What Middle Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 295 open Middle Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, python, data-science.
Updated September 18, 2026
311 open Middle Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 295 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 83% |
| python | 79% |
| data-science | 71% |
| ai | 65% |
| sql | 62% |
| analytics | 49% |
| statistics | 37% |
| cloud | 33% |
| typescript | 29% |
| pandas | 25% |
| data-visualization | 25% |
| llm | 25% |
| nlp | 24% |
| pytorch | 24% |
| aws | 23% |
| tableau | 22% |
| api | 20% |
| data-engineering | 20% |
| numpy | 20% |
| powerbi | 20% |
| scikit-learn | 19% |
| seaborn | 18% |
| spark | 18% |
| azure | 18% |
| git | 17% |
| plotly | 16% |
| databricks | 16% |
| tensorflow | 16% |
| data-analytics | 14% |
| mlops | 14% |
| data-mining | 14% |
| hadoop | 14% |
| feature-engineering | 13% |
| matplotlib | 13% |
| gcp | 13% |
| model-evaluation | 12% |
| data-pipelines | 12% |
| nosql | 12% |
| generative-ai | 10% |
| pyspark | 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.
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Across all Data Science levels
Most Data Science postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 12,486
- data-science 12,348
- python 12,167
- ai 10,204
- analytics 8,802
- sql 8,381
- statistics 6,554
- cloud 5,935
- llm 4,379
- aws 3,580
- generative-ai 3,440
- azure 2,895