What data scientist roles require at tech companies · 112 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
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112 data scientist roles counted in the window, one per company, title and level; 78 data postings open now, all titles and levels.
In short
Python is required most often, in 94 of 112 (84%) data scientist roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then SQL (75) and Machine Learning (64). Among roles that state years, 38 of 59 (64%) ask for at least 5 years. We counted 112 roles from 83 employers.
- Python
- 94 of 112 (84%)
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 5+ years
- 38 of 59 (64%)
- Of roles stating years
- Median stated pay
- $198.3k a year
- 55 of 112 (49%) state pay
What the postings ask for
Out of the 112 roles whose requirements we could read, of 112 in all. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 94 of 112 (84%) |
| SQL | 75 of 112 (67%) |
| Machine Learning | 64 of 112 (57%) |
| Statistics | 55 of 112 (49%) |
| Experimentation | 33 of 112 (29%) |
| R | 30 of 112 (27%) |
| AI | 29 of 112 (26%) |
| LLMs | 22 of 112 (20%) |
| Data Visualization | 18 of 112 (16%) |
| Statistical Modeling | 17 of 112 (15%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| LLMs | 15 of 112 (13%) |
| Statistics | 10 of 112 (9%) |
| Data Visualization | 9 of 112 (8%) |
| dbt | 9 of 112 (8%) |
| AI Agents | 8 of 112 (7%) |
| Causal Inference | 8 of 112 (7%) |
| Data Pipelines | 8 of 112 (7%) |
| Experimentation | 8 of 112 (7%) |
| Tableau | 8 of 112 (7%) |
| AWS | 7 of 112 (6%) |
Experience
Of the 59 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 58 of 59 (98%)
- 2+ years
- 56 of 59 (95%)
- 3+ years
- 51 of 59 (86%)
- 5+ years
- 38 of 59 (64%)
- 8+ years
- 11 of 59 (19%)
- 10+ years
- 5 of 59 (8%)
Degree
Of the 83 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 23 of 83 (28%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 25 of 83 (30%)
- Preferred
- 6 of 83 (7%)
- Not mentioned
- 29 of 83 (35%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 112 roles we could read for it
- Median stated pay
- $198.3k a year
- Roles stating pay
- 55 of 112 (49%)
- Remote roles
- 70 of 112 (63%)
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How we count: 112 roles from 83 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology