Natural language processing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Natural language processing appears in 1,075 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Natural language processing, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about Natural language processing
+Is Natural language processing in demand in 2026?
Yes. Natural language processing appears in 1,075 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Natural language processing (25.6% of all postings mentioning Natural language processing).
+What jobs require Natural language processing?
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 Natural language processing are AI / ML Engineer (25.5% of that role’s postings mention Natural language processing), Applied Research Scientist (15.4% of that role’s postings mention Natural language processing), Quantitative Research Intern (13.0% of that role’s postings mention Natural language processing).
+What skills are commonly paired with Natural language processing?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Natural language processing most often appears alongside machine learning, Python, information retrieval, security, Distributed computing.
+Where is Natural language processing most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Natural language processing are New York City, London, San Francisco, Warsaw, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Natural language processing — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Natural language processing
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| AI / ML Engineer | 13 | 25.5% |
| Applied Research Scientist | 4 | 15.4% |
| Quantitative Research Intern | 3 | 13.0% |
| AI Product Designer | 3 | 12.5% |
| Data Science Director | 5 | 8.8% |
| Technical Success Manager | 2 | 8.7% |
| Clinical Data Analyst | 2 | 8.3% |
| AI Analyst | 2 | 7.1% |
| Applied AI Scientist | 2 | 7.1% |
| Applied Scientist | 15 | 6.0% |
Roles with the most Natural language processing postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 275 | 25.6% |
| Data Scientist | 142 | 13.2% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 97 | 9.0% |
| AI Engineer | 49 | 4.6% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 37 | 3.4% |
| ML Engineer | 31 | 2.9% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 1.5% |
| Applied Scientist | 15 | 1.4% |
| AI / ML Engineer | 13 | 1.2% |
| Data Analyst | 12 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Natural language processing
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 37 | 3.4% |
| London | 26 | 2.4% |
| San Francisco | 24 | 2.2% |
| Warsaw | 24 | 2.2% |
| Seattle | 20 | 1.9% |
| Bengaluru | 18 | 1.7% |
| Mountain View | 15 | 1.4% |
| Arlington | 14 | 1.3% |
| Paris | 12 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Natural language processing
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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 Natural language processing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Natural language processing postings by all Natural language processing 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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