AI Hiring Trends
Live market data from 8679 AI developer roles. Updated May 13, 2026.
Weekly Posting Volume
New AI job postings per week (last 12 weeks)
101
Feb 16
249
Feb 23
257
Mar 2
321
Mar 9
333
Mar 16
337
Mar 23
348
Mar 30
383
Apr 6
457
Apr 13
498
Apr 20
536
Apr 27
518
May 4
145
May 11
Fastest-Growing Skills This Week
Tags with the largest week-over-week change in job postings
software-engineering
2 roles this week
-2
product-management
1 roles this week
-3
backend
6 roles this week
-5
data-engineering
0 roles this week
-5
inference
0 roles this week
-5
speech
1 roles this week
-6
tensorflow
9 roles this week
-6
devops
2 roles this week
-6
gpu
14 roles this week
-6
fullstack
2 roles this week
-6
microservices
2 roles this week
-7
embedded
1 roles this week
-8
pre-training
0 roles this week
-8
deep-learning
13 roles this week
-9
research
8 roles this week
-12
Top Hiring This Week
Market Composition
Average Salary Trend
Weekly average salary for AI developer roles with published compensation (in $k/year)
$245k
Feb 16
$235k
Feb 23
$241k
Mar 2
$213k
Mar 9
$232k
Mar 16
$226k
Mar 23
$221k
Mar 30
$213k
Apr 6
$225k
Apr 13
$217k
Apr 20
$214k
Apr 27
$218k
May 4
$210k
May 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How many AI developer jobs are available in 2026?
As of May 13, 2026, there are 8679 active AI developer job listings tracked on AI Dev Jobs across 520 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 8679 roles currently open across the industry.
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