Machine Learning Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 54 job postings with the title “Machine Learning Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is machine learning, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Machine Learning Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 54 job postings with the title “Machine Learning Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Machine Learning Researcher jobs require?
Across Machine Learning Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are machine learning, Python, deep learning, PyTorch, Reinforcement learning.
+Which cities are hiring the most Machine Learning Researcher?
As of 2026-05-17, Machine Learning Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, New York City, London, Hong Kong, Singapore.
+Is Machine Learning Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 54 Machine Learning Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Machine Learning Researcher postings is machine learning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Machine Learning Researcher postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Machine Learning Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 43 | 21.6% |
| Python | 28 | 14.1% |
| deep learning | 17 | 8.5% |
| PyTorch | 17 | 8.5% |
| Reinforcement learning | 15 | 7.5% |
| distributed training | 14 | 7.0% |
| Hyperparameter Tuning | 10 | 5.0% |
| TensorFlow | 9 | 4.5% |
| optimization | 8 | 4.0% |
| LLMs | 8 | 4.0% |
| Large language models (LLMs) | 7 | 3.5% |
| JAX | 7 | 3.5% |
| feature engineering | 6 | 3.0% |
| model architectures | 5 | 2.5% |
| model training | 5 | 2.5% |
Top metros hiring Machine Learning Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 10 | 27.8% |
| New York City | 9 | 25.0% |
| London | 5 | 13.9% |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 8.3% |
| Singapore | 3 | 8.3% |
| Denigomodu | 2 | 5.6% |
| Tel Aviv | 2 | 5.6% |
| Boston | 1 | 2.8% |
| Emeryville | 1 | 2.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Machine Learning Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Machine Learning Researcher
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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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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