AI-assisted development jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, AI-assisted development appears in 712 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning AI-assisted development, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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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 712 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 51% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning AI-assisted development (30.8% of all postings mentioning AI-assisted development).
+What jobs require AI-assisted development?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning AI-assisted development are Engineering Team Lead (19.0% of that role’s postings mention AI-assisted development), Database Reliability Engineer (5.4% of that role’s postings mention AI-assisted development), AI Solution Engineer (5.0% of that role’s postings mention AI-assisted development).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI-assisted development?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), AI-assisted development most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, TypeScript, React, observability.
+Where is AI-assisted development most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI-assisted development are London, New York City, Bengaluru, San Francisco, 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
Roles most likely to require AI-assisted development
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Team Lead | 4 | 19.0% |
| Database Reliability Engineer | 2 | 5.4% |
| AI Solution Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
| Enterprise Data Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
| Platform Engineering Director | 1 | 5.0% |
| Software Development Manager | 4 | 4.9% |
| Software Engineering Director | 4 | 4.9% |
| Quantitative Risk Analyst | 1 | 4.8% |
| Director of Engineering | 9 | 4.3% |
| Software Test Automation Engineer | 1 | 4.3% |
Roles with the most AI-assisted development postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 219 | 30.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 61 | 8.6% |
| Product Manager | 21 | 2.9% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 16 | 2.2% |
| Product Designer | 13 | 1.8% |
| Frontend Engineer | 11 | 1.5% |
| Mobile Engineer | 11 | 1.5% |
| AI Engineer | 10 | 1.4% |
| Backend Engineer | 10 | 1.4% |
| Data Engineer | 9 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for AI-assisted development
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 26 | 3.7% |
| New York City | 25 | 3.5% |
| Bengaluru | 24 | 3.4% |
| San Francisco | 20 | 2.8% |
| Chicago | 15 | 2.1% |
| Bucharest | 11 | 1.5% |
| San Jose | 11 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 9 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 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 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning AI-assisted development by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s AI-assisted development postings by all AI-assisted development postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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