Most In-Demand Data Science Skills
The most in-demand skills for Data Science roles right now are python, data-science, machine-learning — ranked across 142905 open postings.
Updated October 10, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | python | 11,536 | -324 |
| 2 | data-science | 11,487 | -770 |
| 3 | machine-learning | 11,411 | -966 |
| 4 | ai | 9,459 | -587 |
| 5 | analytics | 8,273 | -545 |
| 6 | sql | 8,106 | -152 |
| 7 | statistics | 6,476 | +69 |
| 8 | cloud | 5,685 | -16 |
| 9 | llm | 4,208 | -16 |
| 10 | aws | 3,503 | +25 |
| 11 | generative-ai | 3,327 | -63 |
| 12 | azure | 2,842 | +16 |
| 13 | data-engineering | 2,588 | +47 |
| 14 | agentic-ai | 2,558 | +12 |
| 15 | nlp | 2,530 | -1 |
| 16 | pytorch | 2,526 | -204 |
| 17 | scikit-learn | 2,419 | -115 |
| 18 | data-pipelines | 2,398 | -28 |
| 19 | deep-learning | 2,360 | -43 |
| 20 | spark | 2,209 | +31 |
| 21 | automation | 2,205 | +95 |
| 22 | gcp | 2,200 | -47 |
| 23 | tensorflow | 2,197 | -170 |
| 24 | mlops | 2,190 | -82 |
| 25 | data-visualization | 2,190 | +24 |
| 26 | pandas | 2,030 | -61 |
| 27 | data-quality | 2,028 | +194 |
| 28 | databricks | 2,013 | +90 |
| 29 | api | 1,963 | +78 |
| 30 | powerbi | 1,864 | +13 |
| 31 | data-analytics | 1,864 | -98 |
| 32 | tableau | 1,845 | -41 |
| 33 | feature-engineering | 1,767 | -106 |
| 34 | time-series | 1,644 | +110 |
| 35 | ci-cd | 1,639 | -9 |
| 36 | git | 1,566 | +5 |
| 37 | predictive-modeling | 1,565 | +34 |
| 38 | numpy | 1,475 | -46 |
| 39 | agile | 1,464 | -84 |
| 40 | causal-inference | 1,295 | +9 |