Most In-Demand Data Analytics Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Data Analytics roles right now are analytics, sql, ai — ranked across 160560 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | analytics | 14,223 | +11,001 |
| 2 | sql | 14,054 | +10,522 |
| 3 | ai | 10,271 | +7,479 |
| 4 | automation | 9,021 | +7,047 |
| 5 | python | 8,719 | +6,553 |
| 6 | powerbi | 8,693 | +6,937 |
| 7 | agile | 6,293 | +4,870 |
| 8 | tableau | 6,131 | +4,686 |
| 9 | cloud | 5,815 | +4,597 |
| 10 | data-analytics | 5,423 | +4,239 |
| 11 | sap | 5,037 | +3,673 |
| 12 | data-quality | 4,731 | +3,682 |
| 13 | erp | 4,270 | +3,326 |
| 14 | data-visualization | 3,818 | +2,947 |
| 15 | statistics | 3,810 | +2,876 |
| 16 | oracle | 3,632 | +2,824 |
| 17 | data-science | 3,157 | +2,443 |
| 18 | api | 3,079 | +2,397 |
| 19 | machine-learning | 2,966 | +2,234 |
| 20 | jira | 2,921 | +2,226 |
| 21 | data-governance | 2,287 | +1,814 |
| 22 | azure | 2,229 | +1,806 |
| 23 | salesforce | 2,161 | +1,551 |
| 24 | data-modeling | 2,104 | +1,621 |
| 25 | crm | 1,961 | +1,492 |
| 26 | scrum | 1,953 | +1,564 |
| 27 | typescript | 1,835 | +1,411 |
| 28 | aws | 1,756 | +1,340 |
| 29 | cybersecurity | 1,727 | +1,427 |
| 30 | etl | 1,701 | +1,247 |
| 31 | saas | 1,680 | +1,203 |
| 32 | looker | 1,635 | +1,169 |
| 33 | sharepoint | 1,579 | +1,230 |
| 34 | confluence | 1,554 | +1,182 |
| 35 | visio | 1,442 | +1,176 |
| 36 | snowflake | 1,422 | +1,024 |
| 37 | data-pipelines | 1,395 | +1,050 |
| 38 | data-engineering | 1,378 | +1,063 |
| 39 | data-warehousing | 1,361 | +1,036 |
| 40 | fintech | 1,336 | +969 |