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

As of 2026-09-18, automation workflows appears in 293 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Applied AI Engineer roles, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18

Postings · last 90 days
293
Demand vs prior month
up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 14% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about automation workflows

+Is automation workflows in demand in 2026?

Yes. automation workflows appears in 293 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Applied AI Engineer roles (14% of Applied AI Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require automation workflows?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require automation workflows are Applied AI Engineer (14% of postings list automation workflows), Software Engineer (10% of postings list automation workflows), Product Manager (3% of postings list automation workflows).

+What skills are commonly paired with automation workflows?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), automation workflows most often appears alongside Python, AI agents, JavaScript, LLMs, CRM.

+Where is automation workflows most in demand?

As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring automation workflows are San Francisco, New York City, Hyderabad, Singapore, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring automation workflows — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require automation workflows

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Applied AI Engineer4214.3%
Software Engineer3010.2%
Product Manager103.4%
AI Engineer82.7%
Automation Engineer72.4%
Data Scientist72.4%
Security Engineer72.4%
IT Systems Engineer41.4%
Detection Engineer31.0%
DevOps Engineer31.0%

Top metros hiring for automation workflows

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco155.1%
New York City113.8%
Hyderabad51.7%
Singapore51.7%
Bengaluru41.4%
Boston41.4%
Austin31.0%
Chennai31.0%
Ho Chi Minh City31.0%

Skills commonly paired with automation workflows

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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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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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85852476209a8d68
data_as_of
2026-09-18
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index