ranking jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, ranking appears in 368 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about ranking
+Is ranking in demand in 2026?
Yes. ranking appears in 368 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles (14% of Machine Learning Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require ranking?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require ranking are Machine Learning Engineer (14% of postings list ranking), AI Content Evaluator (9% of postings list ranking), Software Engineer (9% of postings list ranking).
+What skills are commonly paired with ranking?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), ranking most often appears alongside machine learning, Python, experimentation, Retrieval, personalization.
+Where is ranking most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring ranking are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Toronto, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new ranking content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring ranking — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require ranking
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 50 | 13.6% |
| AI Content Evaluator | 34 | 9.2% |
| Software Engineer | 34 | 9.2% |
| Data Scientist | 30 | 8.2% |
| Product Manager | 18 | 4.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 14 | 3.8% |
| ML Engineer | 14 | 3.8% |
| Data Science Manager | 12 | 3.3% |
| AI Engineer | 10 | 2.7% |
| Research Engineer | 7 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for ranking
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 44 | 32.8% |
| New York City | 27 | 20.1% |
| Bengaluru | 14 | 10.4% |
| Toronto | 11 | 8.2% |
| London | 10 | 7.5% |
| Mountain View | 9 | 6.7% |
| Seattle | 8 | 6.0% |
| Little Canada | 6 | 4.5% |
| Los Angeles | 5 | 3.7% |
Skills commonly paired with ranking
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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- 2026-05-17
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