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Data Scientist, Senior

Qualcomm · San Diego, CA, US

Qualcomm is hiring a senior Data Scientist, Senior in San Diego, CA, US.

Hiring signals for Data Scientists

SOC 15-2051 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

49
/ 100
Cooling

Data Scientists Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($185k vs $139k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 5% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (30% appear duplicated)

Data Scientists job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Data Scientists.

  • 933Active postings
  • 32Posted this week
  • 360Open 30+ days39% of active
  • 145Remote / hybrid16% of active
  • 15%List salary141 of 933
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $185kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 22dMedian agep90 64d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Data Science888$185k n=138
ML / AI Engineering12
VP7
Director6
Engineering1

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time32$196k n=17
Contract22$209k n=8
Intern13
Part-time12$114k n=12

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology572$191k n=121
Financial Services250$187k n=10
Manufacturing129
Media & Entertainment88$180k n=27
Retail72$167k n=36

Top categories

  • Data Science888
  • ML / AI Engineering12
  • VP7
  • Director6
  • Engineering1
  • Growth1

In-demand skills

  • Python232
  • SQL167
  • Apache Spark77
  • PyTorch71
  • TensorFlow69
  • AWS64
  • scikit-learn55
  • Azure52

Top sectors

  • Technology572
  • Financial Services250
  • Manufacturing129
  • Media & Entertainment88
  • Retail72
  • Transportation & Logistics66

Employment mix

  • Unspecified854 · 92%
  • Full-time32 · 3%
  • Contract22 · 2%
  • Intern13 · 1%
  • Part-time12 · 1%

Top hiring companies

Category
Data Science
Source
careers.qualcomm.com
Original link
https://careers.qualcomm.com/careers/job/446716950042
ATS
Workday
Posted
2 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

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