chatbots jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, chatbots appears in 153 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Scientist roles, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about chatbots
+Is chatbots in demand in 2026?
Yes. chatbots appears in 153 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Scientist roles (6% of Data Scientist postings list it).
+What jobs require chatbots?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require chatbots are Data Scientist (6% of postings list chatbots), Software Engineer (6% of postings list chatbots), Solution Consultant (5% of postings list chatbots).
+What skills are commonly paired with chatbots?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), chatbots most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, SQL, JavaScript, prompt engineering.
+Where is chatbots most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring chatbots are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Singapore, Brussels, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new chatbots content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring chatbots — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require chatbots
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 10 | 6.5% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 6.5% |
| Solution Consultant | 7 | 4.6% |
| Product Manager | 6 | 3.9% |
| Analytics Engineer | 5 | 3.3% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 2.6% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 3 | 2.0% |
| Full-Stack Engineer | 3 | 2.0% |
| AI / ML Engineer | 2 | 1.3% |
| AI Associate | 2 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for chatbots
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 10 | 25.6% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 20.5% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 10.3% |
| Singapore | 4 | 10.3% |
| Brussels | 3 | 7.7% |
| Palo Alto | 3 | 7.7% |
| Sydney | 3 | 7.7% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 5.1% |
| Atlanta | 2 | 5.1% |
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 2026-05-23. 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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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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