Artificial Intelligence is revolutionising and changing the world, but did you know that the role of analysts and data scientists is fundamental to the development of solutions and services based on it? This relevance has caused the demand for people specialised in both profiles to increase significantly in the last year.

In fact, according to our Mapa del Empleo (a tool that analyses the IT job offers on tecnoempleo.com), in the last 3 months almost 3,000 analyst and data scientist professionals have been in demand in Spain.

But what functions do they perform that make them so necessary in this digital era?

Data Analysts are responsible for extracting and analysing information from thousands or millions of data. They must implement statistical and learning techniques to find patterns in the data. It is usually a complex and time-consuming process that can take many hours to get the right dataset for the model to be implemented.

Compared to a data analyst, data scientists may be more focused on developing new tools and methods to solve complex problems. In some cases, job openings for data scientists may require the same responsibilities as a data analyst and vice versa.

Four digital skills in AI-related jobs

Currently, the high demand for profiles specialising in these technologies has caused companies to struggle to find talent specialising in AI.

These professional profiles must have:

• High knowledge of statistics and mathematics.
• Programming skills in languages such as Python or R.
• Knowledge of databases.
• SQL query skills.

If you are thinking of taking the first step into the world of Artificial Intelligence, you can start acquiring some of these digital skills through our free digital training programme Conecta Empleo.

If after reading this post, you are still not clear which role interests you most, we show you common skills and differences between data analysts and data scientists:

Want to know more? Discover the 10 most sought-after skills for each of these profiles in our Mapa del Empleo.

Both data analytics and data science offer great job opportunities. Job prospects for both positions are very good and the demand for professionals trained in data analytics and machine learning continues to grow rapidly. Find all the job offers in Artificial Intelligence that are published in Spain.

If you are also looking for a complete training to prepare you for these professions, you can enrol in the 42 programming campuses. These campuses are open 24 hours a day, are completely free, have no teachers and are based on peer-to-peer and gamified learning. You can sign up for any of the four on-site campuses, located in Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and Urduliz (Bizkaia).