Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-29, Skillenai has indexed 51 job postings with the title “Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about Researcher jobs
+How many Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 51 job postings with the title “Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29.
+What skills do Researcher jobs require?
Across Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, Machine Learning, deep learning, TensorFlow.
+Which cities are hiring the most Researcher?
As of 2026-10-29, Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Ontario, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Montréal.
+Is Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 51 Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. 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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+What roles do people move into and out of Researcher?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Researcher postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Researcher
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
695 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Researcher
Roles after Researcher
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Researcher (different employer) | 695 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 250 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 249 |
| Before: Teaching Assistant | 132 |
| Before: Research Intern | 98 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 72 |
| Before: Intern | 70 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 58 |
| After: Researcher (different employer) | 695 |
| After: Software Engineer | 480 |
| After: Data Scientist | 199 |
| After: Research Assistant | 165 |
| After: Data Analyst | 140 |
| After: Research Intern | 90 |
| After: Teaching Assistant | 90 |
| After: Research Scientist | 84 |
Skills most often required for Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 28 | 54.9% |
| PyTorch | 17 | 33.3% |
| Machine Learning | 14 | 27.5% |
| deep learning | 13 | 25.5% |
| TensorFlow | 10 | 19.6% |
| LLMs | 8 | 15.7% |
| Reinforcement learning | 8 | 15.7% |
| C++ | 7 | 13.7% |
| distributed training | 6 | 11.8% |
| optimization | 5 | 9.8% |
| multimodal adapters | 4 | 7.8% |
| computer vision | 4 | 7.8% |
| Speech synthesis | 4 | 7.8% |
| Git | 4 | 7.8% |
| autoregressive models | 4 | 7.8% |
Top companies posting Researcher jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Huawei Canada | 8 |
| OpenAI | 4 |
| Tencent | 4 |
| Thinking Machines | 3 |
| Systemstechnologyresearch | 3 |
| General Motors | 2 |
| BNYglobal | 2 |
| Microsoft | 2 |
| WorldQuant | 2 |
| NIST | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 7 | 13.7% |
| Ontario | 5 | 9.8% |
| Tel Aviv | 3 | 5.9% |
| Tokyo | 3 | 5.9% |
| Montréal | 2 | 3.9% |
| Singapore | 2 | 3.9% |
| Arlington | 1 | 2.0% |
| Atlanta | 1 | 2.0% |
| Helsinki | 1 | 2.0% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Researcher
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-29
- window_days
- 90