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
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | python | 6,185 | +4,446 |
| 2 | data-science | 5,936 | +4,219 |
| 3 | machine-learning | 5,778 | +4,162 |
| 4 | ai | 4,802 | +3,395 |
| 5 | sql | 4,424 | +3,124 |
| 6 | analytics | 4,323 | +3,082 |
| 7 | statistics | 3,512 | +2,462 |
| 8 | cloud | 2,946 | +2,237 |
| 9 | llm | 2,041 | +1,457 |
| 10 | aws | 1,942 | +1,439 |
| 11 | generative-ai | 1,572 | +1,150 |
| 12 | pytorch | 1,537 | +1,092 |
| 13 | azure | 1,379 | +1,111 |
| 14 | nlp | 1,368 | +1,004 |
| 15 | scikit-learn | 1,348 | +995 |
| 16 | tensorflow | 1,346 | +1,006 |
| 17 | deep-learning | 1,332 | +954 |
| 18 | spark | 1,202 | +803 |
| 19 | gcp | 1,199 | +933 |
| 20 | agentic-ai | 1,191 | +852 |
| 21 | data-pipelines | 1,168 | +836 |
| 22 | data-engineering | 1,166 | +812 |
| 23 | pandas | 1,130 | +810 |
| 24 | data-visualization | 1,123 | +824 |
| 25 | automation | 1,102 | +816 |
| 26 | mlops | 1,095 | +814 |
| 27 | tableau | 1,026 | +743 |
| 28 | data-analytics | 956 | +673 |
| 29 | api | 938 | +747 |
| 30 | data-quality | 921 | +694 |
| 31 | databricks | 911 | +665 |
| 32 | feature-engineering | 900 | +692 |
| 33 | time-series | 852 | +590 |
| 34 | powerbi | 846 | +650 |
| 35 | ci-cd | 831 | +645 |
| 36 | agile | 820 | +638 |
| 37 | numpy | 806 | +570 |
| 38 | git | 778 | +579 |
| 39 | causal-inference | 762 | +463 |
| 40 | predictive-modeling | 729 | +521 |