Data Scientist Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 8% · 170
• Middle 7% · 143
• Senior 58% · 1,213
• Lead+ 27% · 575

Few Junior roles — 8%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 2 101 postings that name a level, Junior — 8%, Middle — 7%, Senior — 58%, Lead+ — 27%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Python48%
• ✔ SQL33%
• ○ LLM15%
• ○ AWS14%
• ○ Azure10%
• ○ Pandas8%
• ○ Databricks8%
• ○ Scikit-learn8%

Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Python — 48%, SQL — 33%, LLM — 15%, AWS — 14%, Azure — 10%, Pandas — 8%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US1,028
• 🇬🇧 the UK376
• 🇸🇬 Singapore246
• 🇵🇱 Poland209
• 🇮🇳 India178
• 🇩🇪 Germany141

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team65%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites31%
• Telegram channels — job channels4%

Where the openings come from: 65% from company career sites (direct apply), 31% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.