What Staff Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 446 open Staff Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are data-science, python, ai.
Updated October 9, 2026
453 open Staff Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 446 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| data-science | 83% |
| python | 80% |
| ai | 78% |
| machine-learning | 70% |
| sql | 69% |
| analytics | 60% |
| statistics | 59% |
| llm | 34% |
| causal-inference | 33% |
| cloud | 29% |
| agentic-ai | 25% |
| generative-ai | 22% |
| aws | 21% |
| spark | 20% |
| data-engineering | 19% |
| pytorch | 19% |
| deep-learning | 17% |
| automation | 16% |
| ab-testing | 15% |
| time-series | 15% |
| scikit-learn | 14% |
| data-pipelines | 14% |
| pandas | 14% |
| tensorflow | 14% |
| mlops | 13% |
| api | 13% |
| ci-cd | 13% |
| snowflake | 13% |
| tableau | 12% |
| nlp | 11% |
| gcp | 11% |
| databricks | 11% |
| feature-engineering | 11% |
| looker | 11% |
| dbt | 11% |
| azure | 10% |
| saas | 10% |
| predictive-modeling | 10% |
| airflow | 9% |
| data-quality | 9% |
"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 11,515
- data-science 11,467
- machine-learning 11,377
- ai 9,473
- analytics 8,261
- sql 8,075
- statistics 6,456
- cloud 5,654
- llm 4,225
- aws 3,496
- generative-ai 3,306
- azure 2,845