Data Scientist Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 5% · 87
• Middle 5% · 95
• Senior 60% · 1,099
• Lead+ 30% · 539

Few Junior roles — 5%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 1 820 postings that name a level, Junior — 5%, Middle — 5%, Senior — 60%, Lead+ — 30%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Python42%
• ✔ SQL29%
• ○ LLM12%
• ○ AWS12%
• ○ Azure9%
• ○ Pandas7%
• ○ Databricks7%
• ○ PyTorch7%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Python — 42%, SQL — 29%, LLM — 12%, AWS — 12%, Azure — 9%, Pandas — 7%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US885
• 🇬🇧 the UK376
• 🇸🇬 Singapore237
• 🇵🇱 Poland196
• 🇮🇳 India147
• 🇩🇪 Germany135

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 team64%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites32%
• Telegram channels — job channels3%

Where the openings come from: 64% from company career sites (direct apply), 32% from job boards, 3% from Telegram channels.