The Data Engineer path on ExpertEdge: 20 courses and about 161 hours
ExpertEdge maps the Data Engineer role to 7 skills, 20 courses and about 161 hours, and Database Technologies & Administration alone is 42 of them.
- The path: 7 skills, 20 courses and about 161 estimated hours, at the Associate level, read inside the product on October 26, 2026.
- The biggest skill: Database Technologies & Administration is 42 hours, 26% of the path.
- The price: the path sits inside ExpertEdge's $120 yearly plan, which is $0.75 for each estimated hour, or $0.37 with the EduBracket code if it applies as ExpertEdge described.
- What we have not done: taken the courses. This page covers structure, hours and price, and says nothing about quality.
EDUBRACKET50 at checkout. Packt, which makes ExpertEdge, gave us a trial account and we earn $30 for each yearly sign-up through the code, which does not change your price.Lattice finding
ExpertEdge's Data Engineer path is 20 courses and about 161 hours, so its $120 yearly plan works out to $0.75 an hour, and Database Technologies & Administration takes 26% of the time.
Read October 26, 2026 Skills, course counts and hours are as ExpertEdge's app shows them; the totals and costs are our arithmetic.
What is in the Data Engineer path?
ExpertEdge describes each role as a fixed set of named skills, each earned through courses. These are the numbers for Data Engineer.
Named skills ExpertEdge lists for the Data Engineer role, at the Associate level.
Two or three courses per skill, as the app shows them.
ExpertEdge's own estimate, added up across the skills.
The $120 yearly plan divided by the estimated hours. Our arithmetic.
Where do the 161 hours go?
Database Technologies & Administration is the largest skill at 42 hours. The smallest is Analytics Engineering at 12 hours.
| Skill | Courses | Est. hours | Share of path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database Technologies & Administration | 3 | 42 h | 26% |
| Real-Time & Stream Processing | 3 | 27 h | 17% |
| Data Ingestion & Transformation (ETL) | 3 | 23 h | 14% |
| Data Modeling & Database Design | 3 | 21 h | 13% |
| Data Warehousing & Big Data | 3 | 20 h | 12% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 3 | 16 h | 10% |
| Analytics Engineering | 2 | 12 h | 7% |
4 of the 7 skills also appear in other ExpertEdge technical roles: Data Ingestion & Transformation (ETL) (also in Data Scientist); Data Modeling & Database Design (also in Full-Stack Developer, Solutions Architect); Data Warehousing & Big Data (also in Data Scientist); Database Technologies & Administration (also in Data Scientist). A learner who finishes one of them has that skill banked toward the others.
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What does the Data Engineer path cost?
The path is part of ExpertEdge's yearly plan at $120 a learner. For scale, 20 courses bought at the $19.99 median we read for Udemy courses would cost $399.80, about 3.3 times the yearly plan. ExpertEdge's courses are not Udemy's, so treat that as a yardstick, not a like-for-like price.
See the plan in detail in our ExpertEdge pricing guide, and how that Udemy median was measured in our Udemy price check.
Who is the Data Engineer path for?
ExpertEdge labels this role Associate level and says the skills are earned through expert-led courses. It suits a learner who wants one structured route and will work through about 161 hours over the year. If you only need one of the skills, buying that single course elsewhere will cost less. Compare it with the other nine technical roles in our ExpertEdge role paths guide. Packt, which makes ExpertEdge, gave us a trial account to read the product, and we have not yet taken the courses.
Frequently asked
What skills does the Data Engineer path on ExpertEdge cover?
ExpertEdge lists 7 skills for the Data Engineer role: Analytics Engineering; Data Governance & Quality; Data Ingestion & Transformation (ETL); Data Modeling & Database Design; Data Warehousing & Big Data; Database Technologies & Administration; Real-Time & Stream Processing. Each skill has two or three courses.
How long does the Data Engineer path take?
ExpertEdge estimates 161 hours across 20 courses. The estimate is ExpertEdge's own, shown next to each skill in the app, and the largest skill is Database Technologies & Administration at 42 hours, 26% of the total.
How much does the Data Engineer path cost on ExpertEdge?
The path is part of ExpertEdge's yearly plan, $120 a learner, which is $0.75 for each estimated hour. ExpertEdge confirmed the code EDUBRACKET50 takes 50% off the first year, $60, with renewals at the standard price.
Is it cheaper than buying the courses one at a time?
For scale only: 20 courses at the $19.99 median we read for Udemy courses would be $399.80. ExpertEdge's courses are not Udemy's, so this is a rough yardstick and not a like-for-like price.
How this page was built
We read the Data Engineer role page inside app.expertedge.org on 26 October 2026, signed in to a trial account Packt provided, and recorded each skill's course count and the estimated hours ExpertEdge shows. Totals, shares and hourly costs are our arithmetic. The $19.99 figure is the median price of 158 Udemy courses we read the same day and is a yardstick, not a like-for-like price. ExpertEdge told us by email about the code EDUBRACKET50 and the $30 yearly sign-up payment, and confirmed on 27 October 2026 that it takes 50% off the first year; we have not run the checkout ourselves. We have not taken the courses, so this page says nothing about their quality.
Bottom line
ExpertEdge's Data Engineer path is 20 courses and about 161 hours inside a $120 yearly plan. Look at the Database Technologies & Administration skill first, since it is 26% of the time, and confirm the price on the checkout screen. See the path on ExpertEdge.
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