automated workflows jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-15, automated workflows appears in 196 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Backend Software Engineer roles, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15

Postings · last 90 days
196
Demand vs prior month
down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 7% require it
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about automated workflows

+Is automated workflows in demand in 2026?

Yes. automated workflows appears in 196 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Backend Software Engineer roles (7% of Backend Software Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require automated workflows?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require automated workflows are Backend Software Engineer (7% of postings list automated workflows), Product Manager (7% of postings list automated workflows), Software Engineer (7% of postings list automated workflows).

+What skills are commonly paired with automated workflows?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), automated workflows most often appears alongside Python, SQL, LLMs, AI agents, Distributed systems.

+Where is automated workflows most in demand?

As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring automated workflows are New York City, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring automated workflows — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require automated workflows

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Backend Software Engineer147.1%
Product Manager147.1%
Software Engineer136.6%
Data Scientist84.1%
AI Engineer42.0%
AI Marketing Specialist31.5%
DevOps Engineer31.5%
Engineering Manager31.5%
Structural Test Engineer31.5%
AI Adoption Contractor21.0%

Top metros hiring for automated workflows

NamePostingsShare
New York City94.6%
Chicago52.6%
Austin42.0%
San Francisco42.0%
Toronto42.0%
Berlin31.5%
Denver31.5%
Hong Kong31.5%
Atlanta21.0%

Skills commonly paired with automated workflows

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. 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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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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2026-09-15
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index