Most In-Demand Data Analytics Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Data Analytics roles right now are analytics, sql, ai — ranked across 129722 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | analytics | 12,217 | +12,217 |
| 2 | sql | 10,625 | +10,625 |
| 3 | ai | 8,588 | +8,588 |
| 4 | python | 8,050 | +8,050 |
| 5 | powerbi | 6,647 | +6,647 |
| 6 | automation | 6,515 | +6,515 |
| 7 | tableau | 4,870 | +4,870 |
| 8 | data-analytics | 4,740 | +4,740 |
| 9 | cloud | 4,482 | +4,482 |
| 10 | data-quality | 4,222 | +4,222 |
| 11 | statistics | 3,745 | +3,745 |
| 12 | process-improvement | 3,608 | +3,608 |
| 13 | data-visualization | 3,062 | +3,062 |
| 14 | data-science | 3,052 | +3,052 |
| 15 | agile | 2,991 | +2,991 |
| 16 | machine-learning | 2,617 | +2,617 |
| 17 | sap | 2,507 | +2,507 |
| 18 | erp | 2,133 | +2,133 |
| 19 | data-modeling | 2,127 | +2,127 |
| 20 | stakeholder-management | 2,050 | +2,050 |
| 21 | data-governance | 1,999 | +1,999 |
| 22 | accessibility | 1,883 | +1,883 |
| 23 | oracle | 1,863 | +1,863 |
| 24 | api | 1,833 | +1,833 |
| 25 | typescript | 1,792 | +1,792 |
| 26 | azure | 1,735 | +1,735 |
| 27 | etl | 1,696 | +1,696 |
| 28 | data-engineering | 1,673 | +1,673 |
| 29 | aws | 1,632 | +1,632 |
| 30 | snowflake | 1,607 | +1,607 |
| 31 | data-pipelines | 1,477 | +1,477 |
| 32 | looker | 1,427 | +1,427 |
| 33 | financial-reporting | 1,372 | +1,372 |
| 34 | cybersecurity | 1,333 | +1,333 |
| 35 | data-warehousing | 1,330 | +1,330 |
| 36 | jira | 1,324 | +1,324 |
| 37 | salesforce | 1,236 | +1,236 |
| 38 | dbt | 1,229 | +1,229 |
| 39 | financial-modeling | 1,218 | +1,218 |
| 40 | databricks | 1,215 | +1,215 |