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
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | python | 7,214 | +2,911 |
| 2 | data-science | 6,865 | +2,715 |
| 3 | machine-learning | 6,748 | +2,696 |
| 4 | ai | 5,600 | +2,176 |
| 5 | sql | 5,117 | +2,002 |
| 6 | analytics | 4,969 | +1,963 |
| 7 | statistics | 4,108 | +1,564 |
| 8 | cloud | 3,430 | +1,458 |
| 9 | llm | 2,474 | +1,066 |
| 10 | aws | 2,321 | +955 |
| 11 | generative-ai | 1,971 | +911 |
| 12 | pytorch | 1,811 | +748 |
| 13 | azure | 1,764 | +857 |
| 14 | nlp | 1,725 | +784 |
| 15 | scikit-learn | 1,648 | +697 |
| 16 | tensorflow | 1,565 | +664 |
| 17 | spark | 1,559 | +668 |
| 18 | deep-learning | 1,551 | +663 |
| 19 | agentic-ai | 1,516 | +714 |
| 20 | gcp | 1,474 | +636 |
| 21 | data-engineering | 1,472 | +616 |
| 22 | mlops | 1,357 | +598 |
| 23 | data-pipelines | 1,356 | +491 |
| 24 | pandas | 1,311 | +471 |
| 25 | data-visualization | 1,297 | +545 |
| 26 | automation | 1,269 | +465 |
| 27 | tableau | 1,228 | +487 |
| 28 | databricks | 1,171 | +521 |
| 29 | data-analytics | 1,126 | +516 |
| 30 | data-quality | 1,094 | +440 |
| 31 | api | 1,087 | +484 |
| 32 | feature-engineering | 1,055 | +424 |
| 33 | time-series | 1,043 | +373 |
| 34 | powerbi | 1,014 | +413 |
| 35 | ci-cd | 973 | +411 |
| 36 | numpy | 941 | +341 |
| 37 | predictive-modeling | 940 | +484 |
| 38 | agile | 936 | +368 |
| 39 | git | 930 | +371 |
| 40 | causal-inference | 854 | +262 |