What C-level Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 380 open C-level Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are data-science, machine-learning, ai.
Updated November 3, 2026
381 open C-level Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 380 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| data-science | 87% |
| machine-learning | 81% |
| ai | 73% |
| analytics | 73% |
| python | 68% |
| sql | 60% |
| statistics | 55% |
| llm | 44% |
| agentic-ai | 39% |
| cloud | 38% |
| generative-ai | 34% |
| aws | 31% |
| nlp | 26% |
| pytorch | 21% |
| scikit-learn | 21% |
| deep-learning | 21% |
| api | 19% |
| automation | 19% |
| big-data | 19% |
| tensorflow | 18% |
| gcp | 18% |
| rag | 18% |
| azure | 17% |
| stakeholder-management | 17% |
| spark | 16% |
| databricks | 16% |
| feature-engineering | 15% |
| data-governance | 14% |
| mlops | 14% |
| pandas | 13% |
| agile | 13% |
| embeddings | 13% |
| data-engineering | 12% |
| prompt-engineering | 12% |
| numpy | 12% |
| tableau | 11% |
| data-quality | 11% |
| accessibility | 10% |
| time-series | 10% |
| data-mining | 10% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 381 open C-level Data Science jobs →
Across all Data Science levels
Most Data Science postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- python 13,587
- data-science 13,113
- machine-learning 13,000
- ai 10,459
- sql 9,550
- analytics 8,963
- statistics 7,220
- cloud 6,732
- llm 5,168
- generative-ai 4,253
- aws 4,244
- azure 3,597