Grounding jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-29, Grounding appears in 159 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI Engineer roles, with demand up 131% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-29
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Frequently asked questions about Grounding
+Is Grounding in demand in 2026?
Yes. Grounding appears in 159 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, with demand up 131% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI Engineer roles (11% of AI Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Grounding?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, the job titles most likely to require Grounding are AI Engineer (11% of postings list Grounding), Product Manager (10% of postings list Grounding), Software Engineer (10% of postings list Grounding).
+What skills are commonly paired with Grounding?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-29), Grounding most often appears alongside Retrieval, Python, RAG, prompt engineering, embeddings.
+Where is Grounding most in demand?
As of 2026-08-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Grounding are Bengaluru, London, Madrid, Boulder, Menlo Park, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Grounding content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Grounding alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Grounding content from your Skillenai account.
Weekly job postings requiring Grounding — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Grounding
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 17 | 10.7% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 10.1% |
| Software Engineer | 16 | 10.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 5 | 3.1% |
| Data Scientist | 4 | 2.5% |
| Electrical Engineering Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
| Electrical Substation Design Project Engineering Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
| Electrical Systems Engineer | 3 | 1.9% |
| AI Agent Engineer | 2 | 1.3% |
| AI Architect | 2 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Grounding
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 5 | 3.1% |
| London | 4 | 2.5% |
| Madrid | 4 | 2.5% |
| Boulder | 3 | 1.9% |
| Menlo Park | 3 | 1.9% |
| San Jose | 3 | 1.9% |
| Alameda | 2 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.3% |
| Boston | 2 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Grounding
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29. 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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