Data Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-22, Skillenai has indexed 3,531 job postings with the title “Data Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-22
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+How many Data Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 3,531 job postings with the title “Data Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Data Scientist jobs require?
Across Data Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, machine learning, R, data visualization.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Scientist?
As of 2026-05-22, Data Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Singapore.
+Is Data Scientist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 3,531 Data Scientist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Data Scientist postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Data Scientist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Data Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 2,153 | 19.4% |
| SQL | 1,676 | 15.1% |
| machine learning | 1,421 | 12.8% |
| R | 721 | 6.5% |
| data visualization | 596 | 5.4% |
| A/B testing | 594 | 5.4% |
| Data analysis | 534 | 4.8% |
| causal inference | 493 | 4.4% |
| Statistical modeling | 444 | 4.0% |
| pandas | 431 | 3.9% |
| data pipelines | 419 | 3.8% |
| data science | 416 | 3.8% |
| scikit-learn | 413 | 3.7% |
| experimentation | 390 | 3.5% |
| predictive modeling | 379 | 3.4% |
Top metros hiring Data Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 208 | 22.7% |
| San Francisco | 182 | 19.9% |
| London | 142 | 15.5% |
| Bengaluru | 113 | 12.3% |
| Singapore | 66 | 7.2% |
| Seattle | 55 | 6.0% |
| Toronto | 54 | 5.9% |
| Paris | 50 | 5.5% |
| San Jose | 46 | 5.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Scientist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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