Data Scientist jobs in Austin — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-08-15, Skillenai has indexed 13 Data Scientist postings located in Austin over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-15

Postings · last 90 days
13
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Data Scientist jobs in Austin

+Are Data Scientist jobs being posted in Austin right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 13 Data Scientist postings located in Austin over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15.

+What skills do Data Scientist jobs in Austin require?

Across Data Scientist postings in Austin indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, forecasting, data modeling, data pipelines.

+Which other cities are hiring Data Scientist?

As of 2026-08-15, the metro areas posting the most Data Scientist jobs outside Austin are New York City, San Francisco, London, Singapore, Bengaluru, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Data Scientist postings in Austin — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Data Scientist in Austin

NamePostingsShare
Python538.5%
SQL430.8%
forecasting430.8%
data modeling323.1%
data pipelines323.1%
experimentation323.1%
A/B testing215.4%
data quality215.4%
Power analysis215.4%
AWS215.4%
analytics engineering215.4%
machine learning215.4%

Other top cities hiring Data Scientist

NamePostingsShare
New York City1661276.9%
San Francisco1571207.7%
London124953.8%
Singapore77592.3%
Bengaluru75576.9%
Washington69530.8%
Toronto60461.5%
Chicago58446.2%
Atlanta55423.1%
Hyderabad52400.0%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Data Scientist” and whose locationCity is “Austin”.

city
Austin
role
Data Scientist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-08-15
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index