AI Hiring Trends

Live market data from 8893 AI developer roles. Updated July 13, 2026.

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Weekly Posting Volume

New AI job postings per week (last 12 weeks)

218
Apr 20
282
Apr 27
262
May 4
318
May 11
390
May 18
340
May 25
435
Jun 1
587
Jun 8
368
Jun 15
494
Jun 22
481
Jun 29
634
Jul 6

Fastest-Growing Skills This Week

Tags with the largest week-over-week change in job postings

frontend 0 roles this week
-5
backend 0 roles this week
-5
diffusion-models 0 roles this week
-5
evaluation 0 roles this week
-8
product-management 0 roles this week
-8
data-engineering 0 roles this week
-8
microservices 0 roles this week
-9
legal 0 roles this week
-9
computer-graphics 0 roles this week
-9
nlp 0 roles this week
-10
platform 0 roles this week
-11
code-generation 0 roles this week
-12
fullstack 0 roles this week
-13
rust 0 roles this week
-14
tensorflow 0 roles this week
-19

Top Hiring This Week

Market Composition

Workplace Type

onsite
53%
remote
28%
hybrid
17%

Experience Level

senior
34%
lead
27%
mid
24%
principal
6%
junior
6%

Average Salary Trend

Weekly average salary for AI developer roles with published compensation (in $k/year)

$245k
Apr 20
$239k
Apr 27
$223k
May 4
$223k
May 11
$232k
May 18
$237k
May 25
$220k
Jun 1
$229k
Jun 8
$233k
Jun 15
$226k
Jun 22
$234k
Jun 29
$225k
Jul 6

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many AI developer jobs are available in 2026?

As of July 13, 2026, there are 8893 active AI developer job listings tracked on AI Dev Jobs across 498 companies.

What AI skills are most in demand right now?

The fastest-growing AI skills change weekly. Check the tag trends section above for the latest week-over-week growth data across all tracked positions.

Is AI hiring growing or slowing in 2026?

The weekly volume chart above shows posting trends over the past 12 weeks. AI hiring remains active with 8893 roles currently open across the industry.

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