What Lead ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 464 open Lead ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated October 28, 2026
471 open Lead ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 464 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 98% |
| ai | 89% |
| python | 79% |
| cloud | 65% |
| llm | 49% |
| aws | 46% |
| ci-cd | 43% |
| pytorch | 41% |
| kubernetes | 38% |
| automation | 34% |
| agile | 33% |
| data-science | 33% |
| tensorflow | 32% |
| agentic-ai | 31% |
| analytics | 31% |
| mlops | 30% |
| generative-ai | 29% |
| azure | 26% |
| observability | 24% |
| sql | 24% |
| docker | 23% |
| spark | 23% |
| scikit-learn | 22% |
| data-pipelines | 22% |
| api | 21% |
| gcp | 21% |
| rag | 21% |
| java | 21% |
| cloud-native | 20% |
| test-automation | 20% |
| data-engineering | 19% |
| fine-tuning | 17% |
| statistics | 17% |
| deep-learning | 17% |
| pandas | 14% |
| distributed-systems | 14% |
| databricks | 14% |
| airflow | 13% |
| prompt-engineering | 13% |
| secure-coding | 13% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 6,410
- ai 6,033
- python 4,755
- pytorch 3,045
- cloud 2,941
- llm 2,887
- aws 2,059
- deep-learning 2,018
- tensorflow 1,978
- data-science 1,787
- agentic-ai 1,611
- generative-ai 1,440