What Senior Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 151 open Senior Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, data-science, sql.
Updated October 27, 2026
151 open Senior Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 151 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 93% |
| data-science | 79% |
| sql | 79% |
| machine-learning | 71% |
| ai | 70% |
| analytics | 67% |
| statistics | 49% |
| cloud | 36% |
| llm | 32% |
| causal-inference | 24% |
| data-pipelines | 23% |
| spark | 23% |
| agentic-ai | 22% |
| automation | 21% |
| data-engineering | 19% |
| api | 18% |
| aws | 18% |
| databricks | 17% |
| pandas | 17% |
| feature-engineering | 16% |
| scikit-learn | 16% |
| snowflake | 16% |
| dbt | 15% |
| gcp | 14% |
| ab-testing | 13% |
| bigquery | 13% |
| fintech | 13% |
| airflow | 12% |
| data-modeling | 12% |
| generative-ai | 12% |
| data-quality | 11% |
| ecommerce | 11% |
| data-visualization | 11% |
| nlp | 11% |
| pytorch | 10% |
| tableau | 10% |
| version-control | 10% |
| anomaly-detection | 9% |
| deep-learning | 9% |
| numpy | 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.
Browse 151 open Senior Data Science jobs →
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