There is no comparison to be made here between mathematics and programming languages as far as continually changing skill sets go. Mathematical concepts have had no new paradigms in my entire lifetime. Mathematics progression moves slower than any science or technology that I am aware of. Higher level math fundamentals may be required for data analytic companies because the math needs to be understood and applied to their rules. Figuring out different ways to collect data is not math, it is innovation of technology or psychology perhaps, but the math that this innovation is paired with is not new or changing in any way.

What I am really saying is that data analytics is nothing more than the combination of math and programming. The programming part is evolving quickly, but not the math side.