Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-02, Skillenai has indexed 59 job postings with the title “Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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+How many Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 59 job postings with the title “Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Researcher jobs require?
Across Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, machine learning, C++, TensorFlow.
+Which cities are hiring the most Researcher?
As of 2026-09-02, Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Ontario, San Francisco, Montréal, Singapore, Tokyo.
+Is Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 59 Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Researcher postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Researcher postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 35 | 59.3% |
| PyTorch | 22 | 37.3% |
| machine learning | 15 | 25.4% |
| C++ | 12 | 20.3% |
| TensorFlow | 9 | 15.3% |
| C | 8 | 13.6% |
| LLMs | 7 | 11.9% |
| Reinforcement learning | 7 | 11.9% |
| deep learning | 7 | 11.9% |
| MySQL | 5 | 8.5% |
| computer vision | 5 | 8.5% |
| diffusion | 5 | 8.5% |
| autoregressive models | 5 | 8.5% |
| diffusion models | 5 | 8.5% |
| multimodal LLMs | 5 | 8.5% |
Top metros hiring Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 8 | 13.6% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 10.2% |
| Montréal | 4 | 6.8% |
| Singapore | 4 | 6.8% |
| Tokyo | 3 | 5.1% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 3.4% |
| Greenwich | 2 | 3.4% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 2 | 3.4% |
| New York City | 2 | 3.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, matching postings whose canonical role is “Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Researcher
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-02
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