Most In-Demand Data Analytics Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Data Analytics roles right now are analytics, sql, ai — ranked across 147535 open postings.
Updated July 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | analytics | 13,616 | +5,908 |
| 2 | sql | 12,322 | +5,013 |
| 3 | ai | 9,479 | +4,489 |
| 4 | python | 8,979 | +3,688 |
| 5 | powerbi | 7,949 | +3,719 |
| 6 | automation | 7,341 | +3,384 |
| 7 | tableau | 5,739 | +2,448 |
| 8 | data-analytics | 5,246 | +2,404 |
| 9 | cloud | 5,205 | +2,524 |
| 10 | data-quality | 4,436 | +2,076 |
| 11 | statistics | 4,244 | +1,849 |
| 12 | process-improvement | 3,990 | +1,974 |
| 13 | data-visualization | 3,730 | +1,604 |
| 14 | agile | 3,480 | +1,613 |
| 15 | sap | 3,390 | +1,467 |
| 16 | data-science | 3,352 | +1,469 |
| 17 | machine-learning | 2,894 | +1,198 |
| 18 | erp | 2,796 | +1,350 |
| 19 | oracle | 2,498 | +1,274 |
| 20 | stakeholder-management | 2,366 | +1,249 |
| 21 | data-governance | 2,333 | +1,185 |
| 22 | due-diligence | 2,232 | +1,110 |
| 23 | data-modeling | 2,162 | +947 |
| 24 | api | 2,124 | +946 |
| 25 | azure | 1,972 | +887 |
| 26 | typescript | 1,909 | +852 |
| 27 | etl | 1,886 | +840 |
| 28 | workday | 1,793 | +833 |
| 29 | financial-reporting | 1,755 | +879 |
| 30 | cybersecurity | 1,627 | +709 |
| 31 | aws | 1,576 | +623 |
| 32 | looker | 1,528 | +416 |
| 33 | crm | 1,501 | +641 |
| 34 | snowflake | 1,478 | +563 |
| 35 | data-engineering | 1,476 | +674 |
| 36 | data-pipelines | 1,438 | +510 |
| 37 | data-warehousing | 1,427 | +575 |
| 38 | salesforce | 1,425 | +586 |
| 39 | jira | 1,423 | +637 |
| 40 | financial-modeling | 1,418 | +655 |