Data Warehouse Developer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Data Warehouse Developer designs, builds and maintains computer systems that store large amounts of data for companies and organizations. Implements systems for processing or retrieving data as needed to analyze activity or company operations; addresses security and privacy requirements for data.

Job Outlook

There were 122 Data Warehouse Developer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2387 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Data Warehousing Specialist industry, which includes the Data Warehouse Developer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Data Warehouse Developer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $81,967.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $82,763.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Data Warehouse Developer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $46,345.

Education and Experience

Posted Data Warehouse Developer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	1.51%
Bachelor's Degree	35.78%
Master's Degree	7.5%
Doctoral Degree	0.25%
Other	4.23%

Posted Data Warehouse Developer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	17.45%
3 to 5 years	40.73%
6 to 8 years	25.55%
9+ years	16.28%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Data Warehouse Developer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (29.74%)
Problem Solving (19.02%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (16.51%)
Management (16.34%)
Writing (11.4%)
Operations (9.22%)
Information Technology (7.92%)
Planning (7.79%)
Leadership (7.12%)
Research (7.08%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Computer Science (25.41%)
Extract Transform Load (ETL) (52.03%)
Data Warehousing (73.48%)
Data Modeling (26.42%)
SQL (Programming Language) (57.66%)
Microsoft Azure (16.93%)
Business Intelligence (27.02%)
Warehousing (28.03%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (15.57%)
Data Pipelines (8.99%)
DevOps (7.33%)
Azure Data Lake (1.46%)
Data Quality (14.67%)
Transact-SQL (5.98%)
Microsoft SQL Servers (12.2%)
Data Management (9.89%)
Workflow Management (6.53%)
Automation (11.55%)
Java (Programming Language) (9.44%)
Data Analysis (24.11%)
Metadata (10.7%)
Project Management (10.55%)
Dashboard (17.23%)
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) (18.08%)
PL/SQL (9.09%)
Relational Databases (12.41%)
Data Visualization (4.47%)
Scripting (13.96%)
Agile Methodology (23%)
Python (Programming Language) (24.16%)
Stored Procedure (11.3%)
Informatica (16.88%)
Power BI (15.17%)
Data Integration (11.65%)
Amazon Web Services (14.16%)
Business Requirements (13.61%)
Github (4.92%)
SQL Server Reporting Services (9.29%)
Forklift Truck (3.11%)
Git (Version Control System) (5.88%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Data Warehousing (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Data Warehouse Developer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Developer
Warehouser
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Data Warehouse Tester
Data Developer
Data Warehouse Manager
Data Warehouse Consultant
ETL Tester
Ab Initio Developer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Data Warehouse Developer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Randstad (97)
LINKS STAFFING CORP, Delinquent April 1, 2016 (62)
Ryder (35)
Deloitte (30)
Elevance Health (19)
Rose's Agency (19)
UnitedHealth Group (18)
Leidos (17)
The Judge Group (15)
Glacier Bank (14)

North Carolina

Charlotte, Nc (11)
Infosys (7)
LPL Financial (5)
First Citizens Bank (4)
Randstad (4)
Atrium Health (3)
The Matlen Silver Group (3)
Strategic Staffing Solutions (3)
The Judge Group (2)
Resource Management Associates (2)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Data Science Foundations Graduate Certificates

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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