Analytics & BI Specialist vs Subsurface Data Scientist: what energy employers ask for
As of 12 November 2026, Plutarch tracked 213 open Analytics & BI Specialist postings and 14 open Subsurface Data Scientist postings at energy employers.
Skills and tools
Share of the postings we could read in full that name each skill: 163 for Analytics & BI Specialist, 12 for Subsurface Data Scientist.
— means not among those shown on that role's own page, not that no posting names it.
| Skill or tool | Analytics & BI Specialist | Subsurface Data Scientist |
|---|---|---|
| Power BI | 62% | 25% |
| Python | 27% | 58% |
| SQL | 50% | 33% |
| Excel | 39% | 25% |
| ETL / ELT pipelines | 10% | 25% |
| Machine learning | — | 25% |
| Reservoir modelling (Petrel) | — | 25% |
| Statistics | 13% | 25% |
| Tableau | 20% | — |
| SAP | 16% | — |
| Data warehouse or lakehouse | 15% | — |
| Azure | 13% | — |
Where the postings are
— means not among those shown on that role's own page, not that no posting names it.
| Country | Analytics & BI Specialist | Subsurface Data Scientist |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 28% | 43% |
| India | 11% | 7% |
| Canada | 8% | 7% |
| Germany | 8% | — |
| France | — | 7% |
| Malaysia | — | 7% |
| Spain | 5% | — |
How many postings state pay
- Analytics & BI Specialist: 35 of 110 postings whose pay we could read (32%)
- Subsurface Data Scientist: 0 of 8 postings whose pay we could read (0%)
Pay levels are not compared here: each role's figures come from different countries and currencies. They are on each role's own page. Pay disclosure tracks local pay-transparency law more closely than employer policy, so the two rates partly reflect where each role is advertised.
This compares what employers ask for in the two roles; it does not count how many people hold those skills or say that one role can do the other.
Grade a job description — free, no sign-up
Paste a job description. We point out wording that may mislead candidates, whether it needs a credential, and how it compares with what energy employers ask for.Open the full grader.
Your role is one job description, with its own requirements, location and pay.
Paste it to get a hiring-feasibility brief: whether the role can be filled, at what price, and who else could do it — every figure labelled by what it rests on.
Check your role — two briefs free