Is learning SQL worth it?

SQL is still a very valuable skill to learn and master. Despite the proliferation of many NoSQL and hybrid SQL-NoSQL solutions, a lot of analytics software interact through SQL to read the data. The database could be document or key-value oriented but it will most likely understand SQL queries (or a very close flavor).

Are SQL skills in demand?

For data analyst roles, SQL is again the most in-demand skill, listed in 57.4\% of all data analyst jobs. SQL appears in 1.5 times as many “data analyst” job postings as Python, and nearly 2.5 times as many job postings as R. In fact, even if you’re interested in more advanced roles, SQL skills are critical.

Are SQL skills in-demand?

Is SQL outdated?

1 Answer. SQL is not obsolete nor is it becoming so. There are plenty of programmatic interfaces that make it less of a requirement to learn it in the early stages of application development, but nothing replaces good knowledge about it.

How important are SQL skills in today’s job market?

In fact, even if you’re interested in more advanced roles, SQL skills are critical. I performed the same analysis on “Data Scientist” and “Data Engineer” job postings, and while SQL isn’t the top skill for either of those jobs, it’s still listed in 58.2\% of data scientist job postings, and 56.4\% of data engineer job postings.

Do tech companies still use SQL?

And it’s not just tech companies: companies big and small use SQL. A quick job search on LinkedIn, for example, will show you that more companies are looking for SQL skills than are looking for Python or R skills. SQL may be old, but it’s ubiquitous. Data Scientist and former Dataquest student Vicknesh got his first job as a Data Analyst.

Should you learn SQL to become a data analyst?

SQL appears in 1.5 times as many “data analyst” job postings as Python, and nearly 2.5 times as many job postings as R. There’s no doubt that if you’re looking for a role as a data analyst, learning SQL should be at the top of your to-do list.

What are the most in-demand skills in data?

As we can see, SQL is the most in-demand skill among all jobs in data, appearing in 42.7\% of all job postings. Interestingly, the proportion of data jobs listing SQL actually seems to be increasing! When I performed this same analysis in 2017, SQL was also the most in-demand skill, but it was listed in 35.7\% of ads.