classification jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, classification appears in 838 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Scientist has the most postings mentioning classification, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is classification in demand in 2026?
Yes. classification appears in 838 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks. Data Scientist accounts for the most postings mentioning classification (31.0% of all postings mentioning classification).
+What jobs require classification?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning classification are Product Data Scientist (23.8% of that role’s postings mention classification), Data Science Analyst (8.6% of that role’s postings mention classification), Principal Data Scientist (7.7% of that role’s postings mention classification).
+What skills are commonly paired with classification?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), classification most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, SQL, regression, clustering.
+Where is classification most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring classification are London, Bengaluru, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring classification — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require classification
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Product Data Scientist | 15 | 23.8% |
| Data Science Analyst | 3 | 8.6% |
| Principal Data Scientist | 3 | 7.7% |
| Senior Data Scientist | 2 | 7.7% |
| Prompt Engineer | 4 | 7.3% |
| Applied Data Scientist | 3 | 7.0% |
| Computer Vision Engineer | 5 | 5.6% |
| Forward Deployed AI Engineer | 5 | 5.2% |
| AI Solutions Specialist | 1 | 5.0% |
| Delivery Manager | 1 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most classification postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 260 | 31.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 114 | 13.6% |
| Software Engineer | 52 | 6.2% |
| ML Engineer | 21 | 2.5% |
| AI Engineer | 19 | 2.3% |
| Data Analyst | 18 | 2.1% |
| Product Data Scientist | 15 | 1.8% |
| Technical Program Manager | 14 | 1.7% |
| Product Data Science Manager | 11 | 1.3% |
| Product Manager | 11 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for classification
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 31 | 3.7% |
| Bengaluru | 24 | 2.9% |
| San Francisco | 23 | 2.7% |
| New York City | 22 | 2.6% |
| Boston | 14 | 1.7% |
| Broomfield | 13 | 1.6% |
| Berlin | 12 | 1.4% |
| Waltham | 11 | 1.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 8 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with classification
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning classification by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s classification postings by all classification postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. 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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- 2026-09-28
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