model evaluation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, model evaluation appears in 2,394 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Machine Learning Engineer has the most postings mentioning model evaluation, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is model evaluation in demand in 2026?
Yes. model evaluation appears in 2,394 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. Machine Learning Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning model evaluation (13.0% of all postings mentioning model evaluation).
+What jobs require model evaluation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning model evaluation are ML Platform Engineer (34.0% of that role’s postings mention model evaluation), AI Response Evaluator (33.3% of that role’s postings mention model evaluation), Machine Learning Research Engineer (26.5% of that role’s postings mention model evaluation).
+What skills are commonly paired with model evaluation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), model evaluation most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, PyTorch, model training, SQL.
+Where is model evaluation most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring model evaluation are San Francisco, New York City, London, Mountain View, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring model evaluation — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require model evaluation
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| ML Platform Engineer | 16 | 34.0% |
| AI Response Evaluator | 9 | 33.3% |
| Machine Learning Research Engineer | 9 | 26.5% |
| Gen AI Engineer | 5 | 25.0% |
| Applied Machine Learning Engineer | 5 | 20.8% |
| Applied ML Engineer | 4 | 19.0% |
| Forward Deployed AI Engineer | 18 | 18.6% |
| Forward Deployment Engineer | 7 | 17.9% |
| Machine Learning Manager | 4 | 17.4% |
| Machine Learning Engineering Manager | 10 | 16.9% |
Roles with the most model evaluation postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 311 | 13.0% |
| AI Engineer | 242 | 10.1% |
| Data Scientist | 238 | 9.9% |
| Software Engineer | 184 | 7.7% |
| ML Engineer | 104 | 4.3% |
| Product Manager | 95 | 4.0% |
| Research Engineer | 37 | 1.5% |
| AI/ML Engineer | 36 | 1.5% |
| Applied Scientist | 33 | 1.4% |
| Technical Product Manager | 28 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for model evaluation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 156 | 6.5% |
| New York City | 115 | 4.8% |
| London | 101 | 4.2% |
| Mountain View | 51 | 2.1% |
| Bengaluru | 43 | 1.8% |
| Singapore | 42 | 1.8% |
| Seattle | 33 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 32 | 1.3% |
| San Jose | 30 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with model evaluation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning model evaluation by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s model evaluation postings by all model evaluation postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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