What do the skill rankings on Datamata Trends mean?

The demand percentage shows how often a skill appears across active job listings in each category. Rankings and 7-day movers reflect real shifts in what employers are hiring for right now.

How often is Skill Trends updated?

Rankings update every few days as new market data comes in. The page always shows the date of the most recent refresh.

Where can I read deep dives on individual skills?

Skill Spotlights are long-form guides that connect market demand to career context. Browse them at datamatastudios.com/skill-spotlights and pair with live rankings to see which skills are moving.

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At a glance

Rankings reflect how often a skill appears in active listings across six categories — updated regularly.
Seven-day movers compare the latest snapshot to the nearest prior window; they are directional, not forecasts.
Pair rankings with Skill Comparisons, Spotlights or the salary hub when you need context beyond demand share.

Indexed listings

30,382

Companies tracked

6,360

Fastest Rising

7-day change / move

AI Agents article

1.0% of listings

+0.2 pts7

Databricks article

3.2% of listings

+0.1 pts3

Bigquery

1.0% of listings

+0.1 pts1

Cooling Off

7-day change / move

SQL article

11.2% of listings

-0.6 pts—

Python article

9.2% of listings

-0.6 pts—

Machine Learning article

6.8% of listings

-0.5 pts—

Stakeholder Mgmt article

5.5% of listings

-0.4 pts—

ETL article

3.7% of listings

-0.3 pts—

Skills Power Rankings — DataFree

RankSkillDemand share7d ΔMove

SQL article

11.2% · ~834 listings

11.2%

-0.6 pts

—

Python article

9.2% · ~685 listings

9.2%

-0.6 pts

—

Machine Learning article

6.8% · ~506 listings

6.8%

-0.5 pts

—

Stakeholder Mgmt article

5.5% · ~410 listings

5.5%

-0.4 pts

—

AWS article

4.1% · ~305 listings

4.1%

0.0 pts

—

ETL article

3.7% · ~276 listings

3.7%

-0.3 pts

—

Statistical Analysis

3.5% · ~261 listings

3.5%

-0.1 pts

—

Power BI article

3.3% · ~246 listings

3.3%

-0.1 pts

Databricks article

3.2% · ~238 listings

3.2%

+0.1 pts

Data Modeling article

3.2% · ~238 listings

3.2%

-0.3 pts

Azure article

3.1% · ~231 listings

3.1%

-0.3 pts

Snowflake article

3.1% · ~231 listings

3.1%

-0.1 pts

Spark article

2.8% · ~209 listings

2.8%

-0.3 pts

—

Llms / Genai

2.3% · ~171 listings

2.3%

-0.2 pts

—

A/b Testing article

2.2% · ~164 listings

2.2%

-0.2 pts

—

Showing 15 of 30 skills

Top Roles — DataFree

Data Analyst

2,624 listings35.2%

Data Engineer

2,149 listings28.9%

Data Scientist

1,810 listings24.3%

Analytics Engineer

252 listings3.4%

Data Architect

246 listings3.3%

Data Governance

196 listings2.6%

BI Engineer

108 listings1.5%

BI Developer

62 listings0.8%

Market Composition — DataFree

Work Arrangement

Remote46.7% · 937

Hybrid41.2% · 826

On-site12.1% · 242

Seniority Mix

Entry level5.1% · 378

Mid level57.7% · 4,298

Senior37.2% · 2,771

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How We Calculate Rankings

Skill rankings are computed from active job listings across multiple applicant tracking systems. Demand percentage represents the share of active listings in each category that mention a given skill. The 7-day change shows the shift in points compared to the most recent prior snapshot. Rankings update whenever new scrape data is available — typically every few days. Read our full methodology or browse Skill Spotlights for deep dives on individual technologies.

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