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Data scientist

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Data engineer Data expert Data research scientist Data scientist Research data scientist

Data scientists find and interpret rich data sources, manage large amounts of data, merge data sources, ensure consistency of data-sets, and create visualisations to aid in understanding data. They build mathematical models using data, present and communicate data insights and findings to specialists and scientists in their team and if required, to a non-expert audience, and recommend ways to apply the data.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Consulting with users to formulate and document requirements and with management to ensure agreement on systems principles;
(b) Identifying and analysing business processes, procedures and work practices;
(c) Identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices and system functionality and behaviour;
(d) Taking responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans;
(e) Developing functional specifications for use by systems developers;
(f) Expanding or modifying systems to improve workflow or serve new purposes;
(g) Coordinating and linking the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility.

Knowledge

  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Database and network design and administration
  • Computer use
  • Statistics
  • Library, information and archival studies

Digital competencies

  • Managing information
  • Conducting academic or market research
  • Technical or academic writing
  • Gathering information from physical or electronic sources
  • Presenting research or technical information

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Programming computer systems
  • Designing ict systems or applications
  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Information and communications technology professionals

Software and applications developers and analysts

Systems analysts

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Systems analysts

2.025

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

76,13%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-9,92% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

89,58%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

4,99%

Part-time contracts

1,01% Turnover index

444

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

27%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Information and communications technology professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Information and communications technology professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Software and applications developers and analysts

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Systems analysts

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
58%
Between 1 and 2 years
5%
Between 2 and 4 years
12%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
16%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
36%
Information and communication
31%
Administrative and support service activities
13%
Manufacturing
6%
Financial and insurance activities
3%
Others
11%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.