What C-level Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 177 open C-level Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are data-science, machine-learning, analytics.
Updated October 28, 2026
178 open C-level Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 177 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| data-science | 89% |
| machine-learning | 84% |
| analytics | 80% |
| python | 71% |
| ai | 71% |
| sql | 60% |
| statistics | 58% |
| agentic-ai | 41% |
| llm | 38% |
| cloud | 35% |
| nlp | 33% |
| generative-ai | 32% |
| aws | 29% |
| spark | 23% |
| stakeholder-management | 23% |
| deep-learning | 20% |
| automation | 19% |
| big-data | 18% |
| scikit-learn | 18% |
| pytorch | 18% |
| rag | 16% |
| databricks | 15% |
| tensorflow | 15% |
| api | 14% |
| prompt-engineering | 14% |
| tableau | 14% |
| data-engineering | 13% |
| pandas | 13% |
| ab-testing | 12% |
| time-series | 12% |
| azure | 11% |
| data-quality | 11% |
| gcp | 11% |
| numpy | 11% |
| performance-management | 11% |
| data-governance | 11% |
| feature-engineering | 11% |
| semantic-search | 11% |
| version-control | 11% |
| causal-inference | 10% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 178 open C-level Data Science jobs →
Across all Data Science levels
Most Data Science postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- python 5,237
- data-science 5,235
- machine-learning 4,823
- ai 4,153
- sql 3,794
- analytics 3,532
- statistics 2,926
- cloud 2,565
- llm 1,878
- aws 1,617
- generative-ai 1,362
- agentic-ai 1,219