What Senior Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 4,319 open Senior Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, machine-learning, data-science.
Updated November 4, 2026
4,416 open Senior Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 4,319 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 87% |
| machine-learning | 82% |
| data-science | 81% |
| ai | 68% |
| sql | 63% |
| analytics | 58% |
| statistics | 47% |
| cloud | 47% |
| llm | 35% |
| generative-ai | 29% |
| aws | 28% |
| azure | 25% |
| scikit-learn | 22% |
| pytorch | 21% |
| mlops | 21% |
| gcp | 20% |
| nlp | 20% |
| agentic-ai | 19% |
| data-pipelines | 19% |
| data-engineering | 18% |
| tensorflow | 18% |
| spark | 18% |
| deep-learning | 17% |
| pandas | 17% |
| databricks | 16% |
| automation | 16% |
| feature-engineering | 16% |
| data-quality | 16% |
| api | 15% |
| ci-cd | 15% |
| data-visualization | 14% |
| time-series | 13% |
| tableau | 13% |
| numpy | 13% |
| predictive-modeling | 12% |
| powerbi | 11% |
| git | 11% |
| causal-inference | 11% |
| big-data | 11% |
| agile | 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.
- python 13,691
- data-science 13,222
- machine-learning 13,130
- ai 10,578
- sql 9,628
- analytics 9,033
- statistics 7,259
- cloud 6,787
- llm 5,213
- generative-ai 4,312
- aws 4,264
- azure 3,619