Table 4296. Ranking and votes of essential/most important skills for data analysts.
Skills |
Ranking |
Votes and % |
(R or Python) statistical programming and other languages (see page4297) |
1 |
18/9.38% |
Data visualization such as Tableau, Qlik |
2 |
17/8.85% |
SQL(Structured Query Language) |
2 |
17/8.85% |
Math, probability and statistics |
3 |
13/6.77% |
Communication |
4 |
12/6.25% |
Excel spreadsheets |
5 |
11/5.73% |
Machine learning |
6 |
10/5.21% |
Critical thinking (and creativity) (see page4289) |
7 |
9/4.69% |
Problem-solving |
8 |
7/3.65% |
Javascript, XML, or ETL (Extraction, Transformation, and Loading) frameworks, Oracle database |
9 |
6/3.13% |
Data warehousing/data management |
10 |
5/2.60% |
Research |
10 |
5/2.60% |
Attention to detail |
10 |
5/2.60% |
Data Cleaning and preparation |
10 |
5/2.60% |
Writing |
10 |
5/2.60% |
Domain knowledge |
11 |
4/2.08% |
NoSQL |
11 |
4/2.08% |
MATLAB |
11 |
4/2.08% |
Team player |
12 |
3/1.56% |
Data collection and mining |
12 |
3/1.56% |
Presentation skills/public speaking |
12 |
3/1.56% |
SAS |
13 |
2/1.04% |
Data modeling |
13 |
2/1.04% |
Data analysis and exploration |
13 |
2/1.04% |
Collaboration |
13 |
2/1.04% |
Project management |
13 |
2/1.04% |
Microsoft Power BI |
13 |
2/1.04% |
Linear algebra and calculus |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Econometrics |
14 |
1/0.52% |
C/C++ |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Pig |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Hive |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Java |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Scala |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Git |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Creating dashboards and reports |
14 |
1/0.52% |
High-level math |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Social media mining |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Natural language |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Business savvy |
14 |
1/0.52% |
Artificial Intelligence |
14 |
1/0.52% |