Human-in-the-loop jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Human-in-the-loop appears in 443 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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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 443 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (11% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Human-in-the-loop?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Human-in-the-loop are Software Engineer (11% of postings list Human-in-the-loop), Product Manager (8% of postings list Human-in-the-loop), Data Scientist (4% 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 2026-05-17), Human-in-the-loop most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, prompt engineering, observability, LLMs.
+Where is Human-in-the-loop most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Human-in-the-loop are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Mountain View, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Human-in-the-loop — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Human-in-the-loop
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 48 | 10.8% |
| Product Manager | 34 | 7.7% |
| Data Scientist | 20 | 4.5% |
| AI Engineer | 19 | 4.3% |
| Product Designer | 14 | 3.2% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 13 | 2.9% |
| Principal Product Manager | 9 | 2.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | 1.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 6 | 1.4% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 6 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for Human-in-the-loop
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 62 | 38.5% |
| New York City | 41 | 25.5% |
| London | 20 | 12.4% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 5.0% |
| Mountain View | 7 | 4.3% |
| Toronto | 7 | 4.3% |
| Atlanta | 6 | 3.7% |
| Berlin | 5 | 3.1% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 3.1% |
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 2026-05-17. 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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