Applied AI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, Applied AI appears in 136 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Applied AI Engineer roles, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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+Is Applied AI in demand in 2026?
Yes. Applied AI appears in 136 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Applied AI Engineer roles (16% of Applied AI Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Applied AI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require Applied AI are Applied AI Engineer (16% of postings list Applied AI), Data Scientist (7% of postings list Applied AI), Product Manager (7% of postings list Applied AI).
+What skills are commonly paired with Applied AI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), Applied AI most often appears alongside machine learning, Python, LLMs, TypeScript, software engineering.
+Where is Applied AI most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Applied AI are San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Singapore, Sydney, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Applied AI — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Applied AI
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Applied AI Engineer | 22 | 16.2% |
| Data Scientist | 10 | 7.4% |
| Product Manager | 9 | 6.6% |
| Software Engineer | 7 | 5.1% |
| AI Engineer | 5 | 3.7% |
| Data Science Manager | 4 | 2.9% |
| Partner Deployed Engineer | 4 | 2.9% |
| AI Data Scientist | 3 | 2.2% |
| AI Strategist | 3 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for Applied AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 16 | 11.8% |
| New York City | 13 | 9.6% |
| Boston | 3 | 2.2% |
| Singapore | 3 | 2.2% |
| Sydney | 3 | 2.2% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 1.5% |
| Chicago | 2 | 1.5% |
| Lake Mary | 2 | 1.5% |
| London | 2 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with Applied AI
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. 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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