MLOps jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-15, MLOps appears in 2,191 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-15
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Frequently asked questions about MLOps
+Is MLOps in demand in 2026?
Yes. MLOps appears in 2,191 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles (11% of Machine Learning Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require MLOps?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, the job titles most likely to require MLOps are Machine Learning Engineer (11% of postings list MLOps), Data Scientist (10% of postings list MLOps), Software Engineer (7% of postings list MLOps).
+What skills are commonly paired with MLOps?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-15), MLOps most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, CI/CD, AWS, PyTorch.
+Where is MLOps most in demand?
As of 2026-08-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring MLOps are London, San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring MLOps — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require MLOps
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 242 | 11.0% |
| Data Scientist | 208 | 9.5% |
| Software Engineer | 159 | 7.3% |
| AI Engineer | 142 | 6.5% |
| ML Engineer | 136 | 6.2% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 78 | 3.6% |
| Data Engineer | 58 | 2.6% |
| MLOps Engineer | 51 | 2.3% |
| Solutions Architect | 40 | 1.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 39 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for MLOps
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 93 | 4.2% |
| San Francisco | 66 | 3.0% |
| New York City | 65 | 3.0% |
| Bengaluru | 64 | 2.9% |
| Toronto | 32 | 1.5% |
| Paris | 27 | 1.2% |
| Tel Aviv | 26 | 1.2% |
| San Jose | 24 | 1.1% |
| Singapore | 24 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with MLOps
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15. 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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