What Lead Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 83 open Lead Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are data-science, python, ai.
Updated November 1, 2026
84 open Lead Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 83 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| data-science | 95% |
| python | 77% |
| ai | 71% |
| machine-learning | 71% |
| sql | 53% |
| cloud | 46% |
| llm | 46% |
| analytics | 43% |
| mlops | 40% |
| tensorflow | 36% |
| data-engineering | 35% |
| pytorch | 35% |
| agentic-ai | 34% |
| aws | 34% |
| azure | 31% |
| generative-ai | 31% |
| scikit-learn | 30% |
| snowflake | 28% |
| anthropic | 27% |
| computer-vision | 27% |
| docker | 27% |
| embeddings | 27% |
| nlp | 27% |
| prompt-engineering | 27% |
| predictive-modeling | 25% |
| spark | 25% |
| databricks | 24% |
| kafka | 24% |
| kubernetes | 24% |
| hadoop | 23% |
| mongodb | 23% |
| nosql | 23% |
| github | 22% |
| github-actions | 22% |
| oop | 22% |
| semantic-search | 22% |
| data-quality | 18% |
| statistics | 17% |
| causal-inference | 12% |
| time-series | 12% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Data Science levels
Most Data Science postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- python 1,289
- data-science 1,253
- machine-learning 1,250
- ai 1,071
- sql 902
- analytics 754
- cloud 658
- llm 545
- statistics 522
- aws 474
- generative-ai 413
- azure 411