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What mid-level data scientist roles require at tech companies · 25 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

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25 mid-level data scientist roles counted in the window. Browse 78 open data postings.

In short

Python is required most often, in 21 of 25 mid-level data scientist roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then SQL (18) and Statistics (15). Among roles that state years, 16 of 18 ask for at least 3 years. We counted 25 roles, each at a different employer.

Python
21 of 25
Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years
8 of 18
Of roles stating years
Remote roles
16 of 25
Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 25 roles whose requirements we could read, of 25 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
SkillRoles asking
Python
21 of 25
SQL
18 of 25
Statistics
15 of 25
Machine Learning
13 of 25
Experimentation
8 of 25
R
7 of 25
AI
6 of 25
LLMs
6 of 25
NumPy
6 of 25
Pandas
6 of 25
Preferred
SkillRoles asking
Databricks
4 of 25
LLMs
4 of 25
Distributed Systems
3 of 25
Anomaly Detection
2 of 25
Causal Inference
2 of 25
Cybersecurity
2 of 25
Data Infrastructure
2 of 25
Data Modeling
2 of 25
Data Pipelines
2 of 25
Data Visualization
2 of 25

Experience

Of the 18 roles that state years

Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.

1+ year
18 of 18
2+ years
17 of 18
3+ years
16 of 18
5+ years
8 of 18
8+ years
0 of 18
10+ years
0 of 18

Degree

Of the 18 roles we could read for it

Required
5 of 18
Required, or experience instead
5 of 18
Preferred
0 of 18
Not mentioned
8 of 18

Pay and remote work

Of the 25 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay
14 of 25
Remote roles
16 of 25

Data scientist pay

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How we count: 25 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology