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Data Scientist Job Market Trends
Avg Jobs Analyzed (2025)
97,691
Salary Range
$20,000 - $290,100
Rising Skill
Python
Top Hiring Major
Statistics
Top Hard Skills
Python
79%
Data Science
66%
Machine Learning
61%
SQL
57%
Statistics
48%
Computer Science
47%
R
36%
AI
34%
Mathematics
34%
Algorithms
32%
Top Soft Skills
communication
19%
innovative
14%
collaboration
12%
collaborative
9%
decision-making
8%
problem-solving
8%
problem-solving skills
7%
attention to detail
6%
collaborating
6%
organizational
5%
Hard Skill Trends for Data Scientist
Compare 2024 and 2025 hard skill rankings for Data Scientist based on job description demand.
| Python | #1 | #1 | No Change |
| Data Science | #2 | #2 | No Change |
| Machine Learning | #3 | #3 | No Change |
| SQL | #4 | #4 | No Change |
| Statistics | #5 | #5 | No Change |
| Computer Science | #6 | #6 | No Change |
| R | #7 | #7 | No Change |
| AI | #11 | #8 | 3 spots |
| Mathematics | #9 | #9 | No Change |
| Algorithms | #8 | #10 | 2 spots |
| Data Analyst | #10 | #11 | 1 spot |
| AWS | #12 | #12 | No Change |
| Tableau | #13 | #13 | No Change |
| Azure | #14 | #14 | No Change |
| Tensorflow | #16 | #15 | 1 spot |
| Pytorch | #20 | #16 | 4 spots |
| Spark | #15 | #17 | 2 spots |
| NLP | #19 | #18 | 1 spot |
| Deep Learning | #18 | #19 | 1 spot |
| Pandas | #25 | #20 | 5 spots |
| Statistical Analysis | #17 | #21 | 4 spots |
| Visualization Tools | #22 | #22 | No Change |
| GCP | #40 | #23 | 17 spots |
| Data Analytics | #21 | #24 | 3 spots |
| Power Bi | #32 | #25 | 7 spots |
| Statistical Modeling | #30 | #26 | 4 spots |
| Agile | #31 | #27 | 4 spots |
| Clustering | #26 | #28 | 2 spots |
| Databricks | #36 | #29 | 7 spots |
| Numpy | #33 | #30 | 3 spots |
| Hadoop | #24 | #31 | 7 spots |
| Mlops | #68 | #32 | 36 spots |
| Natural Language | #23 | #33 | 10 spots |
| Llms | #61 | #34 | 27 spots |
| Data Engineering | #34 | #35 | 1 spot |
| Advanced Analytics | #38 | #36 | 2 spots |
| Predictive Modeling | #28 | #37 | 9 spots |
| CI | #67 | #38 | 29 spots |
| Git | #46 | #39 | 7 spots |
| Database | #27 | #40 | 13 spots |
| Ci/Cd | #72 | #41 | 31 spots |
| Snowflake | #58 | #42 | 16 spots |
| Java | #29 | #43 | 14 spots |
| ETL | #44 | #44 | No Change |
| Version Control | #56 | #45 | 11 spots |
| Excel | #49 | #46 | 3 spots |
| Strong Communication | #45 | #47 | 2 spots |
| Predictive Analytics | #52 | #48 | 4 spots |
| Docker | #54 | #49 | 5 spots |
| Data Modeling | #37 | #50 | 13 spots |
| C | #35 | #51 | 16 spots |
| Pyspark | #47 | #52 | 5 spots |
| Software Development | #42 | #53 | 11 spots |
| Data Manipulation | #51 | #54 | 3 spots |
| Kubernetes | #77 | #55 | 22 spots |
| Scala | #43 | #56 | 13 spots |
| Statistical Models | #50 | #57 | 7 spots |
| Data Models | #39 | #58 | 19 spots |
| Computer Vision | #53 | #59 | 6 spots |
| Airflow | #95 | #60 | 35 spots |
| Data Cleaning | #76 | #61 | 15 spots |
| Business Intelligence | #60 | #62 | 2 spots |
| APIs | #79 | #63 | 16 spots |
| Hive | #57 | #64 | 7 spots |
| Business Analytics | #74 | #65 | 9 spots |
| Data Collection | #48 | #66 | 18 spots |
| Data Management | #41 | #67 | 26 spots |
| Nosql | #66 | #68 | 2 spots |
| SCI | #65 | #69 | 4 spots |
| Data Structure | #69 | #70 | 1 spot |
| Cloud Computing | #64 | #71 | 7 spots |
| Econometrics | #59 | #72 | 13 spots |
| Cloud Services | #92 | #73 | 19 spots |
| C++ | #55 | #74 | 19 spots |
| Powerpoint | #89 | #75 | 14 spots |
| Langchain | #143 | #76 | 67 spots |
| Keras | #62 | #77 | 15 spots |
| Information Technology | #70 | #78 | 8 spots |
| Powerbi | #63 | #79 | 16 spots |
| Business Objectives | #71 | #80 | 9 spots |
| Experimental Design | #103 | #81 | 22 spots |
| Anomaly Detection | #88 | #82 | 6 spots |
| Scalable Solutions | #133 | #83 | 50 spots |
| Data Extraction | #75 | #84 | 9 spots |
| Reinforcement Learning | #96 | #85 | 11 spots |
| Devops | #87 | #86 | 1 spot |
| Bigquery | #120 | #87 | 33 spots |
| Ml Solutions | #124 | #88 | 36 spots |
| Data Wrangling | #81 | #89 | 8 spots |
| Google Cloud | #86 | #90 | 4 spots |
| Continuous Integration | #152 | #91 | 61 spots |
| Logistic Regression | #84 | #92 | 8 spots |
| PostgreSQL | #98 | #93 | 5 spots |
| Redshift | #106 | #94 | 12 spots |
| S3 | #90 | #95 | 5 spots |
| Javascript | #73 | #96 | 23 spots |
| Oracle | #80 | #97 | 17 spots |
| Kafka | #107 | #98 | 9 spots |
| Data Querying | #101 | #99 | 2 spots |
| Build Models | #168 | #100 | 68 spots |
| Containerization | #126 | #101 | 25 spots |
| Scipy | #78 | #102 | 24 spots |
| Google Cloud Platform | #99 | #103 | 4 spots |
| Fraud Detection | #161 | #104 | 57 spots |
| Time Series Analysis | #97 | #105 | 8 spots |
| Linux | #82 | #106 | 24 spots |
| Process Improvement | #165 | #107 | 58 spots |
| Open Source | #83 | #108 | 25 spots |
| Data Infrastructure | #140 | #109 | 31 spots |
| Mysql | #94 | #110 | 16 spots |
| Data Aggregation | #197 | #111 | 86 spots |
| Fintech | #177 | #112 | 65 spots |
| Business Analysis | #194 | #113 | 81 spots |
| Data Pipeline | #129 | #114 | 15 spots |
| Random Forest | #105 | #115 | 10 spots |
| App Development | #201 | #116 | 85 spots |
| Word | #100 | #117 | 17 spots |
| Data Warehousing | #119 | #118 | 1 spot |
| Customer Segmentation | #167 | #119 | 48 spots |
| Data Preparation | #85 | #120 | 35 spots |
| Scripting Language | #104 | #121 | 17 spots |
| Linear Algebra | #109 | #122 | 13 spots |
| Data Integration | #128 | #123 | 5 spots |
| Data Preprocessing | #131 | #124 | 7 spots |
| Data Ingestion | #144 | #125 | 19 spots |
| Jira | #118 | #126 | 8 spots |
| Deploy Models | #154 | #127 | 27 spots |
| Bachelors Degree | #93 | #128 | 35 spots |
| Text Mining | #91 | #129 | 38 spots |
| Bi Tools | #169 | #130 | 39 spots |
| Qlik | #135 | #131 | 4 spots |
| Data Storytelling | #164 | #132 | 32 spots |
| Apache Spark | #108 | #133 | 25 spots |
| Mongodb | #132 | #134 | 2 spots |
| Data Warehouse | #111 | #135 | 24 spots |
| Scrum | #138 | #136 | 2 spots |
| MATLAB | #102 | #137 | 35 spots |
| Ml Technologies | #202 | #138 | 64 spots |
| Vertex | #189 | #139 | 50 spots |
| Microsoft Office | #117 | #140 | 23 spots |
| Data Storage | #139 | #141 | 2 spots |
| Lambda | #147 | #142 | 5 spots |
| Data Architecture | #110 | #143 | 33 spots |
| Maintain Documentation | #203 | #144 | 59 spots |
| Sentiment Analysis | #158 | #145 | 13 spots |
| Business Strategy | #142 | #146 | 4 spots |
| Flask | #162 | #147 | 15 spots |
| Forecasting Models | #187 | #148 | 39 spots |
| Troubleshooting | #125 | #149 | 24 spots |
| Coding Skills | #157 | #150 | 7 spots |
| C# | #116 | #151 | 35 spots |
