AI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-16, AI appears in 4,110 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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+Is AI in demand in 2026?
Yes. AI appears in 4,110 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (12% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require AI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require AI are Product Manager (12% of postings list AI), Software Engineer (11% of postings list AI), Engineering Manager (3% of postings list AI).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), AI most often appears alongside machine learning, Python, SQL, automation, AWS.
+Where is AI most in demand?
As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI are London, New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AI — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require AI
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 508 | 12.4% |
| Software Engineer | 438 | 10.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 112 | 2.7% |
| Solutions Architect | 98 | 2.4% |
| Data Scientist | 87 | 2.1% |
| Product Designer | 80 | 1.9% |
| AI Engineer | 67 | 1.6% |
| Program Manager | 66 | 1.6% |
| Data Analyst | 55 | 1.3% |
| Data Engineer | 47 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 209 | 5.1% |
| New York City | 187 | 4.5% |
| San Francisco | 142 | 3.5% |
| Toronto | 52 | 1.3% |
| Bengaluru | 50 | 1.2% |
| Singapore | 49 | 1.2% |
| Austin | 43 | 1.0% |
| Amsterdam | 41 | 1.0% |
| Boston | 41 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with AI
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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