AI-assisted development jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-03, AI-assisted development appears in 630 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 26% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about AI-assisted development
+Is AI-assisted development in demand in 2026?
Yes. AI-assisted development appears in 630 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, with demand up 26% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (28% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require AI-assisted development?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the job titles most likely to require AI-assisted development are Software Engineer (28% of postings list AI-assisted development), Engineering Manager (9% of postings list AI-assisted development), Product Manager (3% of postings list AI-assisted development).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI-assisted development?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-03), AI-assisted development most often appears alongside Python, TypeScript, CI/CD, React, AWS.
+Where is AI-assisted development most in demand?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI-assisted development are New York City, London, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Chicago, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AI-assisted development — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require AI-assisted development
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 175 | 27.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 58 | 9.2% |
| Product Manager | 20 | 3.2% |
| Product Designer | 13 | 2.1% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 13 | 2.1% |
| AI Engineer | 12 | 1.9% |
| Frontend Engineer | 11 | 1.7% |
| Technical Product Manager | 9 | 1.4% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 8 | 1.3% |
| Data Engineer | 7 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for AI-assisted development
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 31 | 4.9% |
| London | 24 | 3.8% |
| San Francisco | 20 | 3.2% |
| Bengaluru | 18 | 2.9% |
| Chicago | 14 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 13 | 2.1% |
| San Jose | 12 | 1.9% |
| Bucharest | 9 | 1.4% |
| Charlotte | 7 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with AI-assisted development
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03. 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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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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