AI automation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, AI automation appears in 162 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning AI automation, with demand down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is AI automation in demand in 2026?
Yes. AI automation appears in 162 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning AI automation (9.3% of all postings mentioning AI automation).
+What jobs require AI automation?
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 automation are Analytics Intern (7.1% of that role’s postings mention AI automation), AI Automation Engineer (6.5% of that role’s postings mention AI automation), Sales Operations Analyst (5.0% of that role’s postings mention AI automation).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI automation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), AI automation most often appears alongside SQL, Python, Looker, Tableau, data visualization.
+Where is AI automation most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI automation are London, New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Madrid, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AI automation — last 90 days
Roles most likely to require AI automation
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics Intern | 2 | 7.1% |
| AI Automation Engineer | 5 | 6.5% |
| Sales Operations Analyst | 3 | 5.0% |
| Analytics Developer | 1 | 4.8% |
| FP&A Analyst | 2 | 4.7% |
| AI Solutions Engineer | 1 | 4.5% |
| Engineering Team Lead | 1 | 4.5% |
| AI Operations Manager | 1 | 3.6% |
| People Analytics Manager | 1 | 3.4% |
| Solutions Engineer | 1 | 3.2% |
Roles with the most AI automation postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 15 | 9.3% |
| Software Engineer | 6 | 3.7% |
| AI Automation Engineer | 5 | 3.1% |
| Information Security Infrastructure Engineer | 5 | 3.1% |
| Product Designer | 5 | 3.1% |
| AI Business Operations Analyst | 4 | 2.5% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 2.5% |
| Program Manager | 4 | 2.5% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 3 | 1.9% |
| People Analytics & Workforce Planning Leader | 3 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for AI automation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 11 | 6.8% |
| New York City | 8 | 4.9% |
| Boston | 6 | 3.7% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 3.1% |
| Madrid | 4 | 2.5% |
| Bogotá | 3 | 1.9% |
| Chicago | 3 | 1.9% |
| Mexico City | 3 | 1.9% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with AI automation
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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 automation by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s AI automation postings by all AI automation 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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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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