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 152834 open postings.
Updated October 17, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | python | 12,335 | +297 |
| 2 | data-science | 12,260 | -48 |
| 3 | machine-learning | 12,181 | -316 |
| 4 | ai | 10,115 | -61 |
| 5 | analytics | 8,918 | +111 |
| 6 | sql | 8,642 | +323 |
| 7 | statistics | 6,974 | +515 |
| 8 | cloud | 6,071 | +253 |
| 9 | llm | 4,566 | +247 |
| 10 | aws | 3,713 | +213 |
| 11 | generative-ai | 3,612 | +153 |
| 12 | azure | 3,046 | +169 |
| 13 | agentic-ai | 2,758 | +154 |
| 14 | data-engineering | 2,707 | +103 |
| 15 | nlp | 2,698 | +120 |
| 16 | pytorch | 2,672 | -146 |
| 17 | scikit-learn | 2,609 | -29 |
| 18 | data-pipelines | 2,552 | +96 |
| 19 | deep-learning | 2,515 | +125 |
| 20 | automation | 2,379 | +224 |
| 21 | mlops | 2,350 | -21 |
| 22 | gcp | 2,343 | +27 |
| 23 | tensorflow | 2,336 | -100 |
| 24 | spark | 2,331 | +109 |
| 25 | data-visualization | 2,304 | +103 |
| 26 | data-quality | 2,179 | +289 |
| 27 | pandas | 2,162 | +6 |
| 28 | databricks | 2,159 | +230 |
| 29 | api | 2,131 | +190 |
| 30 | data-analytics | 2,016 | +75 |
| 31 | powerbi | 1,967 | +95 |
| 32 | tableau | 1,957 | +60 |
| 33 | feature-engineering | 1,945 | +30 |
| 34 | time-series | 1,782 | +251 |
| 35 | ci-cd | 1,781 | +91 |
| 36 | predictive-modeling | 1,648 | +98 |
| 37 | git | 1,646 | +70 |
| 38 | numpy | 1,560 | -18 |
| 39 | agile | 1,559 | +11 |
| 40 | data-mining | 1,355 | +90 |