Human-in-the-loop jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-21, Human-in-the-loop appears in 540 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-21
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Frequently asked questions about Human-in-the-loop
+Is Human-in-the-loop in demand in 2026?
Yes. Human-in-the-loop appears in 540 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21, with demand up 8% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (14% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require Human-in-the-loop?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21, the job titles most likely to require Human-in-the-loop are Product Manager (14% of postings list Human-in-the-loop), Software Engineer (11% of postings list Human-in-the-loop), AI Engineer (6% of postings list Human-in-the-loop).
+What skills are commonly paired with Human-in-the-loop?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-21), Human-in-the-loop most often appears alongside Python, prompt engineering, LLMs, observability, machine learning.
+Where is Human-in-the-loop most in demand?
As of 2026-07-21, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Human-in-the-loop are New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, Bengaluru, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Human-in-the-loop — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Human-in-the-loop
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 74 | 13.7% |
| Software Engineer | 59 | 10.9% |
| AI Engineer | 34 | 6.3% |
| Product Designer | 14 | 2.6% |
| Data Scientist | 10 | 1.9% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 9 | 1.7% |
| AI Process Consultant | 8 | 1.5% |
| Principal Product Manager | 8 | 1.5% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 7 | 1.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Human-in-the-loop
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 42 | 7.8% |
| San Francisco | 39 | 7.2% |
| Toronto | 20 | 3.7% |
| Bengaluru | 14 | 2.6% |
| London | 14 | 2.6% |
| Mountain View | 14 | 2.6% |
| Berlin | 8 | 1.5% |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 1.3% |
| Amsterdam | 6 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Human-in-the-loop
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21. 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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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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