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Start off with SQL. That serves as a base and you can proceed to Python and R from there.
This is from the perspective of a data scientist but SQL+python is the best combo - SQL is mostly for pulling data, and python for data analytics. Python is a lot more broad than R (R is heavily focused on statistical modeling).
I would also consider some data visualization tool like tableau or power bi.
The ability to perform an analysis end to end from pulling the data, to analyzing it to visualizing the output and the insights is super valuable.
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In a similar situation, but I’ve heard to learn all of them. What’s most important though is not mastering any one language but being fluent in the logical understanding of how to structure problems and solutions, as anyone can learn coding but actually designing solutions is a much rarer (and much more valued) skill.
If you are from non CS background, start with Python then learn SQL. Python will be easier for you to understand with a shorter learning curve. If you know python then you don’t really need to learn R unless needed for your job.
SQL is an excellent foundation (and really not very hard). If you know the basic syntax and the business question you want to answer you’ll be golden.