Data & Analytics and Data Science
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Market Demand

The demand for data professionals remains strong across sectors, particularly within finance, healthcare, retail, and SaaS. As businesses increasingly rely on data for strategic decision-making, demand is outpacing supply in areas like AI-driven analytics, real-time data processing, and predictive modelling.

  • 80% of organisations now cite data as a key driver of digital transformation (Deloitte).

  • Hiring for data-related roles has grown by 24% YoY (LinkedIn Economic Graph).

  • Startups and scaleups are investing heavily in data science teams to drive product innovation and customer personalisation.

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In-Demand Skills

Employers are seeking professionals with strong technical capability, business acumen, and the ability to translate data into action. Core skills include:

  • Data Engineering: SQL, Python, Spark, Airflow, DBT

  • Data Science/Analytics: Python, R, machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, Scikit-learn), statistical modelling

  • BI & Visualisation: Power BI, Tableau, Looker

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure (with strong demand for Snowflake and Databricks expertise)

  • AI/ML: NLP, LLMs, model tuning, recommendation engines, generative AI

Key Hiring Trends

  • Hybrid/Remote roles are still in high demand; top talent expects flexibility.

  • Time-to-hire is shortening, especially for engineers and scientists with ML/AI experience – many are snapped up in <2 weeks.

  • Cross-functional data talent (data + product or data + marketing) are increasingly valuable.

  • Diversity hiring is front of mind for many enterprise-level firms; diverse shortlists are being requested as standard.

  • Contract/fractional data specialists are being hired for AI strategy, data modernisation, and model validation projects.

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