Applied Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-17, Skillenai has indexed 326 job postings with the title “Applied Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-17
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+How many Applied Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 326 job postings with the title “Applied Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Applied Scientist jobs require?
Across Applied Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, machine learning, deep learning, SQL, Reinforcement learning.
+Which cities are hiring the most Applied Scientist?
As of 2026-08-17, Applied Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, San Jose, Seattle, Berlin, San Francisco.
+Is Applied Scientist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 326 Applied Scientist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Applied Scientist postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Applied Scientist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Applied Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 213 | 65.3% |
| machine learning | 173 | 53.1% |
| deep learning | 114 | 35.0% |
| SQL | 110 | 33.7% |
| Reinforcement learning | 103 | 31.6% |
| LLMs | 77 | 23.6% |
| Collaborative filtering | 76 | 23.3% |
| Funnel optimization | 74 | 22.7% |
| multi-armed bandit | 74 | 22.7% |
| LTV modeling | 74 | 22.7% |
| monetization optimization | 74 | 22.7% |
| AWS | 72 | 22.1% |
| embeddings | 67 | 20.6% |
| PyTorch | 66 | 20.2% |
| Recommendation and ranking systems | 62 | 19.0% |
Top metros hiring Applied Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 16 | 4.9% |
| San Jose | 13 | 4.0% |
| Seattle | 12 | 3.7% |
| Berlin | 11 | 3.4% |
| San Francisco | 10 | 3.1% |
| Bellevue | 8 | 2.5% |
| London | 7 | 2.1% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 1.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied Scientist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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