Artificial Intelligence jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Artificial Intelligence appears in 1,967 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Artificial Intelligence, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about Artificial Intelligence
+Is Artificial Intelligence in demand in 2026?
Yes. Artificial Intelligence appears in 1,967 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Artificial Intelligence (9.8% of all postings mentioning Artificial Intelligence).
+What jobs require Artificial Intelligence?
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 Artificial Intelligence are Adjunct Faculty (54.2% of that role’s postings mention Artificial Intelligence), AI Intern (25.0% of that role’s postings mention Artificial Intelligence), AI Lead (22.7% of that role’s postings mention Artificial Intelligence).
+What skills are commonly paired with Artificial Intelligence?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Artificial Intelligence most often appears alongside machine learning, Python, Generative AI, data science, SQL.
+Where is Artificial Intelligence most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Artificial Intelligence are New York City, Toronto, London, Bengaluru, Chicago, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Artificial Intelligence — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Artificial Intelligence
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Adjunct Faculty | 13 | 54.2% |
| AI Intern | 6 | 25.0% |
| AI Lead | 5 | 22.7% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 20.8% |
| Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 4 | 16.7% |
| AI Director | 4 | 16.0% |
| Lead Architect | 4 | 15.4% |
| AI Solutions Specialist | 3 | 15.0% |
| Data Science Intern | 6 | 14.6% |
| AI Consultant | 11 | 14.1% |
Roles with the most Artificial Intelligence postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 193 | 9.8% |
| Data Scientist | 171 | 8.7% |
| ML Engineer | 116 | 5.9% |
| Product Manager | 92 | 4.7% |
| AI Engineer | 78 | 4.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 47 | 2.4% |
| Research Scientist | 28 | 1.4% |
| Solutions Architect | 23 | 1.2% |
| Program Manager | 19 | 1.0% |
| Business Analyst | 18 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for Artificial Intelligence
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 43 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 43 | 2.2% |
| London | 40 | 2.0% |
| Bengaluru | 39 | 2.0% |
| Chicago | 29 | 1.5% |
| Singapore | 29 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 26 | 1.3% |
| Boston | 23 | 1.2% |
| Laurel | 22 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Artificial Intelligence
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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 Artificial Intelligence by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Artificial Intelligence postings by all Artificial Intelligence 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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