Most In-Demand Data Science Skills · freehire

The most in-demand skills for Data Science roles right now are python, data-science, machine-learning — ranked across 74223 open postings.

Updated July 16, 2026

#SkillOpen postings30-day growth
1python6,185+4,446
2data-science5,936+4,219
3machine-learning5,778+4,162
4ai4,802+3,395
5sql4,424+3,124
6analytics4,323+3,082
7statistics3,512+2,462
8cloud2,946+2,237
9llm2,041+1,457
10aws1,942+1,439
11generative-ai1,572+1,150
12pytorch1,537+1,092
13azure1,379+1,111
14nlp1,368+1,004
15scikit-learn1,348+995
16tensorflow1,346+1,006
17deep-learning1,332+954
18spark1,202+803
19gcp1,199+933
20agentic-ai1,191+852
21data-pipelines1,168+836
22data-engineering1,166+812
23pandas1,130+810
24data-visualization1,123+824
25automation1,102+816
26mlops1,095+814
27tableau1,026+743
28data-analytics956+673
29api938+747
30data-quality921+694
31databricks911+665
32feature-engineering900+692
33time-series852+590
34powerbi846+650
35ci-cd831+645
36agile820+638
37numpy806+570
38git778+579
39causal-inference762+463
40predictive-modeling729+521