Most In-Demand AI Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for AI Engineering roles right now are ai, llm, python — ranked across 26813 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 2,409 | +2,409 |
| 2 | llm | 1,823 | +1,823 |
| 3 | python | 1,742 | +1,742 |
| 4 | api | 1,370 | +1,370 |
| 5 | cloud | 1,263 | +1,263 |
| 6 | agentic-ai | 1,211 | +1,211 |
| 7 | machine-learning | 1,134 | +1,134 |
| 8 | generative-ai | 1,034 | +1,034 |
| 9 | rag | 1,018 | +1,018 |
| 10 | aws | 910 | +910 |
| 11 | azure | 755 | +755 |
| 12 | ci-cd | 730 | +730 |
| 13 | automation | 667 | +667 |
| 14 | gcp | 651 | +651 |
| 15 | observability | 623 | +623 |
| 16 | docker | 562 | +562 |
| 17 | typescript | 532 | +532 |
| 18 | openai | 531 | +531 |
| 19 | mcp | 504 | +504 |
| 20 | langchain | 491 | +491 |
| 21 | data-science | 461 | +461 |
| 22 | kubernetes | 460 | +460 |
| 23 | prompt-engineering | 454 | +454 |
| 24 | sql | 445 | +445 |
| 25 | vector-databases | 416 | +416 |
| 26 | langgraph | 391 | +391 |
| 27 | react | 358 | +358 |
| 28 | mlops | 348 | +348 |
| 29 | git | 330 | +330 |
| 30 | github | 326 | +326 |
| 31 | pytorch | 311 | +311 |
| 32 | devops | 300 | +300 |
| 33 | analytics | 298 | +298 |
| 34 | anthropic | 298 | +298 |
| 35 | embeddings | 294 | +294 |
| 36 | rest | 279 | +279 |
| 37 | fine-tuning | 277 | +277 |
| 38 | data-pipelines | 270 | +270 |
| 39 | fastapi | 269 | +269 |
| 40 | agile | 268 | +268 |