Most In-Demand AI Engineering Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for AI Engineering roles right now are ai, python, llm — ranked across 71096 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 6,328 | +4,759 |
| 2 | python | 4,647 | +3,521 |
| 3 | llm | 4,624 | +3,476 |
| 4 | machine-learning | 4,056 | +2,999 |
| 5 | cloud | 3,589 | +2,692 |
| 6 | agentic-ai | 3,270 | +2,467 |
| 7 | api | 3,157 | +2,413 |
| 8 | generative-ai | 2,818 | +2,141 |
| 9 | aws | 2,525 | +1,817 |
| 10 | azure | 2,167 | +1,705 |
| 11 | automation | 1,873 | +1,393 |
| 12 | ci-cd | 1,793 | +1,414 |
| 13 | prompt-engineering | 1,766 | +1,347 |
| 14 | gcp | 1,763 | +1,337 |
| 15 | observability | 1,665 | +1,216 |
| 16 | langchain | 1,533 | +1,171 |
| 17 | vector-databases | 1,467 | +1,179 |
| 18 | data-science | 1,447 | +1,135 |
| 19 | openai | 1,336 | +1,037 |
| 20 | kubernetes | 1,254 | +981 |
| 21 | pytorch | 1,227 | +828 |
| 22 | rag | 1,223 | +964 |
| 23 | docker | 1,183 | +926 |
| 24 | mlops | 1,136 | +919 |
| 25 | analytics | 1,031 | +748 |
| 26 | langgraph | 1,031 | +826 |
| 27 | sql | 984 | +762 |
| 28 | typescript | 968 | +744 |
| 29 | data-pipelines | 940 | +733 |
| 30 | nlp | 866 | +623 |
| 31 | embeddings | 858 | +668 |
| 32 | tensorflow | 821 | +658 |
| 33 | agile | 763 | +596 |
| 34 | github | 758 | +616 |
| 35 | devops | 752 | +543 |
| 36 | java | 737 | +520 |
| 37 | anthropic | 727 | +521 |
| 38 | git | 681 | +546 |
| 39 | react | 676 | +523 |
| 40 | data-engineering | 656 | +535 |