ML Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-30, Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “ML Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is machine learning, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-30
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+How many ML Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “ML Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do ML Researcher jobs require?
Across ML Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, the skills mentioned most often are machine learning, Python, computer vision, Reinforcement learning, PyTorch.
+Which cities are hiring the most ML Researcher?
As of 2026-08-30, ML Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Hong Kong, New York City, Barcelona, Belgrade.
+Is ML Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 31 ML Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in ML Researcher postings is machine learning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly ML Researcher postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for ML Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 13 | 41.9% |
| Python | 10 | 32.3% |
| computer vision | 6 | 19.4% |
| Reinforcement learning | 6 | 19.4% |
| PyTorch | 6 | 19.4% |
| foundation models | 5 | 16.1% |
| deep learning | 5 | 16.1% |
| representation learning | 4 | 12.9% |
| TensorFlow | 4 | 12.9% |
| ablation studies | 4 | 12.9% |
| distributed training | 3 | 9.7% |
| LLMs | 3 | 9.7% |
| multimodal learning | 3 | 9.7% |
| sensor fusion | 3 | 9.7% |
| NLP | 2 | 6.5% |
Top metros hiring ML Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 5 | 16.1% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 6.5% |
| New York City | 2 | 6.5% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 3.2% |
| Belgrade | 1 | 3.2% |
| Berlin | 1 | 3.2% |
| Boston | 1 | 3.2% |
| Broken Bow | 1 | 3.2% |
| Melbourne | 1 | 3.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “ML Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- ML Researcher
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-30
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- 90
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