Most In-Demand ML / AI Skills
The most in-demand skills for ML / AI roles right now are machine-learning, ai, python — ranked across 910 open postings.
Updated October 18, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | machine-learning | 95 | +95 |
| 2 | ai | 94 | +94 |
| 3 | python | 77 | +77 |
| 4 | llm | 46 | +46 |
| 5 | pytorch | 45 | +45 |
| 6 | cloud | 43 | +43 |
| 7 | deep-learning | 26 | +26 |
| 8 | cpp | 24 | +24 |
| 9 | data-science | 23 | +23 |
| 10 | computer-vision | 23 | +23 |
| 11 | kubernetes | 23 | +23 |
| 12 | data-pipelines | 22 | +22 |
| 13 | agentic-ai | 20 | +20 |
| 14 | aws | 20 | +20 |
| 15 | gcp | 18 | +18 |
| 16 | ci-cd | 18 | +18 |
| 17 | api | 17 | +17 |
| 18 | tensorflow | 16 | +16 |
| 19 | mlops | 16 | +16 |
| 20 | jax | 15 | +15 |
| 21 | fine-tuning | 15 | +15 |
| 22 | generative-ai | 14 | +14 |
| 23 | reinforcement-learning | 14 | +14 |
| 24 | docker | 14 | +14 |
| 25 | transformers | 13 | +13 |
| 26 | nlp | 13 | +13 |
| 27 | rag | 12 | +12 |
| 28 | azure | 11 | +11 |
| 29 | mlflow | 11 | +11 |
| 30 | tensorrt | 11 | +11 |
| 31 | statistics | 11 | +11 |
| 32 | spark | 11 | +11 |
| 33 | openai | 11 | +11 |
| 34 | vllm | 10 | +10 |
| 35 | airflow | 10 | +10 |
| 36 | anthropic | 10 | +10 |
| 37 | embeddings | 10 | +10 |
| 38 | sql | 10 | +10 |
| 39 | quantization | 9 | +9 |
| 40 | scikit-learn | 9 | +9 |