Most In-Demand ML / AI Skills
The most in-demand skills for ML / AI roles right now are machine-learning, ai, python — ranked across 145167 open postings.
Updated November 3, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | machine-learning | 13,115 | -957 |
| 2 | ai | 12,163 | -399 |
| 3 | python | 10,654 | -446 |
| 4 | pytorch | 6,747 | -322 |
| 5 | llm | 6,498 | -405 |
| 6 | cloud | 6,303 | -628 |
| 7 | tensorflow | 4,730 | -349 |
| 8 | aws | 4,460 | -340 |
| 9 | deep-learning | 4,194 | -345 |
| 10 | data-science | 3,747 | -510 |
| 11 | agentic-ai | 3,552 | -263 |
| 12 | mlops | 3,545 | -290 |
| 13 | generative-ai | 3,477 | -518 |
| 14 | ci-cd | 3,415 | -259 |
| 15 | api | 3,405 | -128 |
| 16 | azure | 3,163 | -284 |
| 17 | nlp | 3,089 | -184 |
| 18 | rag | 3,009 | -62 |
| 19 | gcp | 2,856 | -142 |
| 20 | cpp | 2,724 | -35 |
| 21 | docker | 2,717 | -31 |
| 22 | kubernetes | 2,663 | -174 |
| 23 | sql | 2,607 | -113 |
| 24 | automation | 2,487 | -351 |
| 25 | data-pipelines | 2,486 | -324 |
| 26 | scikit-learn | 2,405 | -100 |
| 27 | computer-vision | 2,361 | -70 |
| 28 | analytics | 2,352 | -284 |
| 29 | fine-tuning | 2,154 | -35 |
| 30 | statistics | 2,074 | -224 |
| 31 | observability | 1,934 | -300 |
| 32 | gpu | 1,783 | -9 |
| 33 | spark | 1,679 | -224 |
| 34 | java | 1,646 | -152 |
| 35 | data-engineering | 1,530 | -300 |
| 36 | langchain | 1,513 | -87 |
| 37 | feature-engineering | 1,501 | -169 |
| 38 | mlflow | 1,485 | -40 |
| 39 | git | 1,480 | +67 |
| 40 | prompt-engineering | 1,464 | -83 |