language models jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-01, language models appears in 151 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI/ML Engineer roles, with demand down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-01
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Frequently asked questions about language models
+Is language models in demand in 2026?
Yes. language models appears in 151 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, with demand down 3% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI/ML Engineer roles (11% of AI/ML Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require language models?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, the job titles most likely to require language models are AI/ML Engineer (11% of postings list language models), Research Engineer (10% of postings list language models), Machine Learning Engineer (9% of postings list language models).
+What skills are commonly paired with language models?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-01), language models most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, SQL, deep learning, model training.
+Where is language models most in demand?
As of 2026-07-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring language models are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring language models — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require language models
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| AI/ML Engineer | 17 | 11.3% |
| Research Engineer | 15 | 9.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 13 | 8.6% |
| Software Engineer | 12 | 7.9% |
| ML Engineer | 6 | 4.0% |
| Research Scientist | 6 | 4.0% |
| AI Engineer | 5 | 3.3% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 3.3% |
| AI Safety Specialist | 4 | 2.6% |
| Product Manager | 4 | 2.6% |
Top metros hiring for language models
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 25 | 16.6% |
| New York City | 17 | 11.3% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 2.6% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 2.6% |
| Seattle | 4 | 2.6% |
| London | 3 | 2.0% |
| Bellevue | 2 | 1.3% |
| Boston | 2 | 1.3% |
| Lisbon | 2 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with language models
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01. 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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