Most In-Demand Data Science Skills · freehire

The most in-demand skills for Data Science roles right now are python, data-science, machine-learning — ranked across 87884 open postings.

Updated July 23, 2026

#SkillOpen postings30-day growth
1python7,214+2,911
2data-science6,865+2,715
3machine-learning6,748+2,696
4ai5,600+2,176
5sql5,117+2,002
6analytics4,969+1,963
7statistics4,108+1,564
8cloud3,430+1,458
9llm2,474+1,066
10aws2,321+955
11generative-ai1,971+911
12pytorch1,811+748
13azure1,764+857
14nlp1,725+784
15scikit-learn1,648+697
16tensorflow1,565+664
17spark1,559+668
18deep-learning1,551+663
19agentic-ai1,516+714
20gcp1,474+636
21data-engineering1,472+616
22mlops1,357+598
23data-pipelines1,356+491
24pandas1,311+471
25data-visualization1,297+545
26automation1,269+465
27tableau1,228+487
28databricks1,171+521
29data-analytics1,126+516
30data-quality1,094+440
31api1,087+484
32feature-engineering1,055+424
33time-series1,043+373
34powerbi1,014+413
35ci-cd973+411
36numpy941+341
37predictive-modeling940+484
38agile936+368
39git930+371
40causal-inference854+262