LLM jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-05, LLM appears in 1,751 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-05
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Frequently asked questions about LLM
+Is LLM in demand in 2026?
Yes. LLM appears in 1,751 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, with demand up 29% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (15% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require LLM?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, the job titles most likely to require LLM are Software Engineer (15% of postings list LLM), AI Engineer (7% of postings list LLM), Product Manager (5% of postings list LLM).
+What skills are commonly paired with LLM?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-05), LLM most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, AWS, SQL, RAG.
+Where is LLM most in demand?
As of 2026-09-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring LLM are San Francisco, New York City, London, Mountain View, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring LLM — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require LLM
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 259 | 14.8% |
| AI Engineer | 128 | 7.3% |
| Product Manager | 87 | 5.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 71 | 4.1% |
| Data Scientist | 63 | 3.6% |
| ML Engineer | 37 | 2.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 34 | 1.9% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 30 | 1.7% |
| Backend Engineer | 26 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineer | 23 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for LLM
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 136 | 7.8% |
| New York City | 94 | 5.4% |
| London | 49 | 2.8% |
| Mountain View | 37 | 2.1% |
| Paris | 35 | 2.0% |
| Bengaluru | 33 | 1.9% |
| Singapore | 29 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 28 | 1.6% |
| Seoul | 27 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with LLM
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05. 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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