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Forecast b39c6bfb · published 2026-07-26

job postings count for role 'data scientist' is forecast at 8 in Jun 29–Jul 5, 2026, within 1-14 at 80% confidence (up from 6 in Jun 1–7, 2026).

Confirmed

What was claimed

The forecast

Target period
Jun 29–Jul 5, 2026
Predicted mentions
8 job postings
Direction
↑ Rising
Method
Linear trend fit with confidence interval
Review by
2026-07-05
Expires
2026-07-12

Confidence at publication

Early signal

What happened

Outcome

Actual mentions
6 job postings
Off by
2 postings
Accuracy
79%
Direction
✗ Missed
Predicted range
✓ Actual fell inside it

Interval 1.3-13.9 covered the observed 6.0 (flat) in 2026-W27; point estimate was 7.6 (up).

Observed history

data scientist — the series behind the fit

May 4–10, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 11–17, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 18–24, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 25–31, 2026: 0 mentionsJun 1–7, 2026: 0 mentions

How we know

Evidence

26+

Confidence

Early signal

Source diversity

0 sources

Last updated

2026-07-26

Reality validation

Predicted
7.6
Actual
6
Accuracy
79%
Direction
missed

How this forecast was made

Approach
Linear trend fitted to recent weekly counts, with a range to account for uncertainty
How far ahead
4 weeks
Checked against reality by
2026-07-05
Can it be edited?
No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is

Track record for data scientist

4 forecasts published, 4 scored, mean accuracy 57%.

No source documents resolve for this artefact.