9,999+ Data Engineers in Chicago, IL

Aggregated talent-market data from Wrangle.

10K+
Talent pool
9.3 yrs
Avg. experience
Capital One
Top employer

Top employers

Capital One2%
Meta2%
United Airlines1.6%
Amazon1.2%
American Express1.2%

Top skills

SQL48.8%
Python (Programming Language)45.2%
Amazon Web Services (AWS)32%
Extract26.4%
Load (ETL)26.4%

Experience

0-2 yrs0.4%
3-5 yrs4.8%
6-10 yrs44.8%
10+ yrs43.6%

Top areas

Chicago87.2%
Naperville7.6%
Schaumburg4.8%
Oak Park0.4%
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Notes

1

88.4% of data engineers in Chicago, IL have 6+ years of experience — the market leans senior.

2

Top employers include Capital One, Meta, United Airlines. The talent pool is spread across multiple companies rather than concentrated in one.

3

SQL, Python (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services (AWS) are the most common skills in this market.

Data methodology

Data as of
April 25, 2026
Observed sample
250 profiles

The displayed 9,999+ pool is a lower bound because the source count reached its retrieval cap. Employer, skill, experience, and location shares describe the observed sample and should be used directionally.

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