recommendations jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, recommendations appears in 160 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about recommendations
+Is recommendations in demand in 2026?
Yes. recommendations appears in 160 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (19% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require recommendations?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require recommendations are Product Manager (19% of postings list recommendations), Data Scientist (11% of postings list recommendations), AI/ML Engineer (9% of postings list recommendations).
+What skills are commonly paired with recommendations?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), recommendations most often appears alongside machine learning, personalization, Python, search, SQL.
+Where is recommendations most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring recommendations are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Toronto, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new recommendations content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring recommendations — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require recommendations
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 31 | 19.4% |
| Data Scientist | 17 | 10.6% |
| AI/ML Engineer | 15 | 9.4% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 13 | 8.1% |
| Software Engineer | 11 | 6.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 7 | 4.4% |
| Product Designer | 6 | 3.8% |
| Enterprise Architect | 4 | 2.5% |
| Data Science Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
| Principal Product Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for recommendations
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 23 | 29.1% |
| New York City | 21 | 26.6% |
| Bengaluru | 11 | 13.9% |
| Toronto | 7 | 8.9% |
| London | 5 | 6.3% |
| San Jose | 5 | 6.3% |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3.8% |
| Belgrade | 2 | 2.5% |
| Berlin | 2 | 2.5% |
Skills commonly paired with recommendations
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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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