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Data Scientist Skills & Tech Stack 2026

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Top Skills in Demand

Python
73%
AI/LLM
66%
SQL
54%
Data Analysis
30%
AWS
21%
PyTorch
16%
Spark
16%
Pandas
15%
TensorFlow
15%
scikit-learn
15%
Azure
14%
R
14%
GCP
14%
MLOps
11%
NumPy
11%

Rising Skills ↑

SkillOld %New %Change
MLOps0.0%11.2%+11.2pp
Databricks0.0%10.8%+10.8pp
Python63.4%73.4%+10.0pp
AI/LLM56.5%65.8%+9.3pp
Data Pipeline0.0%9.2%+9.2pp
CI/CD0.0%8.2%+8.2pp
A/B Testing0.0%8.0%+8.0pp
Snowflake0.0%8.0%+8.0pp

Declining Skills ↓

SkillOld %New %Change

Certifications

All certifications fall below the 1% significance threshold. All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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