search jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-21, search appears in 469 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 20% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-21
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Frequently asked questions about search
+Is search in demand in 2026?
Yes. search appears in 469 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21, with demand down 20% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (21% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require search?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21, the job titles most likely to require search are Software Engineer (21% of postings list search), Product Manager (18% of postings list search), Machine Learning Engineer (7% of postings list search).
+What skills are commonly paired with search?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-21), search most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, ranking, Distributed systems, experimentation.
+Where is search most in demand?
As of 2026-09-21, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring search are San Francisco, New York City, London, Atlanta, Amsterdam, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new search content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring search — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require search
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 99 | 21.1% |
| Product Manager | 85 | 18.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 31 | 6.6% |
| Data Scientist | 17 | 3.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 17 | 3.6% |
| AI Engineer | 13 | 2.8% |
| Solutions Architect | 13 | 2.8% |
| Solution Architect | 12 | 2.6% |
| Backend Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Technical Product Manager | 9 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for search
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 50 | 10.7% |
| New York City | 25 | 5.3% |
| London | 15 | 3.2% |
| Atlanta | 12 | 2.6% |
| Amsterdam | 11 | 2.3% |
| Toronto | 10 | 2.1% |
| Palo Alto | 8 | 1.7% |
| San Jose | 8 | 1.7% |
| Seattle | 8 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with search
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21. 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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