Graduate
Data engineer
Data pipelines, cloud systems and reliability work, sometimes on-call.
Minimum education
Relevant graduate degreeTechnology
Market salary context
₹81,287/month averageSource-linked monthly equivalent
Preferred preparation
Relevant degree plus practical project experienceAI and technology
AI helps generate pipelines; data quality, lineage and scalable architecture remain central.V3 career intelligence
Current market context
India-wide direction for this type of work, interpreted from the source layers below.
87/100Strong growthModelled demand indicator
Salary context₹81,287/month averageIndeed India · ₹9,75,446/year divided by 12 · 1.1k reports · updated 10 Sep 2026Source: Indeed — Data Engineer salary in India ↗
Hiring locationsBengaluru · Hyderabad · Pune · Chennai · NCR
Hiring sectorsIT services · GCCs · SaaS and digital products
Skills gaining valueAI-assisted workflow · Evaluation and verification · Security and data responsibility
How the demand indicator is calculated
National market signal 90/100 × 30%Sector momentum 92/100 × 30%Income stability 78/100 × 20%Geographic breadth 84/100 × 20%
This is a transparent prototype interpretation, not a measured role-specific growth percentage.
Medium confidence · checked 19 Sep 2026Naukri JobSpeak — August 2026 ↗foundit Insights Tracker — Annual Trends 2025 ↗National Career Service ↗
Skills for this role
CodingNumbersLogicAI
Practical entry guidance
Compare current job descriptions and build evidence for the most repeated requirements.
Career mobility
Data platformData engineer → Senior data engineer → Data platform lead → Data architect → Principal data engineer
Data leadershipData engineer → Senior data engineer → Data engineering lead → Engineering manager → Head of data engineering
Analytics and AI platformData engineer → Senior data engineer → ML platform engineer → MLOps lead → AI platform architect
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