Most In-Demand AI Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for AI Engineering roles right now are ai, python, llm — ranked across 1252 open postings.
Updated October 18, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 121 | +121 |
| 2 | python | 93 | +93 |
| 3 | llm | 91 | +91 |
| 4 | cloud | 63 | +63 |
| 5 | machine-learning | 62 | +62 |
| 6 | api | 61 | +61 |
| 7 | agentic-ai | 58 | +58 |
| 8 | rag | 50 | +50 |
| 9 | generative-ai | 38 | +38 |
| 10 | aws | 33 | +33 |
| 11 | observability | 33 | +33 |
| 12 | langchain | 29 | +29 |
| 13 | typescript | 29 | +29 |
| 14 | mcp | 28 | +28 |
| 15 | openai | 28 | +28 |
| 16 | sql | 27 | +27 |
| 17 | gcp | 26 | +26 |
| 18 | pytorch | 25 | +25 |
| 19 | ci-cd | 22 | +22 |
| 20 | langgraph | 22 | +22 |
| 21 | vector-databases | 20 | +20 |
| 22 | data-science | 20 | +20 |
| 23 | prompt-engineering | 19 | +19 |
| 24 | docker | 19 | +19 |
| 25 | kubernetes | 18 | +18 |
| 26 | embeddings | 18 | +18 |
| 27 | anthropic | 18 | +18 |
| 28 | github | 18 | +18 |
| 29 | azure | 17 | +17 |
| 30 | saas | 16 | +16 |
| 31 | automation | 16 | +16 |
| 32 | react | 14 | +14 |
| 33 | data-pipelines | 14 | +14 |
| 34 | mlops | 13 | +13 |
| 35 | cloud-native | 13 | +13 |
| 36 | transformers | 12 | +12 |
| 37 | claude-code | 12 | +12 |
| 38 | fine-tuning | 12 | +12 |
| 39 | mlflow | 12 | +12 |
| 40 | llamaindex | 12 | +12 |