What Staff Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 238 open Staff Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, data-science, machine-learning.
Updated October 28, 2026
238 open Staff Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 238 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 86% |
| data-science | 84% |
| machine-learning | 76% |
| sql | 76% |
| ai | 75% |
| analytics | 59% |
| statistics | 57% |
| causal-inference | 37% |
| llm | 29% |
| cloud | 26% |
| aws | 22% |
| data-engineering | 22% |
| agentic-ai | 17% |
| ab-testing | 16% |
| ci-cd | 16% |
| pytorch | 16% |
| dbt | 15% |
| snowflake | 15% |
| generative-ai | 14% |
| spark | 14% |
| automation | 13% |
| feature-engineering | 13% |
| time-series | 13% |
| deep-learning | 12% |
| api | 12% |
| data-pipelines | 12% |
| databricks | 11% |
| scikit-learn | 11% |
| tableau | 11% |
| looker | 11% |
| mlops | 10% |
| predictive-modeling | 10% |
| data-modeling | 9% |
| gcp | 9% |
| tensorflow | 9% |
| pandas | 9% |
| model-evaluation | 8% |
| recommendation-systems | 8% |
| data-quality | 8% |
| airflow | 8% |
"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 238 open Staff Data Science jobs →
Across all Data Science levels
Most Data Science postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- data-science 5,254
- python 5,250
- machine-learning 4,835
- ai 4,168
- sql 3,808
- analytics 3,547
- statistics 2,938
- cloud 2,575
- llm 1,880
- aws 1,621
- generative-ai 1,364
- agentic-ai 1,224