Data Scientist jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-08, Skillenai has indexed 163 Data Scientist postings located in New York City over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-08
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Frequently asked questions about Data Scientist jobs in New York City
+Are Data Scientist jobs being posted in New York City right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 163 Data Scientist postings located in New York City over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Data Scientist jobs in New York City require?
Across Data Scientist postings in New York City indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, machine learning, R, A/B testing.
+Which other cities are hiring Data Scientist?
As of 2026-09-08, the metro areas posting the most Data Scientist jobs outside New York City are San Francisco, London, Washington, Singapore, Toronto, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Data Scientist postings in New York City — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Data Scientist in New York City
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 104 | 63.8% |
| SQL | 102 | 62.6% |
| machine learning | 40 | 24.5% |
| R | 39 | 23.9% |
| A/B testing | 34 | 20.9% |
| causal inference | 33 | 20.2% |
| data pipelines | 23 | 14.1% |
| Data analysis | 23 | 14.1% |
| data visualization | 23 | 14.1% |
| Statistical modeling | 22 | 13.5% |
| data science | 18 | 11.0% |
| DBT | 18 | 11.0% |
Other top cities hiring Data Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 191 | 117.2% |
| London | 164 | 100.6% |
| Washington | 84 | 51.5% |
| Singapore | 81 | 49.7% |
| Toronto | 81 | 49.7% |
| Chicago | 79 | 48.5% |
| Bengaluru | 74 | 45.4% |
| Atlanta | 73 | 44.8% |
| Hyderabad | 67 | 41.1% |
| Seattle | 50 | 30.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Data Scientist” and whose locationCity is “New York City”.
- city
- New York City
- role
- Data Scientist
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-08
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