ROS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, ROS appears in 382 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning ROS, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is ROS in demand in 2026?
Yes. ROS appears in 382 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning ROS (33.2% of all postings mentioning ROS).
+What jobs require ROS?
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 ROS are Robotics Engineer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention ROS), Robotics Software Engineer (9.5% of that role’s postings mention ROS), Flight Test Engineer (8.8% of that role’s postings mention ROS).
+What skills are commonly paired with ROS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), ROS most often appears alongside Python, C++, ROS2, Linux, Docker.
+Where is ROS most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring ROS are Sunnyvale, San Francisco, Austin, San Carlos, Tokyo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring ROS — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require ROS
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Robotics Engineer | 18 | 25.0% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 14 | 9.5% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 7 | 8.8% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 8.3% |
| AI Research Scientist | 4 | 5.0% |
| AI Research Intern | 1 | 4.5% |
| System Test Engineer | 2 | 4.1% |
| AI Engineer Intern | 1 | 3.3% |
| Research Associate | 1 | 3.2% |
Roles with the most ROS postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 127 | 33.2% |
| Robotics Engineer | 18 | 4.7% |
| ML Engineer | 14 | 3.7% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 14 | 3.7% |
| Flight Test Engineer | 7 | 1.8% |
| ADAS Feature Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| Research Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| AI Research Scientist | 4 | 1.0% |
| Robot SW Test Engineer | 4 | 1.0% |
| Roboticist | 4 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for ROS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale | 38 | 9.9% |
| San Francisco | 16 | 4.2% |
| Austin | 15 | 3.9% |
| San Carlos | 13 | 3.4% |
| Tokyo | 13 | 3.4% |
| Munich | 11 | 2.9% |
| Santa Clara | 11 | 2.9% |
| Metzingen | 10 | 2.6% |
| Mountain View | 10 | 2.6% |
Skills commonly paired with ROS
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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 ROS by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s ROS postings by all ROS 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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