XGBoost jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, XGBoost appears in 426 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Scientist roles, with demand down 16% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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+Is XGBoost in demand in 2026?
Yes. XGBoost appears in 426 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand down 16% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Scientist roles (36% of Data Scientist postings list it).
+What jobs require XGBoost?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require XGBoost are Data Scientist (36% of postings list XGBoost), Machine Learning Engineer (23% of postings list XGBoost), ML Engineer (5% of postings list XGBoost).
+What skills are commonly paired with XGBoost?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), XGBoost most often appears alongside Python, scikit-learn, PyTorch, SQL, TensorFlow.
+Where is XGBoost most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring XGBoost are New York City, Amsterdam, Bengaluru, San Francisco, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring XGBoost — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require XGBoost
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 153 | 35.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 97 | 22.8% |
| ML Engineer | 21 | 4.9% |
| Machine Learning Scientist | 9 | 2.1% |
| Software Engineer | 9 | 2.1% |
| AI/ML Engineer | 8 | 1.9% |
| Data Engineer | 6 | 1.4% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 5 | 1.2% |
| Applied Scientist | 5 | 1.2% |
| Research Scientist | 5 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for XGBoost
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 15 | 3.5% |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 3.3% |
| Bengaluru | 13 | 3.1% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 3.1% |
| Hyderabad | 10 | 2.3% |
| London | 9 | 2.1% |
| Singapore | 9 | 2.1% |
| Berlin | 8 | 1.9% |
| Seattle | 6 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with XGBoost
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. 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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