responsible AI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-16, responsible AI appears in 814 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 4% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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+Is responsible AI in demand in 2026?
Yes. responsible AI appears in 814 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand up 4% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (9% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require responsible AI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require responsible AI are Product Manager (9% of postings list responsible AI), Data Scientist (3% of postings list responsible AI), Software Engineer (3% of postings list responsible AI).
+What skills are commonly paired with responsible AI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), responsible AI most often appears alongside AI governance, machine learning, Generative AI, Python, data governance.
+Where is responsible AI most in demand?
As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring responsible AI are New York City, London, Toronto, Seattle, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring responsible AI — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require responsible AI
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 70 | 8.6% |
| Data Scientist | 27 | 3.3% |
| Software Engineer | 23 | 2.8% |
| AI Engineer | 20 | 2.5% |
| AI Architect | 13 | 1.6% |
| AI Consultant | 11 | 1.4% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 10 | 1.2% |
| Program Manager | 9 | 1.1% |
| Forward Deployed AI Engineer | 8 | 1.0% |
| AI Solutions Architect | 7 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for responsible AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 37 | 4.5% |
| London | 31 | 3.8% |
| Toronto | 22 | 2.7% |
| Seattle | 13 | 1.6% |
| Bengaluru | 12 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 12 | 1.5% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 1.5% |
| San Jose | 12 | 1.5% |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with responsible AI
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. 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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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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