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

16,601

Companies tracked

3,757

Fastest Rising

7-day change / move

Power BI article

4.1% of listings

+0.3 pts4

Agile / Scrum

2.8% of listings

+0.1 pts—

Microsoft Fabric

1.7% of listings

+0.1 pts5

Cooling Off

7-day change / move

Python article

14.6% of listings

-2.4 pts—

SQL article

17.4% of listings

-2.2 pts—

A/b Testing article

3.9% of listings

-1.4 pts4

Statistical Analysis

5.4% of listings

-1.2 pts1

Stakeholder Mgmt article

9.1% of listings

-1.1 pts—

Skills Power Rankings — DataFree

RankSkillDemand share7d ΔMove

SQL article

17.4% · ~669 listings

17.4%

-2.2 pts

—

Python article

14.6% · ~561 listings

14.6%

-2.4 pts

—

Stakeholder Mgmt article

9.1% · ~350 listings

9.1%

-1.1 pts

—

Machine Learning article

8.4% · ~323 listings

8.4%

-0.7 pts

—

Azure article

6.5% · ~250 listings

6.5%

-0.7 pts

—

AWS article

6.4% · ~246 listings

6.4%

-0.7 pts

—

Databricks article

5.9% · ~227 listings

5.9%

-0.8 pts

Snowflake article

5.9% · ~227 listings

5.9%

-1.0 pts

Dbt article

5.4% · ~208 listings

5.4%

-0.9 pts

Statistical Analysis

5.4% · ~208 listings

5.4%

-1.2 pts

Data Modeling article

5.2% · ~200 listings

5.2%

-0.6 pts

Spark article

5.1% · ~196 listings

5.1%

-1.1 pts

ETL article

5.0% · ~192 listings

5.0%

-0.6 pts

—

Llms / Genai

4.7% · ~181 listings

4.7%

-0.7 pts

—

Git article

4.2% · ~161 listings

4.2%

-0.9 pts

Showing 15 of 30 skills

Top Roles — DataFree

Data Analyst

1,283 listings33.4%

Data Engineer

1,204 listings31.3%

Data Scientist

848 listings22.1%

Analytics Engineer

167 listings4.3%

Data Architect

149 listings3.9%

Data Governance

102 listings2.7%

BI Engineer

63 listings1.6%

BI Developer

27 listings0.7%

Market Composition — DataFree

Work Arrangement

Remote48.6% · 518

Hybrid40.9% · 436

On-site10.4% · 111

Seniority Mix

Entry level3.0% · 116

Mid level55.8% · 2,145

Senior41.2% · 1,582

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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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