Most In-Demand AI Engineering Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for AI Engineering roles right now are ai, python, llm — ranked across 86024 open postings.
Updated July 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 7,573 | +2,974 |
| 2 | python | 5,605 | +2,361 |
| 3 | llm | 5,551 | +2,094 |
| 4 | machine-learning | 4,828 | +1,957 |
| 5 | cloud | 4,326 | +1,745 |
| 6 | agentic-ai | 3,833 | +1,477 |
| 7 | api | 3,761 | +1,467 |
| 8 | generative-ai | 3,404 | +1,266 |
| 9 | aws | 3,059 | +1,198 |
| 10 | azure | 2,694 | +1,222 |
| 11 | ci-cd | 2,265 | +959 |
| 12 | automation | 2,197 | +915 |
| 13 | gcp | 2,161 | +859 |
| 14 | prompt-engineering | 2,112 | +875 |
| 15 | observability | 1,939 | +697 |
| 16 | langchain | 1,901 | +694 |
| 17 | vector-databases | 1,778 | +733 |
| 18 | data-science | 1,756 | +837 |
| 19 | openai | 1,675 | +653 |
| 20 | kubernetes | 1,605 | +812 |
| 21 | docker | 1,564 | +726 |
| 22 | pytorch | 1,488 | +563 |
| 23 | rag | 1,469 | +638 |
| 24 | langgraph | 1,344 | +572 |
| 25 | mlops | 1,334 | +585 |
| 26 | analytics | 1,250 | +490 |
| 27 | sql | 1,164 | +456 |
| 28 | typescript | 1,107 | +390 |
| 29 | data-pipelines | 1,098 | +406 |
| 30 | nlp | 1,045 | +366 |
| 31 | embeddings | 1,027 | +439 |
| 32 | tensorflow | 1,012 | +473 |
| 33 | devops | 936 | +371 |
| 34 | github | 931 | +489 |
| 35 | git | 907 | +501 |
| 36 | anthropic | 905 | +315 |
| 37 | agile | 880 | +373 |
| 38 | java | 871 | +338 |
| 39 | react | 837 | +313 |
| 40 | data-engineering | 832 | +322 |