Most In-Demand AI Engineering Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for AI Engineering roles right now are ai, llm, python — ranked across 82041 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 6,965 | +6,965 |
| 2 | llm | 5,154 | +5,154 |
| 3 | python | 5,059 | +5,059 |
| 4 | machine-learning | 4,226 | +4,226 |
| 5 | agentic-ai | 3,905 | +3,905 |
| 6 | cloud | 3,901 | +3,901 |
| 7 | api | 3,623 | +3,623 |
| 8 | generative-ai | 3,159 | +3,159 |
| 9 | rag | 3,123 | +3,123 |
| 10 | aws | 2,781 | +2,781 |
| 11 | azure | 2,359 | +2,359 |
| 12 | automation | 2,287 | +2,287 |
| 13 | ci-cd | 2,179 | +2,179 |
| 14 | observability | 1,959 | +1,959 |
| 15 | gcp | 1,948 | +1,948 |
| 16 | prompt-engineering | 1,944 | +1,944 |
| 17 | langchain | 1,692 | +1,692 |
| 18 | kubernetes | 1,569 | +1,569 |
| 19 | data-science | 1,514 | +1,514 |
| 20 | openai | 1,490 | +1,490 |
| 21 | docker | 1,484 | +1,484 |
| 22 | vector-databases | 1,461 | +1,461 |
| 23 | analytics | 1,374 | +1,374 |
| 24 | pytorch | 1,302 | +1,302 |
| 25 | langgraph | 1,228 | +1,228 |
| 26 | typescript | 1,206 | +1,206 |
| 27 | sql | 1,159 | +1,159 |
| 28 | mcp | 1,136 | +1,136 |
| 29 | mlops | 1,110 | +1,110 |
| 30 | data-pipelines | 1,028 | +1,028 |
| 31 | agile | 970 | +970 |
| 32 | java | 910 | +910 |
| 33 | nlp | 899 | +899 |
| 34 | embeddings | 883 | +883 |
| 35 | devops | 869 | +869 |
| 36 | tensorflow | 868 | +868 |
| 37 | anthropic | 855 | +855 |
| 38 | react | 843 | +843 |
| 39 | github | 817 | +817 |
| 40 | data-engineering | 802 | +802 |