Most In-Demand Data Science Skills
The most in-demand skills for Data Science roles right now are machine-learning, data-science, python — ranked across 142434 open postings.
Updated September 14, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | machine-learning | 12,024 | -409 |
| 2 | data-science | 11,867 | -440 |
| 3 | python | 11,504 | -534 |
| 4 | ai | 9,798 | -614 |
| 5 | analytics | 8,448 | -435 |
| 6 | sql | 7,935 | -658 |
| 7 | statistics | 6,165 | -384 |
| 8 | cloud | 5,545 | -379 |
| 9 | llm | 4,153 | -275 |
| 10 | aws | 3,332 | -478 |
| 11 | generative-ai | 3,317 | -310 |
| 12 | azure | 2,738 | -277 |
| 13 | pytorch | 2,682 | -203 |
| 14 | scikit-learn | 2,506 | -137 |
| 15 | data-engineering | 2,504 | +9 |
| 16 | agentic-ai | 2,478 | -140 |
| 17 | nlp | 2,455 | -308 |
| 18 | data-pipelines | 2,361 | -139 |
| 19 | tensorflow | 2,321 | -192 |
| 20 | deep-learning | 2,300 | -301 |
| 21 | mlops | 2,269 | -201 |
| 22 | gcp | 2,194 | -162 |
| 23 | spark | 2,145 | -263 |
| 24 | data-visualization | 2,116 | -28 |
| 25 | automation | 2,068 | -84 |
| 26 | pandas | 2,049 | +65 |
| 27 | data-analytics | 1,873 | -51 |
| 28 | api | 1,862 | +1 |
| 29 | databricks | 1,855 | -175 |
| 30 | feature-engineering | 1,852 | -41 |
| 31 | tableau | 1,810 | -51 |
| 32 | powerbi | 1,806 | +38 |
| 33 | data-quality | 1,794 | -11 |
| 34 | ci-cd | 1,627 | -3 |
| 35 | git | 1,520 | -40 |
| 36 | numpy | 1,503 | +54 |
| 37 | predictive-modeling | 1,483 | -46 |
| 38 | agile | 1,478 | -28 |
| 39 | time-series | 1,461 | -108 |
| 40 | causal-inference | 1,236 | -120 |