What Staff Data Science Jobs Ask For
Across 42 open Staff Data Science postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, data-science, sql.
Updated October 27, 2026
42 open Staff Data Science postings. The percentages below are measured over the 42 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 86% |
| data-science | 83% |
| sql | 81% |
| machine-learning | 76% |
| python | 76% |
| statistics | 57% |
| analytics | 43% |
| causal-inference | 36% |
| llm | 33% |
| data-pipelines | 21% |
| agentic-ai | 19% |
| spark | 19% |
| predictive-modeling | 17% |
| ab-testing | 14% |
| cloud | 14% |
| data-quality | 14% |
| looker | 14% |
| model-evaluation | 14% |
| api | 12% |
| databricks | 12% |
| feature-engineering | 12% |
| fintech | 12% |
| pytorch | 12% |
| snowflake | 12% |
| tableau | 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 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