AI Hiring Trends
Live market data from 8827 AI developer roles. Updated May 29, 2026.
Weekly Posting Volume
New AI job postings per week (last 12 weeks)
40
Mar 2
266
Mar 9
273
Mar 16
275
Mar 23
287
Mar 30
321
Apr 6
391
Apr 13
410
Apr 20
460
Apr 27
433
May 4
497
May 11
572
May 18
400
May 25
Fastest-Growing Skills This Week
Tags with the largest week-over-week change in job postings
autonomous-vehicles
32 roles this week
+12
computer-vision
30 roles this week
+10
backend
11 roles this week
+6
fullstack
9 roles this week
+6
deep-learning
36 roles this week
+5
evaluation
4 roles this week
+3
api-design
36 roles this week
+3
security
32 roles this week
+1
rag
27 roles this week
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nlp
20 roles this week
=
frontend
3 roles this week
-2
platform
8 roles this week
-2
data-engineering
3 roles this week
-4
devops
3 roles this week
-4
pre-training
3 roles this week
-4
Top Hiring This Week
Market Composition
Average Salary Trend
Weekly average salary for AI developer roles with published compensation (in $k/year)
$253k
Mar 2
$217k
Mar 9
$232k
Mar 16
$234k
Mar 23
$223k
Mar 30
$218k
Apr 6
$227k
Apr 13
$224k
Apr 20
$213k
Apr 27
$220k
May 4
$220k
May 11
$223k
May 18
$225k
May 25
Frequently Asked Questions
How many AI developer jobs are available in 2026?
As of May 29, 2026, there are 8827 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 8827 roles currently open across the industry.
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