AI Hiring Trends
Live market data from 5268 AI developer roles. Updated April 14, 2026.
Weekly Posting Volume
New AI job postings per week (last 12 weeks)
128
Jan 19
153
Jan 26
201
Feb 2
209
Feb 9
164
Feb 16
201
Feb 23
200
Mar 2
334
Mar 9
256
Mar 16
277
Mar 23
243
Mar 30
312
Apr 6
116
Apr 13
Fastest-Growing Skills This Week
Tags with the largest week-over-week change in job postings
python
24 roles this week
+24
typescript
7 roles this week
+7
transformers
6 roles this week
+6
react
5 roles this week
+5
evaluation
5 roles this week
+4
pre-training
11 roles this week
+3
inference
5 roles this week
+2
nlp
11 roles this week
+1
rag
10 roles this week
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devops
3 roles this week
-1
microservices
2 roles this week
-1
speech
2 roles this week
-4
embeddings
4 roles this week
-4
reinforcement-learning
9 roles this week
-5
code-generation
8 roles this week
-6
Top Hiring This Week
Market Composition
Average Salary Trend
Weekly average salary for AI developer roles with published compensation (in $k/year)
$256k
Jan 19
$251k
Jan 26
$232k
Feb 2
$218k
Feb 9
$231k
Feb 16
$252k
Feb 23
$235k
Mar 2
$217k
Mar 9
$229k
Mar 16
$226k
Mar 23
$231k
Mar 30
$232k
Apr 6
$243k
Apr 13
Frequently Asked Questions
How many AI developer jobs are available in 2026?
As of April 14, 2026, there are 5268 active AI developer job listings tracked on AI Dev Jobs across 200+ 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 5268 roles currently open across the industry.
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