What Staff Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 531 open Staff Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are data-science, ai, python.
Updated September 19, 2026
566 open Staff Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 531 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| data-science | 81% |
| ai | 75% |
| python | 74% |
| machine-learning | 65% |
| sql | 63% |
| analytics | 53% |
| statistics | 50% |
| llm | 34% |
| causal-inference | 26% |
| cloud | 24% |
| agentic-ai | 23% |
| generative-ai | 19% |
| spark | 18% |
| pytorch | 16% |
| data-engineering | 16% |
| deep-learning | 16% |
| aws | 16% |
| mlops | 14% |
| data-pipelines | 13% |
| automation | 13% |
| time-series | 13% |
| tensorflow | 13% |
| ab-testing | 12% |
| nlp | 12% |
| tableau | 12% |
| scikit-learn | 12% |
| ci-cd | 11% |
| feature-engineering | 10% |
| snowflake | 10% |
| pandas | 10% |
| api | 10% |
| databricks | 9% |
| data-visualization | 9% |
| data-quality | 9% |
| dbt | 9% |
| azure | 8% |
| gcp | 8% |
| looker | 8% |
| airflow | 8% |
| model-evaluation | 8% |
"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 12,441
- data-science 12,317
- python 12,169
- ai 10,178
- analytics 8,779
- sql 8,389
- statistics 6,544
- cloud 5,942
- llm 4,379
- aws 3,583
- generative-ai 3,430
- azure 2,905