Most In-Demand AI Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for AI Engineering roles right now are ai, llm, python — ranked across 73704 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 6,631 | +6,631 |
| 2 | llm | 4,877 | +4,877 |
| 3 | python | 4,636 | +4,636 |
| 4 | machine-learning | 3,903 | +3,903 |
| 5 | cloud | 3,692 | +3,692 |
| 6 | agentic-ai | 3,595 | +3,595 |
| 7 | api | 3,268 | +3,268 |
| 8 | generative-ai | 2,814 | +2,814 |
| 9 | rag | 2,722 | +2,722 |
| 10 | aws | 2,469 | +2,469 |
| 11 | azure | 2,077 | +2,077 |
| 12 | ci-cd | 1,952 | +1,952 |
| 13 | automation | 1,860 | +1,860 |
| 14 | observability | 1,756 | +1,756 |
| 15 | data-science | 1,655 | +1,655 |
| 16 | gcp | 1,580 | +1,580 |
| 17 | prompt-engineering | 1,352 | +1,352 |
| 18 | kubernetes | 1,300 | +1,300 |
| 19 | langchain | 1,268 | +1,268 |
| 20 | openai | 1,225 | +1,225 |
| 21 | docker | 1,225 | +1,225 |
| 22 | typescript | 1,216 | +1,216 |
| 23 | pytorch | 1,203 | +1,203 |
| 24 | analytics | 1,137 | +1,137 |
| 25 | sql | 1,136 | +1,136 |
| 26 | mcp | 1,124 | +1,124 |
| 27 | fine-tuning | 1,059 | +1,059 |
| 28 | mlops | 1,047 | +1,047 |
| 29 | langgraph | 964 | +964 |
| 30 | vector-databases | 961 | +961 |
| 31 | java | 912 | +912 |
| 32 | data-pipelines | 887 | +887 |
| 33 | agile | 871 | +871 |
| 34 | embeddings | 812 | +812 |
| 35 | nlp | 803 | +803 |
| 36 | data-engineering | 781 | +781 |
| 37 | tensorflow | 777 | +777 |
| 38 | react | 733 | +733 |
| 39 | devops | 725 | +725 |
| 40 | cloud-native | 699 | +699 |