Applied Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-28, Skillenai has indexed 252 job postings with the title “Applied Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+How many Applied Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 252 job postings with the title “Applied Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Applied Scientist jobs require?
Across Applied Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, the skills mentioned most often are Python, machine learning, PyTorch, deep learning, optimization.
+Which cities are hiring the most Applied Scientist?
As of 2026-09-28, Applied Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Jose, Berlin, London, New York City, Seattle.
+Is Applied Scientist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 252 Applied Scientist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% 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 | 146 | 57.9% |
| machine learning | 118 | 46.8% |
| PyTorch | 75 | 29.8% |
| deep learning | 45 | 17.9% |
| optimization | 38 | 15.1% |
| SQL | 37 | 14.7% |
| Reinforcement learning | 35 | 13.9% |
| model evaluation | 33 | 13.1% |
| causal inference | 33 | 13.1% |
| computer vision | 30 | 11.9% |
| TensorFlow | 28 | 11.1% |
| model training | 22 | 8.7% |
| Statistical modeling | 22 | 8.7% |
| statistics | 21 | 8.3% |
| experimentation | 20 | 7.9% |
Top metros hiring Applied Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 20 | 7.9% |
| Berlin | 14 | 5.6% |
| London | 13 | 5.2% |
| New York City | 12 | 4.8% |
| Seattle | 11 | 4.4% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 3.2% |
| Bellevue | 6 | 2.4% |
| Seoul | 6 | 2.4% |
| Paris | 5 | 2.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied Scientist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Applied Scientist
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-28
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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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