What Principal Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 28 open Principal Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, data-science, machine-learning.
Updated November 1, 2026
28 open Principal Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 28 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 96% |
| data-science | 86% |
| machine-learning | 86% |
| python | 68% |
| statistics | 54% |
| llm | 50% |
| analytics | 43% |
| sql | 39% |
| automation | 32% |
| cloud | 32% |
| agentic-ai | 29% |
| mlops | 29% |
| databricks | 25% |
| deep-learning | 25% |
| generative-ai | 25% |
| pytorch | 25% |
| causal-inference | 21% |
| spark | 21% |
| tensorflow | 21% |
| ci-cd | 18% |
| data-pipelines | 18% |
| feature-engineering | 18% |
| gcp | 18% |
| model-evaluation | 18% |
| nlp | 18% |
"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