
Pay

Pay distribution

Data Analyst

$61k$235k

Data Engineer

$63k$243k
Freshness

How old the listings are

Data Analyst

just posted81d median90d+

Data Engineer

just posted55d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

Data Analyst — technologies

React
72.0%
Node.js
65.8%
Spark
59.6%
AWS
53.4%
TypeScript
47.2%
Go
41.0%
JavaScript
34.8%

Data Engineer — technologies

Python
72.0%
HubSpot
65.8%
JavaScript
59.6%
Docker
53.4%
TypeScript
47.2%
Tableau
41.0%
React
34.8%

Data Analyst — employers

Lakeshore Hospitality
9.4%
Rivergate Media
8.7%
Beacon Robotics
8.0%
Pinewood Education
7.2%
Quarry Analytics
6.5%
Tidewater Insurance
5.8%
Vantage Logistics
5.1%

Data Engineer — employers

Vantage Logistics
9.4%
Brightline Retail
8.7%
Beacon Robotics
8.0%
Lakeshore Hospitality
7.2%
Pinewood Education
6.5%
Quarry Analytics
5.8%
Halcyon Energy
5.1%

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.