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

As of 2026-09-16, chatbots appears in 194 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI / ML Engineer roles, with demand up 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16

Postings · last 90 days
194
Demand vs prior month
up 43% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 12% require it
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about chatbots

+Is chatbots in demand in 2026?

Yes. chatbots appears in 194 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand up 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI / ML Engineer roles (12% of AI / ML Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require chatbots?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require chatbots are AI / ML Engineer (12% of postings list chatbots), Data Scientist (5% of postings list chatbots), Software Engineer (5% of postings list chatbots).

+What skills are commonly paired with chatbots?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), chatbots most often appears alongside Python, SQL, machine learning, conversational AI, NLP.

+Where is chatbots most in demand?

As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring chatbots are New York City, Boston, Madrid, Pune, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring chatbots — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require chatbots

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
AI / ML Engineer2412.4%
Data Scientist105.2%
Software Engineer94.6%
Business Analyst73.6%
Product Manager73.6%
Program Manager63.1%
AI Engineer52.6%
AI Sales Strategy Manager52.6%
ML Engineer52.6%
AI Transformation Manager42.1%

Top metros hiring for chatbots

NamePostingsShare
New York City52.6%
Boston42.1%
Madrid42.1%
Pune42.1%
San Francisco42.1%
Broken Bow31.5%
São Paulo31.5%
Amsterdam21.0%
Berlin21.0%

Skills commonly paired with chatbots

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. 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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data_as_of
2026-09-16
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index