Research Associate jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Research Associate” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 175% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Research Associate jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Research Associate” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 175% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Research Associate jobs require?
Across Research Associate postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Data analysis, data science, machine learning, R.
+Which cities are hiring the most Research Associate?
As of 2026-05-17, Research Associate postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Singapore, Boston, Heredia, South San Francisco, Barcelona.
+Is Research Associate a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 31 Research Associate postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 175% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Research Associate postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Research Associate postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Research Associate
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 14 | 13.3% |
| Data analysis | 12 | 11.4% |
| data science | 8 | 7.6% |
| machine learning | 8 | 7.6% |
| R | 7 | 6.7% |
| NLP | 6 | 5.7% |
| data manipulation | 6 | 5.7% |
| Stata | 6 | 5.7% |
| statistical programming | 6 | 5.7% |
| Excel | 6 | 5.7% |
| MATLAB | 6 | 5.7% |
| statistical packages | 6 | 5.7% |
| Generative AI | 5 | 4.8% |
| data management | 5 | 4.8% |
| quality assurance | 4 | 3.8% |
Top metros hiring Research Associate
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 10 | 40.0% |
| Boston | 6 | 24.0% |
| Heredia | 2 | 8.0% |
| South San Francisco | 2 | 8.0% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 4.0% |
| Charlottesville | 1 | 4.0% |
| Madrid | 1 | 4.0% |
| Milpitas | 1 | 4.0% |
| New York City | 1 | 4.0% |
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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 “Research Associate”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Research Associate
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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