What Lead Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 18 open Lead Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, data-science, python.
Updated October 27, 2026
18 open Lead Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 18 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 94% |
| data-science | 78% |
| python | 72% |
| analytics | 61% |
| machine-learning | 61% |
| sql | 50% |
| agentic-ai | 39% |
| causal-inference | 33% |
| llm | 33% |
| data-engineering | 28% |
"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 412
- data-science 365
- ai 352
- sql 345
- machine-learning 339
- analytics 282
- statistics 227
- llm 144
- cloud 129
- causal-inference 114
- agentic-ai 110
- spark 83