What Staff Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 53 open Staff Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, data-science, python.
Updated November 1, 2026
55 open Staff Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 53 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 87% |
| data-science | 87% |
| python | 85% |
| machine-learning | 77% |
| sql | 72% |
| statistics | 60% |
| analytics | 58% |
| causal-inference | 47% |
| llm | 38% |
| cloud | 26% |
| agentic-ai | 21% |
| ab-testing | 19% |
| generative-ai | 19% |
| api | 15% |
| predictive-modeling | 15% |
| automation | 13% |
| aws | 13% |
| ci-cd | 13% |
| time-series | 13% |
| backbone | 11% |
| deep-learning | 11% |
| spark | 11% |
| data-modeling | 9% |
| neural-networks | 9% |
| recommendation-systems | 9% |
"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