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Will AI replace data analysts?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting data analysts. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 359 live data analysts openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 45% of current data analysts openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
359live openings
45%ask for AI skills
18%remote
211companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: SQL, Python, Communication, Business Intelligence, Tableau, Statistics — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| WPP Media | 12 |
| Decathlon Digital FR | 8 |
| Stripe | 8 |
| Affirm | 7 |
| Sezzle | 6 |
| Monks | 6 |
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