automation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, automation appears in 7,571 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about automation
+Is automation in demand in 2026?
Yes. automation appears in 7,571 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (11% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require automation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require automation are Software Engineer (11% of postings list automation), Site Reliability Engineer (5% of postings list automation), Product Manager (4% of postings list automation).
+What skills are commonly paired with automation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), automation most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL.
+Where is automation most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring automation are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new automation content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring automation — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require automation
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 823 | 10.9% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 373 | 4.9% |
| Product Manager | 302 | 4.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 280 | 3.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 213 | 2.8% |
| Security Engineer | 117 | 1.5% |
| Platform Engineer | 114 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineer | 109 | 1.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 101 | 1.3% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 91 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for automation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 519 | 27.9% |
| San Francisco | 414 | 22.2% |
| London | 292 | 15.7% |
| Bengaluru | 225 | 12.1% |
| Toronto | 101 | 5.4% |
| Seattle | 85 | 4.6% |
| Austin | 79 | 4.2% |
| Berlin | 76 | 4.1% |
| Singapore | 71 | 3.8% |
Skills commonly paired with automation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23. 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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- 2026-05-23
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- 90
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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