Data Analyst vs Energy Forecasting & Optimisation Specialist: what energy employers ask for
As of 29 October 2026, Plutarch tracked 213 open Data Analyst postings and 84 open Energy Forecasting & Optimisation Specialist postings at energy employers.
Skills and tools
Share of the postings we could read in full that name each skill: 147 for Data Analyst, 64 for Energy Forecasting & Optimisation Specialist.
| Skill or tool | Data Analyst | Energy Forecasting & Optimisation Specialist |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 56% | 23% |
| Power BI | 53% | 19% |
| Python | 43% | 42% |
| Excel | 41% | 31% |
| Load, price or generation forecasting | not listed | 30% |
| Statistics | 27% | 22% |
| Energy trading / power markets | not listed | 22% |
| Tableau | 21% | not listed |
| Machine learning | not listed | 17% |
| Power systems / grid | not listed | 17% |
| US ISO/RTO markets | not listed | 17% |
| SAP | 14% | not listed |
| Databricks | 12% | not listed |
| Azure | 11% | not listed |
| Battery storage | not listed | 11% |
| R | not listed | 11% |
| ETL / ELT pipelines | 10% | not listed |
Where the postings are
| Country | Data Analyst | Energy Forecasting & Optimisation Specialist |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 31% | 46% |
| India | 10% | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 8% |
| Canada | 4% | 4% |
| Germany | 4% | 4% |
How many postings state pay
- Data Analyst: 27 of 91 postings whose pay we could read (30%)
- Energy Forecasting & Optimisation Specialist: 21 of 49 postings whose pay we could read (43%)
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.
“Not listed” means the skill, credential or country is not among those shown on that role's own page, not that no posting names it. 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.
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