AI/ML jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-04, AI/ML appears in 1,719 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 39% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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Frequently asked questions about AI/ML
+Is AI/ML in demand in 2026?
Yes. AI/ML appears in 1,719 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 39% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (17% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require AI/ML?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the job titles most likely to require AI/ML are Product Manager (17% of postings list AI/ML), Software Engineer (10% of postings list AI/ML), ML Engineer (5% of postings list AI/ML).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI/ML?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-04), AI/ML most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, SQL, Product Management, AWS.
+Where is AI/ML most in demand?
As of 2026-09-04, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI/ML are New York City, San Francisco, San Jose, London, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AI/ML — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require AI/ML
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 294 | 17.1% |
| Software Engineer | 173 | 10.1% |
| ML Engineer | 93 | 5.4% |
| Data Scientist | 49 | 2.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 45 | 2.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 43 | 2.5% |
| Technical Program Manager | 38 | 2.2% |
| AI Engineer | 37 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 26 | 1.5% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 21 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for AI/ML
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 67 | 3.9% |
| San Francisco | 60 | 3.5% |
| San Jose | 51 | 3.0% |
| London | 42 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 41 | 2.4% |
| Boston | 23 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 22 | 1.3% |
| Chicago | 20 | 1.2% |
| Toronto | 20 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with AI/ML
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04. 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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