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Data Scientist Jobs in Germany

Python appears in 79% of analyzed listings. Munich is the most frequently named city, and 46% are marked as hybrid.

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Job-market data

What the listings show

Based on 284 job listings we analyzed since 6 March 2026. Not a list of current vacancies.

284
job listings analyzed
161
companies behind these listings
56%
of listings offer hybrid or remote work
67%
of listings name a city
Skill signals

Which skills recur

Share of 284 analyzed listings that name each skill. One listing can name several.

Languages84% of listings

Python
79%
SQL
43%
Java
6%
TypeScript
5%
Go
5%
C++
4%

AI & GenAI78% of listings

Machine Learning
64%
LLMs
27%
Artificial Intelligence
23%
Generative AI
12%
MLOps
10%
NLP
8%

Business methods49% of listings

Data Analysis
22%
Consulting
14%
Project Management
7%
Digitalisierung
6%
Forecasting
4%
Compliance
4%

Data engineering46% of listings

Data Science
39%
Analytics
17%
Data Pipelines
11%
Apache Spark
8%
Data Engineering
7%
Databricks
7%
Positioning

What gets you in, and what sets you apart

Use this to decide what your CV leads with: expected skills keep you in the running, rarer ones set you apart.

Shares of the analyzed listings; skills are extracted from each listing.

Table stakes

Named in at least half of these listings. Expected, not a differentiator.

  • Python225 listings · 79%
  • Machine Learning183 listings · 64%

Your edge

Rarer but present. These are what set a candidate apart.

  • LLMs77 listings · 27%
  • PyTorch67 listings · 24%
  • Artificial Intelligence65 listings · 23%
  • AWS64 listings · 23%
  • Data Analysis63 listings · 22%
AI in these listings

AI skills in Data Scientist listings

79% of Data Scientist postings name an AI or GenAI skill.

Some employers even name specific tools: Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor.

Based on skills extracted from each listing.

Use the findings

What to take into your search

Show how you used Python

In the listingsPython is the most frequently named skill in these listings.How to use itIf it matches your experience, give a concrete example and its result.

Fully remote listings are less common

In the listingsOnly 10% of listings are fully remote. Hybrid is 46% and onsite 23%.How to use itIf you need fully remote work, check the work mode before spending time on an application.

Check for AI requirements

In the listingsAI/GenAI skills appear in 78% of listings (Machine Learning, LLMs, Artificial Intelligence).How to use itIf you have relevant AI experience, describe the work and its outcome where the posting calls for it.
Working conditions

Work patterns and requirements

Work mode

46%Hybrid
Hybrid 46%
Onsite 23%
Unspecified 21%
Remote 10%
Do these jobs need German?

Of 284 analyzed listings, 53 require German, 163 say it is optional or a plus, and 68 do not say.

German optional 51%
German a plus 6%
German required 19%
Not stated 24%

52% of the listings are written in English.

Seniority
Senior 40%
Mid-level 22%
Junior 8%
Lead/Principal 1%
Unspecified 29%
Who these listings are open to
Contract 3%
Part-time 2%
Internship / Praktikum 2%
Working student (Werkstudent) 1%
Unspecified 28%

Full-time 65% (not shown in the bar).

Where the jobs cluster

Top locations

191 listings name a city (67%)
93 name no city (33%)

These postings don't specify a city in the data we have. That doesn't mean location isn't required, only that none was listed.

Cities named most often

  1. 1Munich38 listings13%
  2. 2Berlin35 listings12%
  3. 3Hamburg10 listings4%
  4. 4Düsseldorf7 listings2%
  5. 5Kaiserslautern6 listings2%
  6. 6Cologne6 listings2%

Counts and shares are of all 284 analyzed listings.

The recurring stack

What appears together

  • Machine Learning + Artificial Intelligence19%
  • PyTorch + TensorFlow17%
  • Data Science + Analytics15%
  • SQL + AWS14%
  • AWS + Google Cloud13%
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does a skill percentage mean every employer requires it?

No. It is the share of analyzed listings that explicitly name the skill. Read each posting, then show examples only for skills you actually have.

What if a listing has no city?

93 of 284 analyzed listings have no city in our data. They are not assigned to a city in the chart; this does not establish whether remote work is possible.

Why can the open listings differ from the market figures?

The market figures come from an analysis dated 22 September 2026. The open listings are loaded from the current index and can change between visits.

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Source: Kariyan job index, Germany. Some location, language and seniority fields are incomplete. We do not publish salary, demographic or response-rate data.

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