Applied AI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-29, Applied AI appears in 133 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Applied AI Engineer has the most postings mentioning Applied AI.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about Applied AI
+Is Applied AI in demand in 2026?
Yes. Applied AI appears in 133 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Applied AI Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Applied AI (15.8% of all postings mentioning Applied AI).
+What jobs require Applied AI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Applied AI are AI Deployment Strategist (7.0% of that role’s postings mention Applied AI), Applied AI Engineer (4.9% of that role’s postings mention Applied AI), Analytics Specialist (3.6% of that role’s postings mention Applied AI).
+What skills are commonly paired with Applied AI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), Applied AI most often appears alongside machine learning, Python, LLMs, SQL, data science.
+Where is Applied AI most in demand?
As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Applied AI are New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Paris, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Applied AI content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after Applied AI?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring Applied AI — last 90 days
Career paths around Applied AI
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Applied AI
Skills after Applied AI
No published outgoing skill pairs yet.
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Strategic roadmap planning | 1 |
| Before: Strategic Alliances | 1 |
| Before: go-to-market initiatives | 1 |
Roles most likely to require Applied AI
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| AI Deployment Strategist | 3 | 7.0% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 21 | 4.9% |
| Analytics Specialist | 1 | 3.6% |
| Applied AI Scientist | 1 | 3.0% |
| Technical Lead Manager | 1 | 2.9% |
| ML Scientist | 1 | 2.7% |
| Field CTO | 1 | 2.6% |
| AI Engineering Manager | 2 | 2.3% |
| Lead Data Scientist | 2 | 2.3% |
| Security Engineering Manager | 1 | 1.9% |
Roles with the most Applied AI postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Applied AI Engineer | 21 | 15.8% |
| Data Scientist | 10 | 7.5% |
| Software Engineer | 8 | 6.0% |
| AI Engineer | 5 | 3.8% |
| Product Manager | 5 | 3.8% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 4 | 3.0% |
| ML Product Manager | 4 | 3.0% |
| AI Deployment Strategist | 3 | 2.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | 2.3% |
| Head of Data & AI | 3 | 2.3% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Applied AI
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 6 |
| Anthropic | 4 |
| Booking.com | 4 |
| Teare | 4 |
| Anglo American | 3 |
| Collectorsuniverse | 3 |
| Tessian | 3 |
| ServiceNow | 3 |
| Valtech | 3 |
| 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for Applied AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 13 | 9.8% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 9.8% |
| Boston | 4 | 3.0% |
| Paris | 3 | 2.3% |
| Toronto | 3 | 2.3% |
| Chicago | 2 | 1.5% |
| Didcot | 2 | 1.5% |
| Munich | 2 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 2 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with Applied AI
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. 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 Applied AI by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Applied AI postings by all Applied AI 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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