Model selection jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-17, Model selection appears in 301 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17

Postings · last 90 days
301
Demand vs prior month
up 18% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 9% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about Model selection

+Is Model selection in demand in 2026?

Yes. Model selection appears in 301 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand up 18% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (9% of Software Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require Model selection?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require Model selection are Software Engineer (9% of postings list Model selection), Product Manager (8% of postings list Model selection), AI Engineer (7% of postings list Model selection).

+What skills are commonly paired with Model selection?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), Model selection most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, LLMs.

+Where is Model selection most in demand?

As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Model selection are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring Model selection — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require Model selection

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Software Engineer268.6%
Product Manager258.3%
AI Engineer227.3%
Data Scientist227.3%
Machine Learning Engineer124.0%
Deployed Engineer103.3%
ML Engineer93.0%
Forward Deployed Engineer72.3%
Machine Learning Scientist62.0%
Solutions Architect62.0%

Top metros hiring for Model selection

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco3311.0%
New York City206.6%
London103.3%
Bengaluru82.7%
San Jose82.7%
Toronto62.0%
Chicago51.7%
Singapore51.7%
Sydney51.7%

Skills commonly paired with Model selection

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. 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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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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2026-09-17
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index