| End To End | #113 | #152 | 39 spots |
| Data Automation | #204 | #153 | 51 spots |
| Fastapi | #200 | #154 | 46 spots |
| Pattern Recognition | #127 | #155 | 28 spots |
| Regression Analysis | #122 | #156 | 34 spots |
| REST | #121 | #157 | 36 spots |
| Saas | #148 | #158 | 10 spots |
| Product Analytics | #180 | #159 | 21 spots |
| Data Lake | #172 | #160 | 12 spots |
| Product Management | #145 | #161 | 16 spots |
| Statistical Modelling | #190 | #162 | 28 spots |
| Data Transformation | #115 | #163 | 48 spots |
| Jenkins | #151 | #164 | 13 spots |
| Technical Documentation | #181 | #165 | 16 spots |
| Demand Forecasting | #195 | #166 | 29 spots |
| Kubeflow | #176 | #167 | 9 spots |
| Metadata | #153 | #168 | 15 spots |
| Amazon Web | #114 | #169 | 55 spots |
| NLTK | #163 | #170 | 7 spots |
| Ec2 | #156 | #171 | 15 spots |
| Mapreduce | #136 | #172 | 36 spots |
| React | #199 | #173 | 26 spots |
| Vector Machines | #192 | #174 | 18 spots |
| Elasticsearch | #182 | #175 | 7 spots |
| Perl | #141 | #176 | 35 spots |
| Gitlab | #183 | #177 | 6 spots |
| Backend | #193 | #178 | 15 spots |
| Biostatistics | #146 | #179 | 33 spots |
| Key Performance Indicators | #130 | #180 | 50 spots |
| Linear Regression | #123 | #181 | 58 spots |
| Algorithm Development | #155 | #182 | 27 spots |
| Microservices | #160 | #183 | 23 spots |
| Unix | #159 | #184 | 25 spots |
| Data Security | #198 | #185 | 13 spots |
| Data Strategy | #171 | #186 | 15 spots |
| Data Cleansing | #150 | #187 | 37 spots |
| Entity Recognition | #196 | #188 | 8 spots |
| HTML | #191 | #189 | 2 spots |
| GPU | #186 | #190 | 4 spots |
| Scikit Learn | #149 | #191 | 42 spots |
| Cloud Infrastructure | #188 | #192 | 4 spots |
| XML | #184 | #193 | 9 spots |
| Mathematical Modeling | #166 | #194 | 28 spots |
| Relational Database | #185 | #195 | 10 spots |
| Neural Network | #174 | #196 | 22 spots |
| Deep Learning Models | #178 | #197 | 19 spots |
| Specification | #137 | #198 | 61 spots |
| Technical Writing | #170 | #199 | 29 spots |
| Advanced Data Analysis | #179 | #200 | 21 spots |
| Cassandra | #173 | #201 | 28 spots |
| Probability Theory | #175 | #202 | 27 spots |
| Text Analytics | #134 | #203 | 69 spots |
| ML | #112 | #204 | 92 spots |
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Soft Skill Trends for Data Scientist
Compare 2024 and 2025 soft skill rankings for Data Scientist based on job description demand.
| communication | #1 | #1 | No Change |
| innovative | #2 | #2 | No Change |
| collaboration | #3 | #3 | No Change |
| collaborative | #4 | #4 | No Change |
| decision-making | #6 | #5 | 1 spot |
| problem-solving | #7 | #6 | 1 spot |
| problem-solving skills | #5 | #7 | 2 spots |
| attention to detail | #8 | #8 | No Change |
| collaborating | #9 | #9 | No Change |
| organizational | #10 | #10 | No Change |
| curious | #18 | #11 | 7 spots |
| rigorous | #19 | #12 | 7 spots |
| effectiveness | #12 | #13 | 1 spot |
| ability to work independently | #11 | #14 | 3 spots |
| communication skills | #17 | #15 | 2 spots |
| passionate | #14 | #16 | 2 spots |
| creative | #16 | #17 | 1 spot |
| analytical and problem-solving skills | #20 | #18 | 2 spots |
| presentation skills | #15 | #19 | 4 spots |
| written and verbal communication skills | #13 | #20 | 7 spots |
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