International ‘Data Scientist’ jobs soar by 57% in one year

New Delhi, May 03, 2017: Advances in tech have boosted Data Scientist roles by 57% globally in one year, according to a Big Data Analytic and Business Intelligence Observatory run by Politecnico di Milano School of Management .

Advances in big data analytic are encouraging increasing numbers of industries – including banking, media and big pharma – to maximize this tool by employing more data scientists.

The research, which surveyed 280 international data scientists, revealed a 57% annual increase in positions allocated, as well as role availability in nearly a third of companies.

Alessandro Piva, director of the research observatory and faculty member of Politecnico di Milano’s School of Management, says:

Erica Titchener, Head of Technology and Operations Consulting at global talent acquisition and management firm, Alexander Mann Solutions, comments;