What Senior Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 1,771 open Senior Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, data-science, machine-learning.
Updated October 28, 2026
1,777 open Senior Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,771 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 89% |
| data-science | 85% |
| machine-learning | 82% |
| ai | 71% |
| sql | 65% |
| analytics | 62% |
| statistics | 49% |
| cloud | 49% |
| llm | 33% |
| aws | 29% |
| generative-ai | 25% |
| agentic-ai | 22% |
| azure | 21% |
| scikit-learn | 20% |
| data-engineering | 19% |
| spark | 18% |
| pytorch | 18% |
| databricks | 17% |
| mlops | 17% |
| data-quality | 17% |
| gcp | 17% |
| nlp | 17% |
| data-pipelines | 17% |
| automation | 16% |
| pandas | 16% |
| causal-inference | 16% |
| deep-learning | 15% |
| time-series | 15% |
| feature-engineering | 15% |
| tableau | 14% |
| predictive-modeling | 14% |
| tensorflow | 14% |
| data-visualization | 14% |
| ci-cd | 13% |
| numpy | 12% |
| snowflake | 12% |
| api | 12% |
| data-analytics | 11% |
| big-data | 11% |
| powerbi | 11% |
"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 1,777 open Senior Data Science jobs →
Across all Data Science levels
Most Data Science postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- data-science 5,249
- python 5,245
- machine-learning 4,837
- ai 4,167
- sql 3,804
- analytics 3,543
- statistics 2,935
- cloud 2,576
- llm 1,882
- aws 1,620
- generative-ai 1,366
- agentic-ai 1,226