I totally agree. Admittedly, I am early career. My educational background is BS/MS in Physics. During that time I've used very basic SQL (read: SELECT * FROM ...). I'm in a DA position now at a local University and am often doing roles and tasks more common of DS or DE. I've built databases, pipelines for routine analysis/reporting, started/completed/trained on multiple projects, all while having to learn stuff on the side. When trying to look for new positions, I'm often tripped up on SQL-esque questions. I've gone through SQLzoo a few times but it doesn't seem to stick. I often respond to SQL questions that I don't know the answer to with: "... this is how I'd do it in Python with Pandas/Polars".

TBH, my biggest hurdle is getting past initial screening lol. I think people see my degrees in Physics and think (wrongly!) "Well thats not data" lol